3 Key Steps to Defining Originality

3 Key Steps to Defining Originality
Contributed by Hannah Wilson, Big Loud Shirt

Whether your goal is to get noticed by a publisher, find an artist to record your song or pursue an artist career yourself, there are many things to consider. One of the most important, however, is originality...

U.S. Department of Justice Consent Decree Interpretation Shocks American Songwriters

The United States Department of Justice today, according to published reports, denied every request from American songwriters to ease restrictions found in the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees, World War II-era restrictions imposed by the federal government on the two largest American performing rights societies (PRO’s).

Songwriters wanted the Dept...
Why NSAI Song Camps are worth every penny

“Oh look, there is another advertisement about NSAI Song Camps. What is all the fuss about?” I am sure this is a pretty common question many of you ask yourselves... Let me briefly attempt to explain why NSAI Song Camp and Advanced Song Camp are worth every. penny. 
 

2016 Advanced Song Camp Attendees
With Advanced Song Camp almost a month away, we'd like to congratulate those whose applications were accepted! We'd look forward to seeing you all this summer! Isabella Kearney- Nurse: Glebe, Australia Joni Delaurier: Calgary, Canada Shaun St.Cyr: Niverville MB, Canada Matt Day: London, United Kingdom Jeff Hodge: Decatur, Alabama Shelly...
EARS June 2016

May 1- May 31 “Recommended” Songs Considered for P2P Luncheon
Congratulations to the writers below who had songs recommended between May 1st and May 31st for consideration for our Publisher Luncheon. These were submitted to the Song Evaluation Service and were recommended by the NSAI Evaluators who reviewed them.NSAI staffers...