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A Complete Guide to Unclaimed Royalties (And How Indie Artists Can Collect What’s Theirs)

Richard L'Hommedieu artist self-publishing, ASCAP, blockchain music, BMI, DAO music, decentralized music, digital performance royalties, how to get paid as a musician, independent artist income, indie musician royalties, mechanical royalties, metadata for musicians, Music NFTs, music rights management, music royalties guide, neighboring rights, performance royalties, publishing admin, royalty automation, royalty black box, royalty collection for artists, royalty dashboard, smart contracts, Songtrust, soundexchange, The MLC, TikTok monetization, unclaimed royalties, Web3 music industry, YouTube royalties May 21, 2025

Independent musicians often miss out on unclaimed royalties due to issues like incorrect metadata, lack of registration, and outdated accounts. Millions remain owed, waiting for artists to claim them. This guide provides actionable steps to retrieve these funds, emphasizing the importance of accurate registrations, metadata management, and utilizing various platforms for royalty collection.

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The Music Modernization Act passes in the US Senate

Richard L'Hommedieu ASCAP, BMI, making a Scene, music business, SESAC, sound exchange September 18, 2018

Music creators need copyright reform to ensure fair compensation for their work. Congress and the Senate listened. The Music Modernization Act, the biggest update to music legislation in the past 40 years. Impacting hundreds of thousands of music creators nationwide, and future generations, the Act unites provisions from across the music community under one legislative […]

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Is ASCAP Hurting Live Music Venues?

Richard L'Hommedieu ASCAP, Live music, making a Scene, Performing Rights, PRO August 29, 2017

Where it all Began ASCAP On February 13, 1914 composer Victor Herbert was eating dinner at the Hotel Claridge in NY City when he heard the piano player in the restaurant playing one of his compositions. As he looked around the bustling restaurant, he realized that while the patrons were eating and spending money, they […]

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MUSIC ROYALTIES & WHAT THEY MEAN TO YOU

Richard L'Hommedieu ASCAP, BMI, making a Scene, Music on the couch, performance Rights, Royalties, SESAC February 17, 2015

SHOW # 261 – 02/16/15 ROUNDTABLE # 4 – MUSICIANS,CLUBS & BMI – MUSIC ROYALTIES & WHAT THEY MEAN TO YOU Panelists included Musician, Tas Cru, VP River City Management, Carson Lamm and BMI Executive Jeff Syracuse. The conversation revolved around the reasons BMI (and ASCAP & SECAN) do what they do and how the […]