National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) In The News

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

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

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ELVIS Act signed into law in Tennessee to protect artists’ voice and likeness from the misuse of AI

The bipartisan ELVIS Act was signed into law on Thursday (March 21) by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee

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Universal and instrument maker Roland publish ‘Principles for Music Creation with AI’ as part of new partnership

The companies' joint manifesto is "a series of clarifying statements relating to the responsible use of AI"

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TikTok’s ‘Add to Music App’ feature expands to Brazil and Indonesia, where its Spotify rival TikTok Music is available

Rollout marks the first time the tool has launched in a country where TikTok Music is available

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The NMPA isn’t planning to renew its deal with TikTok. Will any indie publishers join Universal Music Group’s boycott?

NMPA offers to help indie pubs take legal action against ByteDance's platform