EP83. Can You Sell Or License Cover Songs?

The Make Music Income Podcast

So have you ever done or wanted to do a cool cover of someone else’s song? If so, you may have some questions. Maybe you made a cover version of a recent pop song. You completely remade it and redid vocals for it. Totally new version. Can you just put that on Spotify for sale? Can you put it on YouTube? Maybe you did a remix and used the stem of the original song’s vocal. Can you put that out to Spotify? Can you show it off to anyone on YouTube? Is there any way to license these to libraries or clear them for use in TV and film, or for YouTube? Well, the answer is yes, yes, no, maybe, and maybe. Today we’re going to try and unravel these questions in case you want to release or license a song that is not yours… …without getting into any trouble… #covers #remix #musiclicensing Are you looking to make money from your music and create a passive income as a composer, producer, or artist? My friend Daniel Carrizalez is a great guy and was so helpful to me when I started out in these Micro-Sync/Stock libraries. He has a great starter course for you OR you can join his Academy for a low monthly price with his All-Access Pass. Click here! bit.ly/SML-MMI Hear Eric's version of the Bee Gee's Stayin' Alive Player A Jazz Cover: https://youtu.be/FbcHgHE__Y4?si=C8ftO_9d6Mqi0mQb Player A Jazz Remix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze7LcC3r9UE Hear Eric's Version of "Follow You, Follow Me" by Genesis: Player A Jazz Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwyXbPsmEfw Hear Eric's Version of "Windy" by The Association: Player A Jazz Cover: https://youtu.be/K7JJ6-EJ-YI?si=ErY9u_qz8Pyxyi6u NEW FREE EBOOK!: TOOLS YOUR NEED TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME Links to all the DAWs and the FREE versions to get started making music now no matter what your computer is. Also free and cheap sounds to get started making music that will make you music income. https://makemusicincome.com/tools-to-make-music-income/ NEW! GETTING IN SYNC EBOOK: How I got into sync licensing libraries with a focused approach, including preparing the right QUALITY music, signing with my first libraries, getting placements, and eventually making music income! And how YOU can too! Get the newest eBook here, as well as a new Bundle that has both the “Getting in Sync” eBook and the updated V3 of “The Stock Market” eBook, as well as ALL our other content. http://makemusicincome.com/gettinginsync STOCK MUSIC LICENSING EBOOK: "The Stock Market. Where, Why, and How to Submit Your Music to Stock Music Licensing." This resource is a comprehensive look at over 30 stock music licensing libraries, my experience with each of them – especially the ones I have been accepted to, and some thoughts about each. I talk about all of them whether I was accepted or not and the give you the direct link to submit YOUR music to them. https://makemusicincome.com/stockmarket/ HELLO COMPOSERS! Join our sister channel Hello Composers! where we talk ONLY about composing. Subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://HelloComposers.com, AND make sure to join the mailing list at http://eepurl.com/hSLgr9 FREE EBOOK: THE DO-EVERYTHING CHECKLIST FOR YOUR SONGS https://makemusicincome.com/checklist FREE COURSE: HOW TO UPLOAD TO POND5 https://makemusicincome.com/pond5 FREE EBOOK: 50 WAYS TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME https://makemusicincome.com/50ways FREE STOCK MUSIC RESEARCH PAPER: "The Ubiquitous Style, Form, and Instrumentation of Corporate Stock Music" https://makemusicincome.com/ubiquitous THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE: https://makemusicincome.com/ EMAIL US: [email protected] JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD: https://bit.ly/3fYDSVd DISTROKID: Get 7% Off When You Sign Up for DistroKid. We both win and you can make music income from Spotify, Apple, and more! https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910 ARTIST BRANDS Player A Jazz - https://playerajazz.com Quiet Soul Piano - https://quietsoulpiano.com