David Israelite In The News

Spotify and other streaming services propose ‘lowest royalty rates in history’ for songwriters

Music streaming services have all filed documents with the US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) this week

Roblox strikes deal with music publishers

Lawsuit dismissed and plan set to expand music in the metaverse

Twitch strikes deal with music publishers

According to the NMPA, Twitch will provide "new opportunities" to music publishers

Merck Mercuriadis: ‘None of us should be able to sleep in good conscience at night until the true value of the songwriters’ contributions to this business are recognized.’

Merck Mercuriadis responds to criticism of his views regarding the major record companies and publishers

Nile Rodgers re-elected as Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame

Nile Rodgers has already spent three years in the role

Roblox says $200m+ copyright lawsuit is based on a ‘fundamental misunderstanding’. Music publishers disagree.

Both parties are accusing each other of not knowing the law

Roblox sued for $200m+ by music publishers, who allege copyright infringement

David Israelite claims that Roblox maintains a library of hundreds of thousands of songs, including a portfolio of commercial tracks that he says the company has "refused to license"

Rod Wave was the biggest artist-songwriter in the US in Q1, with 10 certifications

Top non-performing songwriter was Mike Dean with seven certifications