National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) In The News

Spotify hit with class action lawsuit over discontinued ‘Car Thing’ device

Consumers who purchased the device “are left with nothing more than a paperweight that cost between $50 and $100"

From Spotify’s battle with music publishers to the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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

Spotify’s battle with songwriters and music publishers is getting complicated. Here’s a recap.

MBW Explains what's happened, who has said what so far, and what could happen next...

AI ‘will bring the biggest revolution the creative sector has seen,’ Björn Ulvaeus says in CISAC’s latest annual report

The global umbrella group of collection societies is urging rightsholders to fight for their rights in the age of AI

Amid Spotify ‘bundling’ dispute in the US, NMPA calls on Congress to let music publishers opt out of compulsory license and negotiate with streamers ‘in a free market’

NMPA proposes legislative solution in letter to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees

Could Spotify lose the crucial ‘bundling’ lawsuit filed by the MLC? It all comes down to these legal arguments…

Spotify could easily lose the lawsuit failed against it... but still win in the long run

Sony Music Publishing mulls ‘all options’ against Spotify over bundling subscriptions

"Spotify is taking the position that all US subscribers are part of a bundle without choosing the bundle option"

From the NMPA vs. Spotify to Sony’s opt-out from gen AI… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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