Music Publishing

Updated: BMG Takes On Rolling Stones Catalog…

June 26, 2013

BMG announced that it has been appointed to represent The Rolling Stones post-1983 catalog. Image by badgreeb RECORDS, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC by 2.0) Furthermore, BMG ... Read More...

Breaking: David Israelite to Continue As NMPA’s President/CEO

Priscilla Kim

June 18, 2013

The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) Board of Directors announced that David Israelite will continue his role as the organization's President and CEO through 2018. Israelite has served as President... Read More...

Breaking: NMPA Annual Meeting and Board Member Election

Priscilla Kim

June 13, 2013

At yesterday's annual Nation Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) meeting, NMPA President and CEO David Israelite mustered members to "fight for fair pay and condemned Pandora's poor treatment of songwriters an... Read More...

Songwriters Respond: “This Is Another Sad Step in Pandora’s War Against Us…”

Paul Resnikoff

June 12, 2013

Pandora says they're merely angling to get the same rate as their competitor, iHeartRadio, who pays lower royalties because its parent is a broadcast radio conglomerate. Then again, if Pandora is such a friend... Read More...

Nashville and Tamworth, Australia to Become Sister Cities

Priscilla Kim

June 5, 2013

Australian music capital Tamworth and Nashville of the United States are teaming up to become sister cities. Tamworth will be the seventh city in the world to sign such a deal with Nashville. Previous sister ci... Read More...

Sony/ATV, the Publisher, Wants the Same Royalty Rate as Sony Music, the Label…

Helienne Lindvall

May 24, 2013

The planned June launch of Apple's streaming service is set to be delayed because Sony Music, the record label, and Sony/ATV, its publishing arm, are holding out for better deals. Sources have told the New Yor... Read More...

Digital Royalties Still Aren’t Enough to Cover PRS Expenses…

Paul Resnikoff

April 8, 2013

Last Thursday, PRS reported their financial results for 2012, and the good news is that it showed revenues were up by 1.7% on the previous year. The British songwriters' collection society also trumpeted the 3... Read More...

Why YouTube’s Global Deal With Universal Publishing Isn’t Simplifying Licensing…

Paul Resnikoff

April 4, 2013

The EU Commission has been complaining for a while about the difficulties of cross-border online licensing in Europe. Their aim is for users to be able to travel from country to country and still be able to acc... Read More...

If Streaming Is the Future, Songwriters Are In Deep Trouble…

Helienne Lindvall

March 27, 2013

Two of the top three countries, when it comes to revenue from recorded music, have just reported the figures for last year. US revenue is down by 0.9% and Germany's is down by 3.2%, as none of the countries has... Read More...

I’m an Indie Music Publisher. Please Don’t Let Them Put Me Out of Business…

Paul Resnikoff

February 21, 2013

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The following guest post comes from Monica Corton of indie publisher Next Decade Entertainment. I recently read an exchange on Forbes.com involving the Consumer Electronics Association’s (CEA) leader ... Read More...

Universal Music Publishing ‘Now Has the Power to Shut Pandora Down…’

Paul Resnikoff

February 5, 2013

Perhaps the only question is why Pandora executives aren't cashing out faster. Because it's becoming increasingly apparent that this company lacks a sustainable business model, even if they successfully force ... Read More...

Sony/ATV ‘Now Has the Power to Shut Pandora Down…’

Paul Resnikoff

January 17, 2013

It's a scary statement for Pandora, but according to sources, an accurate picture of a radically different licensing landscape in 2013. And one in which Sony/ATV directly controls an absolutely massive and cri... Read More...

CISAC Touts $10 Billion Global Collections Figure in 2023 Annual Report, Plans To ‘Make the Streaming World a Fairer Place’

K-Pop Label HYBE Inks New Distribution Deal with Tencent Music Entertainment

Sony Music CEO Says Streaming Services are ‘Watered Down By Low Quality and Meaningless Volume’

Bridger Is Building a PRO Alternative for Indie Artists — And Boosting Royalties by Roughly 25%

The Most Common Reasons Why Copyright Takedowns, Penalties, and Lawsuits Happen — According to a Top Music Licensing Expert Easy Song

Updated: BMG Takes On Rolling Stones Catalog…

Breaking: David Israelite to Continue As NMPA’s President/CEO

Breaking: NMPA Annual Meeting and Board Member Election

Songwriters Respond: “This Is Another Sad Step in Pandora’s War Against Us…”

Nashville and Tamworth, Australia to Become Sister Cities

Sony/ATV, the Publisher, Wants the Same Royalty Rate as Sony Music, the Label…

Digital Royalties Still Aren’t Enough to Cover PRS Expenses…

Why YouTube’s Global Deal With Universal Publishing Isn’t Simplifying Licensing…

If Streaming Is the Future, Songwriters Are In Deep Trouble…

I’m an Indie Music Publisher. Please Don’t Let Them Put Me Out of Business…

Universal Music Publishing ‘Now Has the Power to Shut Pandora Down…’

Sony/ATV ‘Now Has the Power to Shut Pandora Down…’