Analysis Blog Santa’s guide to tech companies: Who’s been naughty and who’s been nice to songwriters this year NMPA boss David Israelite on the tech platforms who've supported composers in 2020... and those who have been less beneficial
News Old Town Road was the most listened to Country song in the US in the past year (according to RIAA certifications) The NMPA Gold & Platinum Program has announced the top country songs and songwriters for the past year
Blog Live streaming must respect the rights of songwriters "Music is central to the livestreaming phenomenon."
News J. Cole was the biggest songwriter in the US in Q2, with 21 certifications 771 songwriters were certified Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum in Q2
Analysis Blog Songwriters Deserve Freedom NMPA President David Israelite on a historic opportunity for modern US lawmakers to shift power away from Big Tech – and towards songwriters
Analysis US publishers pulled in $3.7bn during 2019 – just over half what record labels made David Israelite and the NMPA break down the performance of members last year
News Lil Baby was the biggest songwriter in the US in Q1, with 22 certifications 805 songwriters were certified Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum in Q1
News TikTok launches ‘Transparency Center’ – but the NMPA blasts service for ‘not using music legally’ New facility to allow 'outside experts' to see how the platform moderate content on the platform
News Music publishers and Peloton reach settlement over copyright infringement lawsuit They will also work together to 'further optimize' Peloton’s music licensing systems and processes
News Judge dismisses Peloton’s antitrust counterclaim against music publishers Exercise giant alleged that the NMPA “coordinated to collectively negotiate licenses in violation of antitrust laws”
News NMPA calls for ‘scrutiny’ of TikTok, says platform has ‘consistently violated US copyright law and the rights of songwriters and music publishers’ 'Many videos uploaded to TikTok incorporate musical works that have not been licensed and for which copyright owners are not being paid.'
News Peloton just generated $915m in annual revenues… but only paid 2% of it to music rightsholders Is the luxury exercise company paying artists and songwriters enough for their work?
Music Business Jobs NMPA NMPA – Vice President/Senior Counsel (US) Expertise in copyright law, especially as it applies to music and new media essential Job type: Business Affairs / LegalLocation: Washington DC, United StatesApplications for this position have now closed.
News NMPA-backed Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) approved by US Copyright Office MLC is backed by the National Music Publishers’ Association, the Nashville Songwriters Association International and the Songwriters of North America.
News Pulse Music Group co-CEO Scott Cutler joins NMPA Board He is also a multi-platinum songwriter and record producer