Fallout Boy’s Pete Wentz and father Pete Wentz, Sr. prepare to tee off at the NMPA SONGS Foundation Golf Tournament on Monday at Riviera Country Club on Monday (Photo: NMPA) One could be forgiven for […]
A National Music Publishers’ Association graphic comparing Spotify head Daniel Ek’s 2024 stock sales with the streaming platform’s songwriter royalties in the U.S. during the year. Photo Credit: NMPA Who said the Spotify bundling criticism […]
The NMPA is officially taking aim at alleged infringement in podcasts available via Spotify. Photo Credit: NMPA After pledging an “all-encompassing” response to Spotify’s bundling craze, the NMPA has fired off north of 2,500 “detections […]
The NMPA is wishing all (or at least most) ‘unbundled joy’ this holiday season. (Photo Credit: Digital Music News) Amid a high-stakes showdown over Spotify’s unilateral bundling reclassifications, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is […]
TikTok has been dealt another blow after the National Music Publishers Association sent a letter to its members informing them that the organization does “not anticipate” to renew its licensing deal, Billboard reports. That means a lot […]
Photo Credit: David Veksler Earlier this month, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) spearheaded a copyright infringement lawsuit against the China-based parent company of video-making app Vinkle. Now, the court has recused itself from the […]
Last week, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) revealed that it had filed an infringement lawsuit against video-making service Vinkle as part of a broader crackdown on apps. Hipgnosis and others have joined the complaint […]
The National Music Publishers’ Association has claimed that the major labels took in a staggering 58.6 percent of 2021’s $9.8 billion in total streaming royalties – while continuing to tout its close ties with the […]
NMPA president and CEO David Israelite. The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has officially taken aim at about 100 apps that it says are using unlicensed music – in addition to sending “formal notices” to […]
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 […]