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📌 RESOURCE QUICK LINKS — Find everything fast”
All 14 tools organized by category. Go to Classroom → find the course → find the lesson. Download. Use immediately. 🔐 OWNERSHIP TOOLS (Classroom → The Artist Asset Workshop → Module 1 OR Resource Library → Section 1) → Split Sheet Agreement Template Every co-written or co-produced song. Get signatures within 48 hours of the session. → Song Ownership Audit Worksheet Run your top 3 released songs through this 5-point audit. Find your vulnerabilities. → Pre-Release Metadata Checklist Complete every field before uploading to your distributor. Wrong metadata = lost royalties. → Neighboring Rights Setup Checklist SoundExchange registration + 6 international organizations. Free to register. Do it today. → Copyright Registration Checklist Step by step guide to filing at copyright.gov. File within 90 days of release. 💰 PUBLISHING & ROYALTY TOOLS (Classroom → The Artist Asset Workshop → Module 2 OR Resource Library → Section 2) → Publishing Administration Comparison Guide Self-Admin vs Songtrust vs DistroKid Publishing vs Full Publishing Deal. Pick your level. → PRO Song Registration Checklist ASCAP vs BMI breakdown + exact song registration steps. Joining is Step 1. Registering your songs is Step 2. → Mechanical Royalties Setup Guide The MLC registration walkthrough. Two royalties per stream — most artists collect one. → Sync Pitch Template Sync-ready checklist + complete email pitch template + 5 platform submission listings. → Sync Submission Tracker Log every pitch. Follow up every 30 days. Track placements and fees earned. 📝 CONTRACT TOOLS (Classroom → The Artist Asset Workshop → Module 3 OR Resource Library → Section 3) → Contract Audit Matrix 5 questions. Every deal. Score Green / Yellow / Red. 3 or more reds = walk away or get a lawyer. 🚀 REVENUE TOOLS (Classroom → Free Starter Vault OR Resource Library → Section 4) → Revenue Stack Scorecard Score yourself on all 8 revenue streams. Post your #DayOneScore below when you join. → Digital Product Launch Checklist
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👋 WELCOME TO BME: ARTIST ASSET ACADEMY
Read this first. It will save you years. If you’re here it’s because something about your music career isn’t adding up. You’re releasing music. You’re promoting it. You’re putting in the work. But the money doesn’t reflect the effort. The ownership isn’t clear. The contracts are confusing. And nobody around you seems to have real answers — just opinions. That ends here. This community exists for one reason: to give independent artists the business infrastructure that the industry was never designed to hand you. Royalty collection systems. Publishing registration. Contract literacy. Digital product strategy. Merch that builds a brand instead of just a product. Everything in here is built around one principle — you should own your music, collect every dollar it generates, and build revenue streams that nobody can take from you. HERE’S WHERE TO START: Step 1 — Go to the Classroom tab right now. Download the Revenue Stack Scorecard from the Free Starter Vault. Score yourself on all 8 revenue streams. Be honest. Post your score below in the comments with the hashtag #DayOneScore. That number is your starting point. We’re going to move it. Step 2 — Download the Split Sheet Template. Go to Lesson 3 in the Free Starter Vault. Download it. Think of the last song you released. Do you have a signed split sheet for it? If not — that is your first action item. Complete it within 48 hours. Step 3 — Introduce yourself. Drop a comment below with: ∙ Your artist name ∙ Where you’re based ∙ How many songs you’ve released ∙ Your biggest music business question right now That last one matters most. Your question tells me exactly what to cover next inside the community. Every course, every call, every resource in here started with a question someone just like you asked. COMMUNITY GUIDELINES — THREE RULES: Rule 1 — Execute publicly. Share your homework completions, your registrations, your wins, and your questions in the community. The artists who post their progress publicly move faster than the artists who lurk. Accountability is a feature — use it.
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I audited 4 independent artists. Here’s what I found.
