National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) In The News

If songs are more important than ever, why don’t more music publishers act like it?

Downtown CEO Justin Kalifowitz says the industry can be doing much more for its star talent

How much money is the US music publishing industry making? A billion dollars more than it was 4 years ago.

New stats from the NMPA, analyzed by MBW, reveal some surprising commercial facts

Justin Kalifowitz on why Downtown bought CD Baby owner AVL Digital

Downtown's Founder and CEO was interviewed live on stage at The Great Escape in Brighton, UK

Music publishers sue luxury exercise brand Peloton in $150m copyright infringement lawsuit

Brand was recently valued at $4 billion

Spotify vs. songwriters: Sony/ATV’s Martin Bandier and Warner/Chappell’s Carianne Marshall urge composers to fight royalty rate challenge

"I am incredibly disappointed that Spotify and the other companies have chosen to attack songwriters by appealing the long-overdue rate increases."

If Spotify thinks songwriters deserve more money, why is it trying to to cut their pay?

'We can expect Spotify to attack songwriters to cut what it pays them, and then try to deceive you about what it is doing.'

How Spotify could pinch back over $320m from songwriters with its new legal appeal

What scrapping Copyright Royalty Board's new rates might mean for songwriters and publishers

Songwriters of North America hit back at Spotify CRB appeal

Songwriter advocacy group pledges loud public campaign