SXSW Interview: Sam Outlaw

Sam Outlaw is not actually a felon. Rather, he’s a South Dakota-raised independent country singer based in Los Angeles, (‘Outlaw’ is in fact his mother’s maiden name). Sam Outlaw is relatively new to Southern California’s music scene, but with 2014-15 resulting in two well received music videos and a series of single/EP releases distributed via TuneCore, […]

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The Latest From TuneCore Publishing

One month of 2015 is almost in the books! We’re pleased to bring you the latest news from our Publishing Administration office in Burbank, CA.  Take a look at who has joined our songwriter community and which compositions have recently been licensed in film, commercials and TV shows. Songwriter Highlights First discovered by Sean Combs […]

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Interview: Manafest Talks Sync Placements & Collecting International Revenue

Canadian-born MC Manafest has enjoyed success in marrying Christian hip hop with varying sub genres of rock music, never failing to provide an energetic, uplifting and enjoyable experience for his listeners. He’s got 7 studio albums under his belt since 2003, his most recent being The Moment, released in August of 2014 & distributed by TuneCore. Manafest is the perfect example of an […]

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The Latest News From TuneCore Publishing

After a busy month of A3C and CMJ, November creeped right up on us! But as always, we’ve got awesome stuff to report from our Music Publishing Administration office in Burbank, CA! Take a look at who has joined our songwriter community and which compositions have recently been licensed in film, commercials and TV shows. Songwriter Highlights With […]

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TuneCore Pays Artists $32.7 Million for Music Distribution

Music Publishing Catalog Expands in Q3 of 2014 Company’s high-profile sync placements, launch of Artist Services portal demonstrate continued focus on creating opportunity and driving revenue for musicians, songwriters, managers and labels. New York, NY – October 15, 2014 – TuneCore continues to grow opportunities and revenues for artists and songwriters. Today, the company announced strong […]

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July News from TuneCore Music Publishing

Lots to report in the way of TuneCore Music Publishing news.  Get the lowdown on who joined our community of songwriters, and which compositions were recently featured in film and TV.

Songwriter Highlights

Vita-ChambersRaised in Barbados to Canadian parents, Vita Chambers began her professional career at age 16.  Plucked from Myspace obscurity by Universal Motown execs, Vita’s first major performance was as the opening act at the 2009 Thanksgiving Day NFL half-time show.  The TuneCore administered composition “Fix You” is certified Gold, was nominated for Best Dance Record at the 2013 Juno Awards and enjoyed time in the Top 40 Pop Chart in Canada.  Chambers’ newest single “What If” is available now via all major digital stores…

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TuneCore Pays Out $33.2 Million in Artist Earnings

Sees 300% Growth in Revenues for Publishing Administration Clients in Q2 2014

Growth in streams, downloads & licensing deals illustrate healthy opportunities in evolving business of music 

Increases in Asia, Brazil, Germany, Mexico and Scandinavia demonstrate power of digital music globalization for driving success

New York, NY – July 16, 2014 – Demonstrating growing opportunities for artists in the evolving business of music, TuneCore today announced that digital music distribution payouts to TuneCore Artists in Q2 2014 exceeded $33.2 million, an 18.4 percent increase over Q2 2013. Since its inception in 2006, TuneCore has paid $438.8 million to artists from a total of 8.8 billion streams and downloads.  Q2 also saw the company reach the 1 million milestone for registered artist account holders, a testament to the increasing opportunities for the emerging population of musician-entrepreneurs…

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Music Producer & Songwriter Drehz Talks Publishing Success

TuneCore’s Music Publishing team works with a diverse community of songwriters, helping them collect the worldwide royalties generated by their compositions.  Today we’re shining a spotlight on one of the talented songwriters in our community, independent music producer Drehz, whose instrumental arrangements have been used on shows like Dancing with the Stars and Dance Moms.  We caught up with Drehz to learn about his journey as a songwriter and find out what results he’s seen since signing up with TuneCore Music Publishing…

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