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Following a Song (Part 1)
Part one of a series on how music earns. Every song is at least two copyrights, paid separately, often to different people. Here is the chain from a song being written to a payment landing, and the economics of streaming, distribution, and sync along the way.
May 27, 2026 · 5 min read
Sellma Soul
Sellma on performance and autonomy. Art is meant to be about creative freedom, but what happens when the industry is deviating from that dream?
KM
May 6, 2026 · 4 min read
Bcharre بشرّي
Yousef Taouk and Tom Kinsella on Lebanese folk samples, Brisbane studio hardware, and why a single fan paying you directly is worth more than ten thousand streams.
Lincoln Savage
May 6, 2026 · 7 min read
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The Tape is a publication for independent artists and the people who work around them, covering the music industry as working musicians actually experience it: royalties, platform policy, sync deals, touring costs, and the decisions that shape whether a creative practice is sustainable.
Lincoln Savage