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Why CWR Files Get Rejected (And How to Spot It First)
Five common reasons a CWR file stalls: record structure, share totals, case and line endings, identifiers, and spreadsheet edits. Check yours free.
Ruby·Oct 29, 2026·6 min
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Ghost Singers: The Hidden Voices Behind Our Favorite Songs
From Marni Nixon to Loren Allred, meet the ghost singers whose voices you know but whose names you don't, and why credits matter.
Oct 24, 2026·7 min
Royalti.io: Three Features That Keep Your Catalog in Order
Delivery checks that stop bad releases, team access you can trust, and splits that change on schedule. Here is how each one works in Royalti.io
Oct 18, 2026·6 min
Royalti.io: How We Rebuilt DDEX Delivery
A release can fail on its way to stores without anyone noticing. Here is what broke in our DDEX delivery, how we fixed it, and what you can check first.
Oct 8, 2026·5 min
AI and Creator Consent 2: Before You Opt In to an AI Music Deal
Your distributor or publisher may already have the right to license your music for AI use. Here is what to ask and what to check for before you say yes.
Oct 2, 2026·4 min
AI and Creator Consent 1: What Creator Groups Want From AI Music Deals
Learn why creator groups are demanding consent, fair compensation and transparency from AI music deals
Sep 25, 2026·6 min
Time-Based Splits: How to Schedule Ownership Changes on Royalti.io
When a split change depends on someone remembering to make it, it gets missed. Royalti.io's time-based splits let contract terms live inside the system that pays out against them
Sep 18, 2026·4 min
Did You Know: Royalti.io Has a Claims Inbox for Publishing Disputes
Royalti.io built a structured workflow for ownership and registration conflicts, so disputes have a start, a middle, and an end that is provable after the fact
Sep 12, 2026·4 min
We Can All learn a Thing or Two From Dolly Parton About Ownership
Dolly Parton turned down Elvis and kept her publishing; here's what every artist should learn from that.
Sep 4, 2026·5 min
Selling a Culture: How K-Pop Became a Business Model And What Nigeria Can Learn From It
A Korean folk song sung in a 50,000-seat stadium, 5,000 miles from home. How K-pop engineered that moment, and what Afrobeats can learn from it.
Aug 28, 2026·6 min
Teaching Your AI Assistant About Your Label
Roy already knows your royalty data. But what about the standing instructions your team lives by? Here is how the knowledge base fills that gap.
Aug 21, 2026·4 min
Reconciling Publishing Statements Without Losing Your Mind
Registering your music is the easy part. Making sure you were actually paid what you are owed- that is where Royalti.io's reconciliation tool comes in.
Aug 12, 2026·4 min
Samples: Exploring Music Built on Someone Else’s Work
A 6-second drum solo from 1969 has been sampled over 5,000 times. Some of the biggest songs ever made were built on someone else's work. Here's what that means for royalties.
Aug 8, 2026·5 min