RIAA In The News

‘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)

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

Splice Chief Music Officer Maria Egan exits, joins Riot Games as Global Head of Music & Events

Egan was previously Chief Music Officer at Splice since 2020

Universal Music Publishing Group inks global deal with Glass Animals lead singer Dave Bayley

In 2020, Glass Animals released the RIAA Triple Platinum hit Heat Waves, solely written and produced by Bayley

Glenn Mendlinger promoted to EVP of Republic Records and President of Imperial Music

Mendlinger is based out of the company’s global headquarters in New York

Luis Sánchez, CEO of AfinArte: ‘Latin artists are now global artists.’

MBW's Trailblazers series kicks off with one of Mexico's premier independent music entrepreneurs

Latin music is on course to generate over $1 billion in the US in 2022

MBW calculations suggest that Latin music claimed a near-7% market share of US streaming revenues last year

Universal to represent Elvis Presley publishing catalog, via global deal with Authentic Brands Group

Deal builds on Universal Music’s existing relationship with Elvis Presley Enterprises owner, Authentic Brands Group, owner of