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Spotify Comes Out Swinging in Phono V Filings, Defending Phono IV as ‘A Success for the Industry’ and Calling for ‘A Clean Continuation’ of the Current Rates

Dylan Smith

October 14, 2026

Primary Wave Inks Catalog Deal With The Verve Pipe’s Brian Vander Ark — Including ‘The Freshmen,’ ‘Photograph,’ and More

Dylan Smith

October 13, 2026

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Michael Whalen

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Streaming Music Platform (DSP) Marketshare breakdown, H1 2026 (Source: DMN Pro, Digital Music News)

After a Brief Shocker by Apple Music, Spotify Regains Supremacy in the US-Based Subscriber Race. Here’s the Latest DSP Subscriber Data for H1 2026.

Paul Resnikoff

October 7, 2026

Word Collections collects publisher royalties outside the US

Apple, Amazon, Spotify, and YouTube Are Now Paying All Songwriter/Publisher Royalties Directly to Word Collections on Behalf of Clients in Territories Outside the U.S.

Ashley King

October 7, 2026

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The US Government Is Forcing Streaming Services to Pay Songwriters 43.8% More

Jeff Price

January 28, 2018

A new ruling from the US Government requires that streaming music services raise their royalty rates for songwriters and music publishers. Here are the details. The United States Copyright Board (CRB) held ... Read More...

‘Music Modernization Act’ Page 38: Artists Forfeit ALL Unclaimed Royalties After 3 Years

Paul Resnikoff

January 11, 2018

Major publishers and streaming services love the bill. But is the 'Music Modernization Act' screwing the rest of the music industry? It's been praised as a long overdue piece of royalty legislation, and a f... Read More...

Federal Appeals Court Rules Against DOJ’s ‘100% Licensing’ Requirement

Paul Resnikoff

December 19, 2017

US-based PROs just scored a major victory against the Department of Justice's '100% licensing' requirement. Please note: the following is a breaking and developing story. We'll be adding more details as we ... Read More...

Your Local Pizza Place Pays 4 Different Companies to Play 1 Song. That’s Stupid.

Paul Resnikoff

December 5, 2017

If you don't have contracts with multiple PROs, your tiny shop can be sued for infringement. But why does this have to be so complicated? I managed three different contracts for three different performance ... Read More...

Music Publishers Want to Create a Comprehensive Song Database — 15 Years Too Late

Paul Resnikoff

October 23, 2017

Last week, the largest music publishers in the world disclosed plans to create a centralized song database. Seriously? It's getting harder and harder to feel sorry for music publishers. In July, we wrote... Read More...

Ed Sheeran Desperately Trying to Repair Fan Relationships as Facebook Rips Down Cover Videos

Paul Resnikoff

March 13, 2017

Ed Sheeran fans are making Facebook cover videos. Warner Music Group, Ed Sheeran's label, is having them ripped down. Ed Sheeran is personally apologizing and getting them reinstated. Maybe there's a bette... Read More...

Tech Investor Says Songwriters Are Being Deceived. A Publishing Executive Responds…

Paul Resnikoff

August 29, 2016

The following guest post comes from David Israelite, CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA), a trade association representing American music publishers. It's a response to an earlier gues... Read More...

Apple Music Scores Exclusive Rights to Britney Spears Next Album, Glory

Daniel Sanchez

August 4, 2016

In its battle with online music streaming giant Spotify, Apple Music appears to have gotten the upper-hand this time around. After The New York Times reported Apple Music scored an exclusive deal with R&B s... Read More...

Publishing CEO Slams DOJ as Incompetent ‘Career Lawyers’ With Google Bias…

Paul Resnikoff

August 4, 2016

The takedown follows a refusal by US Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys to budge on its earlier licensing mandate. Music publishers were dealt a heavy blow this morning, as the US Department of Justice re... Read More...

Drake’s ‘Views’ Claims Top Spot On Billboard 200 For 10th Week

Charlotte Hassan

July 18, 2016

Drake has done it yet again... Drake's Views album has claimed the number one spot on the Billboard 200 chart for ten non-consecutive week, the third-best run for a hip-hop release. For the first nine week f... Read More...

AIMP, A2IM and CMPA: This Position By The DoJ on 100% Licensing is 100% Wrong

Charlotte Hassan

July 12, 2016

"If we value music, we need to value those who create it." Below is a statement from Michael Eames, President of AIMP, Richard James Burgess, Ph.D., CEO of A2IM and Jodie Ferneyhough, President of CMPA regar... Read More...

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Your Local Pizza Place Pays 4 Different Companies to Play 1 Song. That’s Stupid.

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