by Danielle Suber | Jun 15, 2023 | Front Page, Media, Uncategorized
A group of 17 music publishers sued Twitter on Wednesday, accusing it of copyright infringement on about 1,700 songs, and is seeking as much as $250 million in damages, the latest headache for the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. The publishers filed the suit...
by Danielle Suber | Jun 15, 2023 | Front Page, Media, Uncategorized
During the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) annual meeting on Wednesday (June 14), the trade organization said it calculated total U.S. publishing revenue at $5.6 billion in 2022, up from $4.7 billion in 2021 — a more than 19% increase year over year....
by Danielle Suber | Jun 8, 2023 | Front Page, G&P, Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. –The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) Gold & Platinum Program today announced the top songwriters for the first quarter of 2023 including the top artist-songwriter and top non-performing songwriter for the period. During January,...
by Danielle Suber | May 23, 2023 | Front Page, Media, Uncategorized
Brandi Carlile will receive the National Music Publishers’ Association’s (NMPA) Songwriter Icon Award at the 2023 annual meeting, the organization announced Tuesday (May 23). The country and folk legend, nine-time Grammy winner, and Billboard cover star will join the...
by Danielle Suber | Apr 11, 2023 | Front Page, Media, Uncategorized
In a recent rate court proceeding, BMI scored a significant raise for songwriters and music publishers from concert promoters in the United States. After a protracted litigation, BMI won a 138% historical rate increase against Live Nation, AEG and the North American...
by Danielle Suber | Mar 23, 2023 | Front Page, Media, Uncategorized
To clear up questions about the copyrightability of AI in music, the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) recently signaled that copyrighting songs is about to get a lot more complicated. Last week the USCO released guidance on the copyright-ability of works made using AI,...
