SONG & BS RACKET, COVER SONG

 

AUDACITY--To set the song into the proper configuration, save as .wav/24bit/192khz

TUNECORE-create a single release; if it's a cover song, the ISRC is required

TUNE LICENSING--for cover song license; variables include # of digital downloads, & the ISRC required.

CD BABY-- chinabeach7    Sha....7#

Easy Song Licensing  for covers through CD baby   password updated   Wh--h7#

TMW001   from 2017--  tell me why--

‎Jc L'angelle on Apple Music

JC L'angelle | Spotify

    CD Baby & TunecCore require a cover song mechanical license, which is estimated to be either a flat rate or dependent on the number of streams/digital downloads, depending again on the distributor, such as Amazon, IHeart, iTunes, etc. The cost for 500 streams/downloads with a mechanical license for distribution through CD Baby and TuneCore is approximately $75, adding on the initial set fee for a single, which is just under $10. In order to get a cover song released through the given number of associated partners, CD Baby, for example includes, but is not limited to, about 35 digital services providers: Amazon, Apple iTunes, iHeartRadio, Napster, Pandora, TikTok, YouTube Music, to name just a few.

Each one of these release venues will pay on average just one penny for a stream or download, to the artist. At that rate, having paid $100 total for the release process and mechanical license, with a 500 stream-download limit, totals ($0.01) (500) = $5. Apple music pays the highest, or 1 cent per stream-download.  At Amazon, 250,000 streams-downloads are required to make $1000. 

     The mechanical license for a cover song for 500 streams-downloads is $100 (approximately). In order to cover 250,000 streams-downloads, Easy Song licensing requires over $33K in order to get a return of $1000.