David Israelite In The News

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

NFTs: What songwriters and music publishers need to know

'Songwriters and copyright owners should be vigilant about NFT sales that implicate their work,' writes National Music Publishers' Association president & CEO, David Israelite

Spotify, Apple and others pay $424.38m in historical Unmatched Royalties to Mechanical Licensing Collective

'This is a massive win for music creators and the streaming services themselves,' says NMPA President & CEO David Israelite

Triller is singing a dangerous tune.

The TikTok rival's latest words are strong – but are they true?

Universal Music Group pulls catalog from Triller, says TikTok rival has ‘shamefully withheld payments’ to artists

World's biggest rights-holder takes down huge catalog from video platform

21 Savage was the biggest songwriter in the US in Q4 2020, with 21 certifications

He was followed by Trippie Reed with 19 certifications

How Should the Music Streaming Revenue Pie Be Split?

This MBW blog comes from David Israelite, President and CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association