by Ashley Jones | May 6, 2022 | Front Page, Media
On Thursday (May 5), trade groups representing the major record labels, publishers and songwriters announced a settlement to increase the mechanical rate for physical and download sales to 12 cents per song — a 32% boost from the 9.1 cent rate that has been in place...
by Ashley Jones | May 3, 2022 | Front Page, Media
This week In the Hot Seat with Larry LeBlanc: David Israelite, President & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association. In his role as a top-level music industry spokesman, David Israelite moves effortlessly between the music publishing and technology...
by Ashley Jones | Apr 28, 2022 | Front Page, Media
The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) will hold its annual meeting on June 15, 2022, at New York City’s Lincoln Center, the organization announced Wednesday (April 27). This is the first year since 2019 that the NMPA has been able to host its annual...
by Ashley Jones | Apr 28, 2022 | Front Page, Media
Monday’s announcement that Elon Musk would buy Twitter for $44 billion spurred a tsunami of speculation about what the world’s richest man would attempt to do with the platform, and how those actions would impact its more than 200 million daily users. Sen. Elizabeth...
by Ashley Jones | Mar 28, 2022 | Front Page, Media
Danielle Aguirre Executive VP/General Counsel, National Music Publishers’ Association Any upstart technology company that uses music to help build a user base can expect a call from the NMPA if it’s not paying royalties along the way. Over the last 18 months, the NMPA...
by Ashley Jones | Mar 28, 2022 | Front Page, Media
Danielle Aguirre Executive VP/General Counsel, National Music Publishers’ Association Aguirre shared recognition as Billboard’s Women in Music Co-Executive of the Year in 2018 with Jacqueline Charlesworth, Susan Genco and Dina LaPolt for their support of the Music...