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Navigating AI in the Music Industry

July 9, 2025

By Amanda Serulneck, Rights Management Coordinator at Vydia   The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the music industry is accelerating and expanding every day. Everything is being reshaped. Whether you’re an artist trying to finish a track faster or a label looking to connect with more fans, chances are there is an AI tool…Read More

Beyond the Music: What You Need to Land a Sync Placement

June 11, 2025

Written by Liz Schoenfeld, Sync Manager at Vydia   With the rapid growth of television, movies, and video games that seek music, sync licensing has become one of the most lucrative ways to make additional revenue as an artist. According to Billboard, in 2024, the global sync industry generated $632 million in revenue. Understandably, many…Read More

Split Personalities: The 4 Hats Every Independent Artist Must Wear

June 4, 2025

By Elena Lanza, Label & Artist Relations Manager at Vydia.    Congratulations! You wrote a song. You performed that song. And now you want to release it into the world. Thankfully, the modern music industry makes that possible without needing to be “signed” to a label and/or publisher. “Owning your sh*t,” as I like to…Read More

How Artists are Leveraging TikTok to Advance Their Careers

April 16, 2025

By Samantha Jordan, Content Operations Coordinator at Vydia   Among the many twists and turns of 2020 was the phenomenon that TikTok became, a platform for anything and everything- perfect for the population that was stuck inside for months. What we all thought would be a simple little app is now much more than that,…Read More

The Power Of Content ID: Turning Plays Into Paychecks

March 20, 2025

By Amanda Serulneck, Rights Management Coordinator at Vydia.   In today’s digital world, music is everywhere – in vlogs, remixes, reaction videos, and more. While this exposure is exciting, it raises an important concern: How do labels and rights holders protect their work and make sure they’re getting paid when their music is used?  …Read More

Upgraded Smart Links

June 5, 2024

Smart Links enables you to share all of your music and promotional assets from one centralized location giving your fans a cohesive brand experience, and the ability to pre-save and listen to your music from their preferred DSP. Vydia’s existing Smart Links feature has gotten an upgrade to improve both the user and fan-facing experience.…Read More

Enhance Your Sound with Dolby Atmos

January 25, 2024

What is Dolby Atmos? Dolby Atmos is an immersive audio format that empowers artists to create an enhanced sound experience with unparalleled depth and clarity. Unlike traditional stereo sound which is limited by two-channel audio, Dolby Atmos emulates how we perceive sound in a 3D space. Each sound is treated as an independent object in…Read More

Implementing Your Rights Management Strategy

December 19, 2023

It is crucial to ensure your content is protected and generating royalties online. Whether you’re looking to maximize your earnings with monetization, block unwanted uses by third parties, or collect your recording owner royalties from SoundExchange, Vydia’s technology makes it easy to efficiently implement your rights management strategy.   Protection Policies As protecting your intellectual…Read More

How Sales Trends Creates Transparency Among You and Your Artists

November 4, 2022

Vydia’s Sales Trends feature is an analytics tool that provides labels and their teams access to earnings and demographic data. This innovative technology provides sales and earnings data from major distribution channels; giving labels and artists the visibility and insight to make short and long term creative and financial decisions, while also bolstering trust and…Read More

Manage Recoupments for Your Artists

July 20, 2022

Streamline your label’s advance and recoupment process by managing all components through one centralized platform. Now through your Vydia dashboard, easily manage and track the collection and allocation of active recoupments to ensure transparency and accountability amongst you and your artists. This feature also automates the payback workflow, routing royalties directly back to artists once…Read More