I built the Artist Leverage Audit to find out exactly where independent artists are losing money. 4 artists took it. The results confirmed everything I’ve been saying. Here’s the data: COPYRIGHT & OWNERSHIP: Only 25% registered their songs with the U.S. Copyright Office. 75% have split sheets signed but still don’t have full legal protection on their work. ROYALTIES & MONEY: 100% of artists audited do not track mechanical royalties. 100% do not report live performances for royalty collection. Only 25% collect international royalties. Only 25% track ISRC codes. Zero track ISWC codes. That’s not bad luck. That’s missing money sitting uncollected right now. MARKETING & RELEASES: None of the artists had more than 15 pieces of content prepared for a release. None had a post-release monetization strategy. Zero had a documented workflow another person could execute. THE ONE BRIGHT SPOT: 100% said they are building long-term brand equity. The awareness is there. The infrastructure isn’t. This is the gap BME exists to close. You can have the talent. You can have the drive. You can have the vision. But if you don’t have the business infrastructure behind it — you’re leaving real money on the table every single day. The average artist in this audit was missing at least 6 out of 8 revenue streams they’re legally owed. That’s not a talent problem. That’s a structure problem. Want to know where you stand? Take the free Artist Leverage Audit in the link below and I’ll personally review your score. Link in bio or DM me AUDIT and I’ll send it directly. Your music is an asset. Start treating it like one. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeeWWQOdnVhxUMxKzJYH7Ss0PZitKZ062SPGt5Xs4VFFjKNDA/viewform
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Live Nation Made $25.2 Billion in 2025 — Here’s What That Teaches Independent Artists
Live Nation just reported $25.2 billion in revenue for 2025. Let that number sit for a second. They didn’t get there by accident. They got there by owning leverage at every level of the music industry. They own the venues. They own the ticketing through Ticketmaster. They own the promotions. They own the touring infrastructure. They own the relationships with the artists. You can’t play the game without going through them at some point. That’s not a coincidence. That’s a system built around leverage. Here’s what independent artists need to understand from this: Leverage is the only thing that matters in this industry. The label has leverage because they control distribution. The publisher has leverage because they control the composition. Live Nation has leverage because they control where you perform. The question isn’t whether leverage exists. The question is — who has it? Right now most independent artists have zero leverage. No masters ownership. No publishing registered. No contracts reviewed. No revenue streams beyond streaming. That’s not a talent problem. That’s a structure problem. Every tool in this community exists to give you leverage back. Split sheets give you leverage in collaborations. PRO registration gives you leverage over your publishing. Contract knowledge gives you leverage at the negotiating table. Multiple revenue streams give you leverage when one platform changes the rules. Live Nation built $25.2 billion worth of leverage. You don’t need billions. You just need enough leverage to own your career. What area of your music business do you feel you have the least leverage right now?
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Spotify Just Won a Case Against The MLC — Here’s What It Means for Independent Artists
If you collect mechanical royalties — pay attention to this. Spotify recently won a legal challenge against The MLC — the Mechanical Licensing Collective — over how streaming royalties are calculated and distributed. Here’s what happened in plain language: Spotify argued that certain types of streams should be classified differently — which would lower the mechanical royalty rate they’re required to pay out to songwriters and publishers. The court sided with Spotify. What that means for you as an independent artist: The mechanical royalty rate on certain streams just got reduced. If you’re registered with The MLC — which you should be — your per-stream payout on those specific stream types will be lower going forward. This is exactly why I say streaming royalties alone can never be your strategy. One court case. One platform decision. One policy change. And your income takes a hit overnight — with zero notice and zero say in the matter. The artists who are protected are the ones running all 8 revenue streams simultaneously. When one stream gets cut — the other 7 keep the lights on. If you’re not registered with The MLC yet — go to themlc.com right now. Even with reduced rates it’s still money you’re owed. And if you want to understand how to build a revenue stack that doesn’t collapse when one platform changes the rules — everything is inside the free classroom. Question for the room — how many of you are currently registered with The MLC?
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