My Catalog Update: Overlaps & Disputes – “Bulk Resolution” & Other Enhancements
At SoundExchange, we are deeply committed to making the business of music simple and efficient for creators. We believe in putting intuitive and unintimidating yet powerful and efficient technology at your fingertips, so that creators can...
SoundExchange Direct Update: Membership Summary
We’re excited to announce that we’ve made recent updates to SoundExchange Direct (SXDirect) to create an improved experience for artist and rights owner accounts. These enhanced features will increase transparency into your account’s...
My Catalog Update: Search & Claim – Rights Owner
SoundExchange understands that the music business is complex, especially for creators trying to get paid for their work. That is why late last year, SoundExchange released an artist-specific update to the My Catalog Search & Claim...
Primary & Guest Access in SoundExchange Direct: Everything You Need to Know
Primary ContactIn SoundExchange Direct (SX Direct), every account has a primary contact associated with it. This corresponds to the primary email on file. Think of this as the person who manages, maintains, and administers the account on an...
My Catalog Update: My Catalog — Update Search & Claim Artist Royalties
October 26, 2020 In November 2019, we released a host of new features to the My Catalog section of SoundExchange Direct (SXDirect), including “Search & Claim” (“S&C”). This feature provided sound recording owners (SROs) and...
Get to Know Usage Indicators
You may have noticed some things that were a bit different the last time you logged in to your SoundExchange Direct account. That’s because we’ve added a new feature to improve your user experience. Meet the usage indicator. The...
Maximize Your International Royalties with Augmented Metadata
Are you a sound recording owner (SRO) that has given SoundExchange the mandate to collect international royalties on your behalf? If so, we may require additional sound recording metadata in order to register and collect royalties for this...
Direct Deposits: One Step to Faster Payments
Why switch to direct deposit? The direct deposit option makes you eligible for monthly payments (assuming you meet the $100 balance threshold) instead of quarterly payments for checks, and it allows for faster receipt of your royalties...
New Licensee Direct Feature: Online Updates to Minimum Fee Forms
SoundExchange is making it easier for licensees to update the information they provide on their annual minimum fee forms. Licensees can now make online changes to those forms. Prior to this new feature, Licensees needed to submit a paper...
Understanding My Catalog: A Guide To “Overlaps & Disputes”
Are you a sound recording rights owner (SRCO) that has experienced your royalties being held due to an overlap or dispute with another SRCO over the ownership of a sound recording? Our new Overlaps & Disputes tool provides you...