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WIPO Releases Platform To Help Music Creators Understand IP Rights

Great news for any musicians and artists looking to learn more about how to protect the rights to your music–The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently released an online platform called Creators Learn Intellectual Property (CLIP) in collaboration with companies and organizations such as Spotify and Universal Music Group

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Guide to Successful Music Collaboration in 2023

Discover the tools and learn about the benefits of music collaboration. Harness technology, embrace diversity, and elevate your craft by collaborating on a global level!

Musicnotes Stage at Tin Pan South, Nashville

The Musicnotes Stage at Tin Pan South

Find out who all performed on Musicnotes' stage at this year's Tin Pan South!

Exclusive Q&A with Musicnotes Signature Artist and Talented Ukuleleist, Taimane!

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Exclusive Q&A with Musicnotes Signature Artist and Talented Ukuleleist, Taimane!

We are very excited to have the talented songwriter and ukulele virtuoso Taimane join our Musicnotes Signature Artist family!

Jesse Frasure on Thomas Rhett’s “Marry Me,” Storytelling, and Crafting Hits | Musicnotes Song Spotlight

Jesse Frasure on Thomas Rhett’s “Marry Me,” Storytelling, and Crafting Hits | Musicnotes Song Spotlight

I’m a huge, huge believer that no amazing song, whether it’s “Let It Be” or “What’s Going On” from Marvin Gaye… those songs would not be timeless classics without hit melodies. Songwriter & producer Jesse Frasure Recently, we had the chance to sit down for an interview with hit songwriter & producer

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Why Phones are Songwriters’ Best Friends – Part 1: Apps

Cellphones… they’ve become an important part of our everyday lives. But, as a musician, are you using them to their full potential? This article comes from professional musician Chris Senner, who has some great ideas on how your cellphone can become an essential part of your songwriting journey! Son

Michael Kooman & Christopher Dimond: Musicnotes Song Spotlight

Michael Kooman & Christopher Dimond: Musicnotes Song Spotlight

Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond are an absolute force in the songwriting world. Writing for the stage and screen, they’ve written musicals, television hits, and songs for some of the biggest names in music. We had the honor of sitting down with the pair and talking about a couple of our favori

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Q & A with Musicnotes Signature Artist Kyle Landry

Having achieved tremendous success with his YouTube pop, video game, and anime arrangements for piano, our Signature Artist Kyle Landry was kind enough to take time out of the SoCal sun to answer our questions about music, the creative process, and cheese platters – yes, you read that right!

The Art of Lyric Writing: How to Match Lyrics to Melody

The Art of Lyric Writing: How to Match Lyrics to Melody

You enjoy writing. Maybe you are a poet and rightfully know it! And maybe once or twice you’ve thought about turning your poetry or creative writing into a song, because why not? But a musician’s approach to songwriting is a different technique from writing poetry, fiction, or any

Award-Winning Songwriters – Pasek & Paul

Award-Winning Songwriters – Pasek & Paul

A few years ago, we sat down across from our friends Benj Pasek and Justin Paul to record a video for a brand new video series called Musicnotes Song Spotlight. The series features a behind-the-scenes look at the popular songs we all know and love from the people who wrote them. From the moment we…

Q & A with Musicnotes Signature Artist Patrick Laird from Brooklyn Duo

Q & A with Musicnotes Signature Artist Patrick Laird from Brooklyn Duo

Fresh from his “MTV Unplugged” performance with Shawn Mendes, Patrick from Brooklyn Duo gives us a fascinating insight into the life of a professional musician, from arranging to performing, and everything in between. Musicnotes: Congratulations on your MTV unplugged performance! How did Shawn’s Tea

Songwriters Unite – Help Protect Artists’ Rights by Signing the Petition

Songwriters Unite – Help Protect Artists’ Rights by Signing the Petition

Musicnotes is in full support of the mission to protect the rights of songwriters, composers and music publisher members to make sure they are paid fairly for the use of their work across all platforms.

Q&A with Song Spotlight Performer, Lauren Daigle

Q&A with Song Spotlight Performer, Lauren Daigle

In October we traveled to Ocean Way Studios in Nashville to record CCM pop/rock sensation, Lauren Daigle for our Song Spotlight series. Watch her performance of “Trust in You” and read the Q&A for even more musical inspiration!

“The Climb” Wins Musicnotes.com 2009 Song of the Year Award

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“The Climb” Wins Musicnotes.com 2009 Song of the Year Award

Musicnotes, Inc., the market leader in downloadable sheet music, announced today that Jon Mabe, Jessi Alexander, Music of Stage Three and Disney Music Publishing are the recipients of the seventh annual Musicnotes Song of the Year Award for the song, “The Climb.”

Interview with Georgia Stitt: Composer, Lyricist, Performer

In this edition of our Musicnotes.com Songwriter Spotlight, we turn our attention to the multi-talented Georgia Stitt who has worked as a composer, lyricist, arranger, music director, performer, vocal coach and more! Whether she’s on Broadway or working in television, Georgia is a consummate profess

Gavin Mikhail Interview and Song Debut

You may recall that we recently made an announcement about how Musicnotes and Tunecore teamed up to offer sheet music. Gavin Mikhail, the most recent songwriter to be featured in our Songwriter Spotlight, is one of the Tunecore artists we just recently started adding sheet music for. Among Gavin’s s

Interview with Peter Cincotti

Pianist and songwriter, Peter Cincotti began his songwriting career at the age of 9. Only 25, Peter is currently on tour opening for legendary performer Seal and has released a brand new album earlier this year called East of Angel Town. Peter has enjoyed international success, and has been garnerin

Interview with Composer Kevin Kern for our Songwriter Spotlight

In this edition of our Songwriter Spotlight, Musicnotes.com shines the spotlight on Kevin Kern, an acclaimed pianist, composer and performer who has an interesting story to tell. Even though he was born legally blind, Kevin exhibited his musical talent at the tender age of eighteen months. After you

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Interview with Carter Burwell, Composer for Twilight, A Knight’s Tale and More!

Carter Burwell is a man of many talents whose abilities range from the technical to creative. During the course of his professional life, Carter has pursued the art of animation, software development, music performance and–of course–composing music for movies. Interestingly enough, he also enjoys other forms of composition

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Musicnotes on the Scene in 2008

Earlier this month, we reflected on all the things we’ve done this past year for our customers and music fans everywhere. Our marketing director was kind enough to pop by and talk about these efforts in this post entitled, “2008: Highlights from Musicnotes.com. We’ve also took a look at what your fa

Interview with Santa Baby Songwriter, Philip Springer

Hang up your stockings and light up your Christmas tree! Musicnotes.com has a special holiday treat in store for all of you today. We had the pleasure of speaking with songwriter Philip Springer who wrote the ever-popular Christmas song, “Santa Baby.” You probably already know that every song has a