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Music Is Power is a Music Label located in the United States.

Our Artists get worldwide exposures due to our partnerships with Sony Publishing and Roc Nation Distribution. MUSIC IS POWER IS A RECORD LABEL HELPING ARTISTS, MUSIC ENGINEERS, WRITERS, PRODUCERS ACHIEVE THEIR DREAM.

11/09/2026

💡 Tip of the Day: Producers: record a rough demo the day the idea arrives — one take, phone mic, no judgment. A rough demo preserves the energy and the exact melody you meant; a polished session a week later is often chasing a feeling the demo already had.

11/09/2026

A claimed video no longer has to lose its music or its place. On November 3, YouTube opened the Replace song generator in YouTube Studio to creators in most countries outside the European Economic Area: open a claimed video, and the tool generates four instrumental tracks, three minutes each, to swap in for the claimed song. Once the claimed audio is fully replaced, the claim is removed. Two catches: the edit cannot be undone, and the generated music is meant for use on YouTube only, so the fix does not travel with the video to other platforms. Download a backup before you swap.
Source: https://ppc.land/youtube-gives-creators-4-ai-tracks-to-clear-music-copyright-claims/

11/08/2026

Shorts money is about to work differently. From February 1, 2027, a Partner Program channel needs 10 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days to earn from the Shorts pool that month. Fall short and only the Shorts earnings pause for that month: you stay in the Partner Program and long form earnings are not affected, and Shorts pay resumes when the views climb back. For most artist channels, that makes Shorts a discovery tool first and a paycheck second, with long form carrying the revenue.
Source: https://editorop.com/blog/youtube-shorts-monetization-2027

11/08/2026

💡 Tip of the Day: Know the two copyrights in every song: the composition (the writing) and the master (the recording). They're owned, licensed, and paid separately — most music-business confusion starts with treating them as one thing.

11/08/2026

Songwriter pay for the next five years is being decided now. In the Phonorecords V case, a major streaming service has proposed cutting the headline songwriter rate to 13.4% of revenue for 2028 to 2032, down from 15.35% in 2027, and the National Music Publishers Association is pushing the other way, proposing measures including 20% of revenue. The Copyright Royalty Board will hear the case March 22 to April 15, 2027. If you write songs, this ruling sets part of your streaming income for years, so it is worth following.
Source: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/15/nmpa-phonorecords-v-amazon-music/

11/07/2026

If your music lives on three YouTube channels at once, there is a fix with a name. An Official Artist Channel brings an artist's own channel, the auto generated Topic channel, and a Vevo channel, when there is one, together into one place, merging subscribers and adding artist analytics. You need at least one official release delivered by a label or distributor, a channel focused on one artist, and a request sent through that partner. One clear front door makes every release easier to find.
Source: https://ftsmusic.com/articles/youtube-official-artist-channel-vs-topic-channel

11/07/2026

Artist channels, the clock on YouTube monetization just got louder. From February 1, 2027, new Partner Program applicants need 1,000 subscribers plus 8,000 qualified watch hours, or 20 million qualified Shorts views, double today's bar. An application that reaches YouTube by January 31 is judged against the current 4,000 hours, even if the decision comes later, and channels already in the program keep their status. If your channel is close, long form watch time is the work that counts this winter.
Source: https://air.io/en/trending/youtube-updates-its-monetization-rules-what-creators-need-to-know

11/07/2026

Sync money, in plain numbers. A 2026 sync rate card puts a network TV episode placement at $3,000 to $45,000 for the combined song and recording rights, a national TV ad at $50,000 to $800,000 or more, and an indie short at up to $1,500. The same research found that artists with licensing ready catalogs, with instrumentals, stems, and clean metadata ready to send, report about four times the sync inquiries of artists without them. Being ready is a rate decision too.
Source: https://www.chartlex.com/blog/business/sync-licensing-rate-card-2026

11/07/2026

💡 Tip of the Day: Artists: once a month, watch or listen to one of your own performances all the way through — and pick exactly one thing to improve next. One honest fix a month compounds into a different artist by next year.

11/06/2026

A playlist add can now come with a year of support. Spotify's Fresh Finds Forward program will support about 10,000 emerging independent artists a year. Artists added to a Fresh Finds playlist from January 1, 2026 onward are invited through Spotify for Artists, and benefits run 12 months from onboarding, including free studio time for eligible U.S. artists and premium tools. Discovery is only the first step, this program is built for what comes after it.
Source: https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-09-17/fresh-finds-forward/

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