

The song must not be a remake, parody or rendition of any existing song. To enter, applicants must submit a creative video of an original song incorporating their favorite taco recipe that is no longer than two (2) minutes in length. "With your favorite recipe and playlist, taco night can turn any kitchen into a celebration worth singing about! That's why I'm excited to partner with McCormick and help taco lovers get creative and make memories." "Enjoying a great meal with the people I love means everything to me," said actress, musician and McCormick partner Keke Palmer. As part of the partnership, Palmer will use her lyrical and culinary expertise to help narrow down entrant submissions and select the winner of 'America's Got Tacos.' Palmer will also use her social media channels to get fans excited and provide tips and tricks for creating a standout jingle. Made without artificial color, flavors, and no added MSG, McCormick Original Taco Seasoning is truly something to celebrate. 'America's Got Tacos' is our way of giving fans the opportunity to tell their taco love story through song and put their own flavor on McCormick Original Taco Seasoning." "From songs to skits, it's clear that McCormick fans love tacos – hard shell, soft shell, and everything in between. "Last year, McCormick set out to find the Director of Taco Relations and were thrilled to receive so many engaging submissions from taco lovers across the country," said Jill Pratt, Chief Marketing Officer for McCormick. The winner of the competition will receive $50,000 and a year's supply of McCormick Original Taco Seasoning. If you write original music and want to make sure you’re collecting all the publishing royalties you’re owed worldwide, check out CD Baby Pro.Today through August 31, 2022, taco aficionados who are at least 18 years of age and reside in the United States can submit creative videos showcasing their favorite taco recipe featuring McCormick Original Taco Seasoning at /AmericasGotTacos. If you are a recording artist or copyright owner, you should register with SoundExchange to collect royalties from these sources.) (Note: some other performance royalty sources, including internet radio, do pay performers and sound recording copyright owners. However, the performer Britney does not earn any royalties. So, for every time “…Baby One More Time” plays on the radio – Max Martin and his publisher receive performance royalties from ASCAP (Max’s PRO). In the US, terrestrial broadcasters (AM or FM stations) do not pay performers or sound recording copyright owners they only pay the songwriters. Public performances generate performance royalties for songwriters, which are collected by the PROs (ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC). Radio airplay is considered a public performance. It was written by one of the most important and successful songwriters of our generation, Max Martin. In our example case, Britney wrote none of the song. They either used a team of songwriters or ‘cut’ (recorded) someone else’s composition entirely.


For most of the Billboard Hot 100, the artist did not write the hit song on their own. When we talk about music publishing, we must always differentiate between songwriter and artist. Ken Consor from Songtrust wrote a great article called “ What you didn’t know about radio royalties” in which he addresses one of the most commonly misunderstood aspects of music publishing: But do you think Britney Spears has earned any performance royalties for those radio plays? The hit song “… Baby One More Time” from the 90’s has probably been spun on the radio millions of times by now.
