by National Music Publishers’ Association | Sep 5, 2017 | First Reads, Media
David Israelite August 25, 2017 Lyor Cohen recently wrote a piece defending YouTube and what it has done to benefit songwriters and artists, which included “five factors that explain the current situation.” The industry has responded forcefully — rightly so — and...
by National Music Publishers’ Association | Jun 19, 2017 | First Reads, Media
6/14/2017 by Ed Christman At today’s National Music Publishers’ Association Centennial Annual Meeting in New York, which always falls the day before the annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony, NMPA CEO David Israelite said the organization’s number one goal is...
by National Music Publishers’ Association | Jun 19, 2017 | First Reads, Media
By CHRISTOPHER D. SHEA JUNE 15, 2017 “Imagine,” John Lennon’s seminal 1971 ballad for a utopian future without religion, borders or property, is getting a co-writer: Lennon’s widow and collaborator, Yoko Ono. David Israelite, the chief executive of the National Music...
by National Music Publishers’ Association | Mar 8, 2017 | First Reads, Media
CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) represents U.S. music publishers and their songwriting partners. The NMPA, along with the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), is currently facing Google, Apple,...
by National Music Publishers’ Association | Mar 8, 2017 | First Reads, Media
By Lucas Shaw March 7, 2017, 5:00 AM EST March 7, 2017, 10:12 AM EST The writers who craft songs for artists from Garth Brooks to Beyonce plan to tell a panel of judges this week that the increasing popularity of music-streaming services like Spotify will destroy...
by National Music Publishers’ Association | Jan 17, 2017 | First Reads, Media
As Facebook continues to grapple with its role in proliferating “fake news” amidst the heated U.S. election this year, it has another showdown looming on the horizon — this one with the music industry. In the wake of NMPA president/CEO David...
