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What is a PRO and do I need one?

February 24, 2023

What is a PRO and do I need one?

A PRO stands for Performing Rights Organisation. A PRO collects public performance royalties on behalf of songwriters and publishers. This means when a song is played publicly on the radio, live, TV shows and commercials it is essential that these companies pay for a license to use the song. Once the PRO has collected the […]

Two Factor Authentication (2FA)

February 7, 2023

Two Factor Authentication (2FA)

Why opt for Two Factor authentication on your Horus account? Horus Music would like to give you an opportunity to increase the security on your account. 2Factor security requires you to submit a unique code (which will be sent to your mobile each time you log into your Horus account). This stops unauthorised users from […]

Horus Music joins the new MuSee+ Community as a founding member to shape the new MIDEM

January 27, 2023

Horus Music joins the new MuSee+ Community as a founding member to shape the new MIDEM

Arguably the biggest music conference in the world, the announcement of Midem’s return after publicising they will not be continuing in 2022 was one of the industries most talked about topics of the year. With thousands applying to get their hands on tickets, the reinvention of the music industries central hub for networking was invite […]

Breaking Down Metadata: Understanding UPCs, ISRCs and ISWCs

January 23, 2023

Breaking Down Metadata: Understanding UPCs, ISRCs and ISWCs

Metadata in its simplest form is data that describes information about other data. In terms of distributing your music, this refers to the individual parts of information that make up your release, such as the artist names, release/track titles, language, release date, genre, unique identifiers, rights-holder information, and more. How We Use Metadata for Your […]

How do I get onto editorial playlists as an independent artist?

January 9, 2023

How do I get onto editorial playlists as an independent artist?

Editorial playlists on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music are curated by their respective in-house editorial curation teams, consisting of music experts and genre specialists around the world. Editorial curation teams will listen to your music and decide whether your song is eligible to be added to an editorial playlist, based on factors such as […]

Horus Music Wrapped 2022

December 28, 2022

Horus Music Wrapped 2022

We’ve reached that time of year again where Coca Cola are advertising like crazy, people start wearing ridiculous jumpers, and the music in shops go from playing the latest hits to dance around the tree classics. Yep, we’re approaching Christmas and the start of a brand-new year; it’s at times like this we start to […]

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