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Re-air: Nuts and bolts: The business of songwriting

The business of songwriting is a full-blown economy of its own — chock full of jargon like “splits,” “P-R-Os,” “plugger” and “mailbox money.”

But what does it all mean? Today we follow the money: how writers get paid, what happens when a song gets cut, what the different kinds of publishing deals are, and what the implications are for copyrights now that AI has come to town. It’s day three of songwriting week and we’re talking about the business of songwriting.

This episode was produced by Liv Lombardi and Mary Mancini.

Guests

Lydia Schultz Cahill, Sr. Director of Creative Services, SESAC…

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