National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) In The News

Artists should take a principled stance against Spotify for songwriters

The following MBW Op/ed comes from David Israelite, the President and CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association

Warner Chappell: Spotify, Google and Amazon are paying songwriters an ‘appallingly low’ rate in the US

Warner Chappell's co-chairs slam streaming pay rate for songwriters

Twitch strikes strategic partnership with indie label agency Merlin

'It really is an exciting time to be an independent artist,' says Tracy Chan, VP, Head of Music at Twitch

Juice 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)

In partnership with the RIAA’s Gold & Platinum Program, NMPA finds and certifies the songwriters and publishers of RIAA-certified singles

Three judges decide what Spotify, Apple, and YouTube Music pay songwriters in the US. One of those roles is now up for grabs.

Successful applicant will succeed Chief Judge Jesse Feder who stepped down in November

Kane Brown’s Be Like That ft. Swae Lee and Khalid was the most listened to Country song in the US in the past year (according to the NMPA Gold & Platinum Program, based on RIAA certifications)

Be Like That was the most listened to Country song in the past year according to RIAA certifications

‘The music industry can feel like playing the lottery for musicians. But those building communities on Twitch are getting rewarded.’

Twitch's Tracy Chan answers MBW's questions

Snapchat inks licensing deal with Sony Music Entertainment

Deal means that Snap now has partnerships in place with all three major labels