by Cara Cunningham | Oct 23, 2025 | Front Page, Media
Spotify, YouTube, Apple, TikTok – which streaming services support songwriters and which fight fair pay? NMPA president and CEO David Israelite explains. Irving Azoff recently slammed YouTube as “by far the worst offender” when it comes to paying creators...
by Cara Cunningham | Jun 20, 2025 | Media
By Jem Aswad (via Variety) Senators Marsha Blackburn and Ben Ray Luján bitterly criticized Spotify’s music-audiobooks bundling plan, which lowers royalties to songwriters and music publishers by hundreds of millions of dollars every year, in a letter released Friday...
by Cara Cunningham | Feb 4, 2025 | Front Page, Press Release
Notices contain over 2,500 detections of infringement on behalf of 19 NMPA publisher members WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) today announced the launch of an ongoing takedown initiative against Spotify for the unlicensed use of...
by Cara Cunningham | Jan 18, 2024 | Front Page, Media, News
The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has appointed Chris Barkley as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs. Barkley is described as a “seasoned political strategist” who has spent over two decades working in high-ranking positions on Capitol Hill...
by Cara Cunningham | Jan 18, 2024 | Press Release
Washington, D.C. – The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) today announced Chris Barkley will serve as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs. Chris is a seasoned political strategist who has spent over two decades working in high-ranking positions on...
