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| Top-Selling SONGS in Digital Distribution - May 2005 |
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Thanks for the list and the feedback with regards Digital
Distribution. Interesting advice to include a cover in an album on
the basis that it gets the search hits and attracts listeners and
BUYERS that would otherwise pass it by. It goes against the grain
somewhat for many that would conclude the inclusion of covers
on an album as a failure of imagination or originality. Your point
that the more original the cover version the better certainly rings
true. Despite my own artistic misgivings about doing covers I
take your advice seriously and will give it a go for the next
album... By which time my first might have hit the DD shelves...
well maybe :)
Love and happiness to you from Cambridge UK
Paul
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Are you saying, people bought several copies of each of the above songs? I'm feeling a bit confused and disillusioned about this particular market if thats the case! I would like to know what cover songs (not current) are big sellers by popular artists. At least then, I would know what the majority of buyers are looking at. Thanks for your input
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| by J
on Tuesday May 17 2005 @ 10:36AM PDT [ reply | parent ] |
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Very interesting. Thanks. I'd like to know what the database says about which Digital Services are most successful for CDBABY artists. From which companies are people downloading CDBABY artists' music?
Thanks
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How do I go about finding out what are the most popular jazz albums and songs for download?
I want to use this info to gather material for my next CD.
Lex Valk
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Just question on covers if anyone can help
1) how does an indie artist get permission to do a cover? Where do I get the paperwork and get permission etc?
2) how much payment do I have to make to get the permission?
3) How much of the royalty from the cd do I have to make?
4) How do I report sales to the owner? Is there a proportional fee for every album sold which I have to pay the original artist?
Thanks for your help
chris
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You can cover any song that has already been released for sale
to the public with a legal device called a compulsory mechnical
license. The cost is 8 cents per record sold. The easiest way to
obtain a license is online, through the Harry Fox Agency, which
is an arm of the Music Publishers Association. Typically, there is
a minimum, so it may cost you perhaps $80 for the first 1000
records.
We covered a Dylan song. He does not clear through Harry Fox,
so we contacted his publishing company, and they issued us a
license. Check out our version of Tonight I'll Be Staying Here
With You.
Bruce Kaplan and Claudia Russell
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Ah, I thought the same and wished it were that easy. However what you speak of covers CD production which is currently 9 cents per CD, minimum 500 at Harry Fox. But the method for collecting royalties concerning digital downloads is different and seperate and outlined by CD baby here
http://www.cdbaby.net/dd?f=8
I created a form for this if any one needs it just e-mail me.
Play on my Friends!
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So.. Our CD has a song called "Who Are You" but it is NOT a cover of the famous song by The Who. Do you suppose this will work similarly to actually doing a cover? Come to think of it, we have a song called Here (Without You) which is NOT a cover of the 3 Doors Down song and a song called Solitaire which is NOT the Clay Aiken tune.. Hmm...
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| by
on Thursday June 09 2005 @ 11:14AM PDT [ reply | parent ] |
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Just wondering many downloads does the #1 song have. How about the #50 song?
Thanks
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Thankyou for expanding our cd to other markets and congratultions to your success. We are The Paradise Vendors and have been with you since Jan of 2006 but have yet to sell any of our cd's. I know that they're are other bands in the same boat but how long would you suggest we hold on. Do you know of any other bands in a similar position and what advise would you give. I think alot of listners might find that are music to them would be dated since it has more than five chords in them. We are an over 50 group so do you think you might consider a category for us? I would like to sell at least one album before my social security kicks in. But seriously, having an over 50 category might go further for both musicians and listners to be able to hook up, as they say.
Regardless, Thankyou for your support!
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