by Ashley Jones | Aug 31, 2022 | Front Page, Media
Remembers the ugly dust-up between music publishers and the likes of Spotify and Amazon Music in the US over mechanical royalty rates? That historic music biz battle began in 2018, when the NMPA (National Music Publishers’ Association) secured a vital ruling from the...
by Ashley Jones | Jul 5, 2022 | Front Page, Media
The saga is over. The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has today (July 1) maintained its decision to increase the headline rate paid to songwriters in the United States from on-demand streaming services between the years 2018 and 2022. To refresh your memory: In January...
by Ashley Jones | Jun 22, 2022 | Front Page, Media
There’s no question: As challenging as the music industry can be for men, it’s twice as tough for women. That was one of the many takeaways from a panel discussion involving Grammy-winning songwriter Autumn Rowe (Jon Batiste’s “We Are,” Dua Lipa, Ava Max) and top...
by Ashley Jones | Jun 22, 2022 | Front Page, Media
Music licensing tech startup Songclip has entered into a strategic partnership with The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). According to an announcement published today (June 16), the partnership “aims to facilitate music licensing and compliance within the...
by Ashley Jones | Jun 22, 2022 | Front Page, Media
The National Music Publishers’ Association is going after apps that skim music from digital services without getting the necessary licenses. On Wednesday (June 15), during the NMPA’s annual meeting in New York at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, the trade group’s...
by Ashley Jones | Jun 16, 2022 | Front Page, Media
The National Music Publishers’ Association announced the new programs during its annual meeting, where it honored Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leonard Bohen. The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) launched two new songwriter-focused initiatives at its 2022 annual...
