National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) In The News

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From Universal’s Frank Zappa catalog acquisition to Triller’s US IPO… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The big stories from the past week

News

Universal buys Frank Zappa recordings, song catalog and complete contents of ‘The Vault’ housing 1,000+ hours of film and video

Acquisition also includes Frank Zappa’s name and likeness

News

Music licensing tech startup Songclip strikes strategic partnership with National Music Publishers’ Association

Deal comes just days after Songclip announced a partnership with Universal Music Group

Interviews

‘In country, I feel like the magic of songwriting is still very apparent and very dominant.’

MBW profiles country music writing royalty Ashley Gorley as part of our World's Greatest Songwriters series

News

BMG slams ‘industry consensus that turned a blind eye to a 15-year pay freeze for songwriters’

“We regret on this occasion that we did not speak out earlier and more robustly against an industry consensus that turned a blind eye to what has been a 15-year pay freeze for songwriters."

Analysis Blog

‘This agreement guarantees a raise for CDs, vinyl and downloads, but we know that songwriters need much more to succeed – they need fairness.’

This op/ed comes from David Israelite, the President & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA)

News

Record labels and publishers ink major settlement, moving from 9.1 cents to 12 cents per track for US mechanical royalties on physical sales

Agreement reached to settle rate negotiation in the US

Analysis News

Judges in the US have hinted that the mechanical royalty rate paid to publishers and songwriters for vinyl sales should rise. The major labels’ lawyers have come out swinging.

MBW brings you the blow-by-blow of an extraordinary legal battle taking place in the US. It's got everything!