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Borrowed Playbooks: How Other Industries Can Help Music Tackle Fraud
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[IRS Update] 1099-K Reporting Thresholds for 2024 and Beyond: What You Need to Know
Stay compliant with the IRS’s phased 1099-K reporting thresholds for 2024-2026.
How Do Royalty Calculators Work?
Read to learn how royalty calculator work, their benefits, and how to streamline your royalty payout processes.
What is Account Takeover? How Can You Protect from This Cyber Threat?
Protect your organization from financial loss and reputational damage caused by account takeover. Learn how to mitigate this cyber threat.
What are Two-Sided Marketplaces? A Guide to These Engines of the Internet Economy.
Uncover the components, benefits, and challenges of two-sided marketplaces. Learn from real-world examples like Airbnb and Uber.
What is Functional Audio Content?
Non-music audio or “functional noise” has seen royalty rates cut recently, and it has to do with fraud, shifting streaming models, and AI.
Streaming Fraud in 2025: The $2B Problem & How the Music Industry is Fighting Back
Want to understand music streaming fraud and how the industry is working to combat it and protect artists in 2025? You’re in the right place.
What Are “Superfans” & Why Are They the Talk of the Music Industry?
“Superfan” is a buzzword in the music industry. But what is a superfan, really? And what does superfan monetization actually look like?
So, How Exactly Do Streaming Services Calculate Royalties?
We break down how different DSP payout models actually work, how streaming services calculate their royalty payouts, & what’s recently changed.
Music Royalties Explained: Understanding IRS Taxation for Music Payouts
This guide for music business professionals breaks down the different types of music royalties and how they’re reported come tax season.
Print Music Royalties: A Guide for Music Business Professionals
This guide aims to help music business professionals looking to better understand how these royalties are calculated, paid out, and taxed.
Mastering the Art of Licensing Samples: A How-to Guide
Read to understand the complexities of managing the copyright, licensing, and royalty payouts that come along with sampling.
Sync Royalties: A Guide for the Streaming & Social Media Era
A guide to sync royalties—what they are, how they’re calculated, how they’re reported, and best practices for music royalty management.
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