National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) In The News

I was a co-founder of IMPALA. It saddens me to see how rabidly anti-major it’s become.

Kenny Gates responds to claims made by IMPALA about Universal and Downtown

US senators call for FTC probe into Spotify’s bundling practices

Senators claim Spotify's bundling practices 'harm consumers and could deeply damage the marketplace'

Music publishers and Elon Musk’s X granted 90 day pause to copyright lawsuit for ‘good faith negotiations’ to try to settle out of court

Publishers 'to discuss with X the resolution of the suit and proper compensation to songwriters and publishers for past unlicensed uses, while providing an opportunity for go forward licensing,' says NMPA spokesperson

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From Sony’s $2.5bn spent in the past year to UMG’s Patrick Whitesell JV… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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

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US music publishing revenue jumped 13.4% to $7bn in 2024, outpacing the growth rate of recorded music

Recovered unpaid royalties accounted for 27% of music publishing revenues last year, the NMPA's David Israelite said

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NMPA says Spotify ‘bundling’ move could cost music publishers $3.1bn through 2032

NMPA General Counsel Danielle Aguirre said Spotify's bundling move resulted in $230m in lost revenue during its first year

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Kacey Musgraves to receive Songwriter Icon award at NMPA 2025 annual meeting

Additionally, Apple Music head Oliver Schusser will sit down for a keynote conversation

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Donald Trump fires top US copyright official – sending concerning message over music and AI

Timing of Shira Perlmutter's dismissal, following a report sympathetic to copyright owners on AI, will raise worries over Trump's closeness to Big Tech