How Performers Get Paid / TIDAL's New Upload Feature / Spotify Buys WhoSampled / Suno Fundraiser / AI-Generated Country Is Charting

Part three of our "How Musicians Get Paid" series zeroes in on how performers get paid, including the ins and outs of distribution, SoundExchange, and a couple little-known revenue sources for session musicians. We look at TIDAL's new direct upload feature and what this means for indie musicians and the culture. We profile a recent Spotify acquisition and their new efforts to offer more robust credits and discuss SUNO's new fundraising. Finally, we react to "Walk My Walk," the new AI-generated song that is actually charting in the Billboard country charts.LinksHow Songwriters, Composers, and Performers Get Paid by copyright.govTIDAL Announces New Upload Feature for Indie Artists by Rod Yates for New Industry Focus Spotify acquires music database WhoSampled by Sarah Perez for TechCrunch Spotify to Offer More Song Credit Information by Harry Levin for New Industry Focus Suno Raises $250 Million in Latest Round of Series C Funding by Harry Levin for New Industry Focus Breaking Rust's "Walk My Walk," an AI-Generated Song, Tops Billboard Country Digital Song Sales by HypeBeast "Walk My Walk" videoSend us Fan MailSubscribe on YouTubeRecorded ourselves at Secret Spot DTLACameron Ljungkull Augustus Watkins Cocaine Opera - Music PR | Artist & Label Services