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Guide to Digital Music Services Launched

The RIAA and NARM, the music business association, recently debuted whymusicmatters.com, a one-stop educational resource for fans about the many authorized digital music services and online retailers in today's marketplace.

Whymusicmatters.com’s main feature is a fan-friendly music finder “grid” for learning about the 50+ (and growing) service options available in the United States, with the ability to click through to the sites themselves for quick and easy access. The music finder includes services like mp3 download stores, audio and video streaming sites, mobile phone offerings, digital radio, retailers selling CDs and LPs online and more.

Based on original work done by industry colleagues at the BPI in the United Kingdom, the U.S. website also includes videos about the value of music highlighting the work and lives of artists such as Robert Johnson, Louis Armstrong, Jay-Z, Janis Joplin, Kate Bush, Thin Lizzy and others. Visit whymusicmatters.com today!

Power 100

Billboard magazine announced its annual list of the 100 most powerful people in the industry. Congratulations to NMPA President and CEO David Israelite for being named to the list. According to Billboard, “David Israelite is leading the NMPA into its digital future by changing what it means to lead a trade association.”

Stronger Copyright Laws

NMPA President and CEO David Israelite recently penned a column for Forbes magazine calling on stronger copyright laws. See the column here.

World Creators Summit

The World Creators Summit (formerly known as World Copyright Summit), will take place in Washington, D.C. on June 4 and 5. This biennial event aims at establishing a constructive dialogue and exchanging ideas and diverse viewpoints among a breadth of stakeholders from creators to broadcasters, legal experts to policy-makers and many others.

Sessions will cover issues from the future of creative industries in the digital age, how innovation and copyright co-exist, consequences of the digital environment for creators, new business models for the creative industries, how licensing be made easier and key issues dominating the Copyright Agenda.

NMPA members benefit from the CISAC discount fee, so register today.