The Latest Check out the latest news, events and updates. Search for: Clear May 6, 2022‘this Agreement Guarantees A Raise For Cds, Vinyl And Downloads, But We Know That Songwriters Need Much More To Succeed – They Need Fairness.’ | MbwThe following op/ed comes from David Israelite, the President & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). NMPA is the trade association5 May 6, 2022Record Labels And Publishers Ink Major Settlement, Moving From 9.1 Cents To 12 Cents Per Track For Us Mechanical Royalties On Physical Sales | MbwLast month, MBW told you about an epic negotiation going on in the United States over certain types of mechanical royalty rates paid to songwriters for sales5 May 6, 2022Songwriter, Artist Trade Groups Applaud Crb Mechanical Rate Increase | BillboardOn Thursday (May 5), trade groups representing the major record labels, publishers and songwriters announced a settlement to increase the mechanical rate for5 May 3, 2022Interview: Nmpa President & Ceo David Israelite | Celebrity AccessThis week In the Hot Seat with Larry LeBlanc: David Israelite, President & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association. In his role as a top-level5 April 28, 2022Nmpa Sets Date For 2022 Annual Meeting, First In-person Gathering In 2 Years | BillboardThe National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) will hold its annual meeting on June 15, 2022, at New York City’s Lincoln Center, the organization5 April 28, 2022With Elon Musk In Charge, Will Twitter Finally License Music? | BillboardMonday’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 to5 March 28, 2022Billboard’s 2022 Top Music Lawyers | BillboardDanielle Aguirre Executive VP/General Counsel, National Music Publishers’ Association Any upstart technology company that uses music to help build a user5 March 28, 2022Billboard’s 2022 Women In Music Top Executives | BillboardDanielle Aguirre Executive VP/General Counsel, National Music Publishers’ Association Aguirre shared recognition as Billboard’s Women in Music5 February 15, 2022Spotify Backlash Offers Rare Insight Into Reeling Music Industry — And Struggles Of Working Musicians | The Washington PostIndiaArie was already tired of the meager checks she was receiving from Spotify when Neil Young decided to bolt from the platform. Young had clashed with the5 February 2, 2022Juice Wrld And Nick Mira Named Biggest Artist-songwriter And Songwriter In The Us In Q4 2021, On The Nmpa Gold & Platinum Program (based On Riaa Certifications) | MbwThe National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) has announced the top songwriters for Q4 2021, including the top artist-songwriter and top non-performing5 January 31, 2022Artists Should Take A Principled Stance Against Spotify For Songwriters | MbwNeil Young recently pulled his music from Spotify prompting a conversation about Joe Rogan, and what started as a boycott over a podcaster has launched a5 January 26, 2022Nmpa Ceo David Israelite Discusses Music Royalties During The Pandemic, The Latest On Copyright Royalty Board Hearings, And The Growth Of Tiktok And Other Income Streams | Songwriter UniverseWith the pandemic having lasted for almost two years now, it’s been a rough period for almost everyone in the music industry, and particularly for touring5 Load More
May 6, 2022‘this Agreement Guarantees A Raise For Cds, Vinyl And Downloads, But We Know That Songwriters Need Much More To Succeed – They Need Fairness.’ | MbwThe following op/ed comes from David Israelite, the President & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). NMPA is the trade association5
May 6, 2022Record Labels And Publishers Ink Major Settlement, Moving From 9.1 Cents To 12 Cents Per Track For Us Mechanical Royalties On Physical Sales | MbwLast month, MBW told you about an epic negotiation going on in the United States over certain types of mechanical royalty rates paid to songwriters for sales5
May 6, 2022Songwriter, Artist Trade Groups Applaud Crb Mechanical Rate Increase | BillboardOn Thursday (May 5), trade groups representing the major record labels, publishers and songwriters announced a settlement to increase the mechanical rate for5
May 3, 2022Interview: Nmpa President & Ceo David Israelite | Celebrity AccessThis week In the Hot Seat with Larry LeBlanc: David Israelite, President & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association. In his role as a top-level5
April 28, 2022Nmpa Sets Date For 2022 Annual Meeting, First In-person Gathering In 2 Years | BillboardThe National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) will hold its annual meeting on June 15, 2022, at New York City’s Lincoln Center, the organization5
April 28, 2022With Elon Musk In Charge, Will Twitter Finally License Music? | BillboardMonday’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 to5
March 28, 2022Billboard’s 2022 Top Music Lawyers | BillboardDanielle Aguirre Executive VP/General Counsel, National Music Publishers’ Association Any upstart technology company that uses music to help build a user5
March 28, 2022Billboard’s 2022 Women In Music Top Executives | BillboardDanielle Aguirre Executive VP/General Counsel, National Music Publishers’ Association Aguirre shared recognition as Billboard’s Women in Music5
February 15, 2022Spotify Backlash Offers Rare Insight Into Reeling Music Industry — And Struggles Of Working Musicians | The Washington PostIndiaArie was already tired of the meager checks she was receiving from Spotify when Neil Young decided to bolt from the platform. Young had clashed with the5
February 2, 2022Juice Wrld And Nick Mira Named Biggest Artist-songwriter And Songwriter In The Us In Q4 2021, On The Nmpa Gold & Platinum Program (based On Riaa Certifications) | MbwThe National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) has announced the top songwriters for Q4 2021, including the top artist-songwriter and top non-performing5
January 31, 2022Artists Should Take A Principled Stance Against Spotify For Songwriters | MbwNeil Young recently pulled his music from Spotify prompting a conversation about Joe Rogan, and what started as a boycott over a podcaster has launched a5
January 26, 2022Nmpa Ceo David Israelite Discusses Music Royalties During The Pandemic, The Latest On Copyright Royalty Board Hearings, And The Growth Of Tiktok And Other Income Streams | Songwriter UniverseWith the pandemic having lasted for almost two years now, it’s been a rough period for almost everyone in the music industry, and particularly for touring5