by Ashley Jones | Jan 26, 2022 | Front Page, Media
David Israelite President/CEO, National Music Publishers’ Association Under Israelite, in 2021 the NMPA struck precedent-setting deals with Roblox and Twitch that secured new royalties for publishers and songwriters. With the goal of “[paving] the way for music to be...
by Ashley Jones | Jan 25, 2022 | Front Page, Media
Is the future of music streaming on the blockchain? Audius, a blockchain-based streaming service, has made noise for the past year, thanks to its technology and artist investors like Katy Perry and Lil Nas X, but its openness, and the piracy that results, have raised...
by Ashley Jones | Nov 30, 2021 | Front Page, Issues, Media
There is a lot of buzz around the concept of a “Metaverse.” The company formerly known as Facebook recently announced its ambition to create a futuristic, immersive social experience, and to achieve this, it will become a new hub for listening to, discovering and...
by Ashley Jones | Nov 23, 2021 | Front Page, G&P, Media
The NMPA Gold & Platinum Program, which honors the songwriters of RIAA-certified Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum singles, has announced the top country songs and songwriter for the past year. In lieu of the annual Gold & Platinum Gala in Nashville, the...
by Ashley Jones | Oct 25, 2021 | Front Page, Media
Music publishers are demanding a bigger piece of the streaming pie for songwriters. The National Music Publishers Association and five major streamers—Spotify Technology SA, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., AMZN -2.75% Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG -2.89% YouTube and Sirius XM...
by Ashley Jones | Oct 25, 2021 | Front Page, Issues, Media
The NMPA and NSAI are in a “David versus Goliath courtroom scenario that began with rate proposals that were submitted from all sides to the court last week,” write the organizations’ leaders. Next year, a trial will take place that will determine...
