Music Business News: United States
News NMPA letter to Spotify included various allegations, one of which was that the music streaming service is hosting unlicensed lyrics on its platform News The new deal covers both Parker's existing song catalog as well as his future works. News NMPA letter obtained by MBW accuses Spotify of not obtaining licenses for the use of lyrics on its platform News Goodwin has been heading up the °1824 creative marketing team since its inception in 2019 News Rapper Kidd Wes had copyrighted the sound recording, but not the composition, of his 2016 track 'Made In America' Analysis Sony's corporate music division posted annual revenues of nearly $11 billion in the 12 months to end of March News Tom Allen has been appointed President of Downtown Royalties & Financial Services Analysis This article originally appeared within the latest MBW+ Monthly Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.