David Israelite In The News

Here’s exactly what Spotify, Apple and other streaming services want to pay songwriters from 2023 onwards.

MBW rifles through the filings of Big Tech to see what the likes of Google and Spotify are proposing

From Spotify vs. songwriters to Adele vs. our emotions: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up

The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter

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