Diplo's Bison and DistroKid show publishing is the next indie play

Diplo and former Downtown CEO Andrew Bergman launched Bison Music, an indie publisher built to sign songwriters early, the same day DistroKid rolled out a Kobalt-powered publishing service with a one-time $75 fee and 80% of collected royalties for members earning over $50 a year in streams. The takeaway for indie artists: if you write your own songs, get your publishing administered now, because that income is easy to leave on the table.