The publishing and songwriting community has already voiced its outrage over efforts by Spotify and other streaming services to overturn increases in US royalty rates. Now one of the ...
The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) has issued a point by point "fact check" of Spotify's explanation for its appeal against the Copyright Board's royalty rise.
In early 2018 the ...
President Donald Trump has finally done something the music industry approves of: he’s officially signed the Music Modernization Act into US law.
The bill – which will reform mechanical licensing ...
The music industry has applauded the passage of the Music Modernisation Act in the US Senate by unanimous consent. It now just awaits final reconsideration by the House of Representatives ...
The US Copyright Board’s decision to raise the US royalty rate for songwriters and publishers on on-demand subscription streaming services has been welcomed across the publishing biz.
The Copyright Royalty ...
Following recent major agreements with Universal Music Group and Sony/ATV, Facebook has published details of three more music licensing deals.
Announcing the news via a blog written by head ...
Over the coming days, a panel of three copyright judges in Washington DC will hear proposals from stakeholders regarding the mechanical royalties paid to songwriters and publishers over the next ...
UK Music chief executive Jo Dipple has told Music Week Donald Trump's victory in last week's American election "will bring visa implications for foreign visitors".
While she acknowledged the finer ...
The music industry was trying to work out what a Donald Trump Presidency will mean for the biz as the world reeled from his shock election win.
Last week saw ...
The US music publishing community has welcomed a decision from a federal judge rejecting the Department of Justice anti-trust division’s recent ruling on 100% licensing.
On Friday September 16, ...
