National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) In The News

From Universal’s TikTok deal to Blackstone’s bid for Hipgnosis Songs Fund… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…

Universal Music and TikTok strike new licensing deal – including ‘improved remuneration’ for UMG artists and songwriters

The announcement brings to an end a long-running licensing dispute between the two companies.

The NMPA’s TikTok deal has officially ended. What does that mean for independent publishers in the US?

“Music is essential to TikTok. As we have said, we are not engaging in an extension of our deal," said NMPA President & CEO David Israelite

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From the NMPA’s criticism of Spotify’s bundling plans to Concord’s bid for Hipgnosis assets… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…

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NMPA accuses Spotify of ‘attacking songwriters’ as streaming service changes how it pays out mechanical royalties in the US

SPOT now considers its Premium plans to be 'bundles' – because they combine audiobooks and music

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New US bill could make developers disclose their use of copyrighted music to train generative AI models

All uses of copyrighted materials would have to be registered with the Register of Copyrights under the proposed Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act

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Billie Eilish, Metro Boomin, and more tell tech platforms: Stop using AI to ‘infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists’

More than 200 artists sign open letter calling on music platforms and tech companies to agree to AI pledge

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The MLC has distributed over $2bn to songwriters and publishers since 2021

Nashville-headquartered organization just reached a significant milestone