Inside Khloe Kardashian’s western-themed 40th birthday bash with strippers, mechanical bull and Snoop Dogg performance

Khloe Kardashian at her extravagant 40th birthday bash

KHLOE Kardashian has celebrated her birthday with an over-the-top western-themed party featuring strippers and a mechanical bull. The 40-year-old shared highlights of the bash on her Instagram Stories – from her all-denim outfit to a […]

Spotify Accounted for More Than 42% of All U.S. Mechanical Royalties Prior to Its Pre-Bundling Shift, DMN Pro Analysis Reveals

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How much are streaming music platforms actually paying for publishing in the U.S.? Amid an intensifying battle over Spotify’s bundling and a corresponding mechanicals decline, here’s a comprehensive look at actual payout data preceding Spotify’s […]

As Spotify Embraces Bundles, Mechanical Royalties Take a Hit — But Are We Missing the Big Picture?

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Make no mistake, music publishers aren’t thrilled about Spotify’s big shift towards bundled offerings. NMPA head David Israelite has condemned in no uncertain terms Spotify’s “perversion of the settlement” behind Phonorecords IV, making clear as […]

MCPS Mechanical Distributions Top $232M, Highest Since 2007

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Photo Credit: Jason Leung The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) says it has increased member distributions to £188.4 ($232M) in 2022. The MCPS collects mechanical royalties on behalf of 34,000 publishers, songwriters, and composers when their […]

Copyright Royalty Board Finally Confirms Songwriter Mechanical Royalty Rates for 2018-2022

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Photo Credit: 金 运 Copyright Royalty Board finally confirms its determination over songwriter mechanical royalty rates for 2018-2022.  The Copyright Royalty Board issued a determination on Tuesday (May 23) over Phonorecords III — U.S. songwriters’ and publishers’ […]

U.S. Copyright Office Seeks Comments on Late Fees for Mechanical Royalty Payments

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Photo Credit: Soundtrap The US Copyright Office issues a notification of inquiry soliciting public comments on late fees for mechanical royalty payments under the Music Modernization Act. The US Copyright Office is asking for public feedback on […]

BMG Criticizes RIAA, Major Labels, and NMPA Over Mechanical Royalties

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BMG has officially put the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), and the major labels themselves on blast for resisting a mechanical-royalty increase for physical releases and downloads. Berlin-based […]

SGA, SCL & MCNA Applaud Mechanical Royalty Rate Increase In the US

SGA, SCL & MCNA Applaud Mechanical Royalty Rate Increase In the US

Major label and publishing conglomerates Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group, as well as other publishers represented by the NMPA, have tentatively agreed to increase mechanical royalty rates on physical products […]

How the CRB Blew Out the NMPA’s Gaslight on Mechanical Licenses

Vinyl records, one of several physical formats judged as 'de minimis' by the NMPA (photo: Bru-nO)

Vinyl records, one of several physical formats judged as ‘de minimis’ by the NMPA (photo: Bru-nO) The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) tried valiantly to serve the labels, its real patrons, in the latest round […]

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Drop’s signature MT3 profile mechanical keycaps are buy one get one free

Shared from www.theverge.com I know Saturdays are usually for sleeping in, but I hope you don’t sleep on this round of deals. Drop has a very special sale on its exclusive collection of MT3 profile […]