UK-based collection society PRS for Music on Tuesday (June 3) reported that it paid out GBP £1.02 billion in royalties…
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‘We need a change in approach to ensure songwriters are fairly remunerated for music that hugely enhances the gaming experience.’
MBW Views is a series of op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following MBW op/ed comes…
Warner Music Group launches WMG Pulse app for artists and songwriters to track streams, earnings, and fan engagement
Warner Music Group has launched a new app called WMG Pulse, described as a “powerful new platform that puts clear,…
NMPA says Spotify’s Q1 growth due to ‘undercutting of songwriters’ via audiobook bundling
The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) says Spotify‘s financial gains in the first quarter of 2025 come at the expense…
AI and the new Value Gap: Four actions to prevent songwriters from being sidelined
MBW Views is a series of exclusive op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following op/ed…
Duetti raises $200m in debt funding; expands into publishing catalog deals for indie artists and songwriters
Three-year-old music investment company Duetti has been on a mission to “democratize” catalog acquisitions by making them available to indie…
ASCAP’s payouts to songwriters and publishers rose 6.5% to $1.7bn in 2024, as membership ‘soared’ past 1m mark
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of…
Kobalt estimates $1bn+ in publishing royalties go uncollected each year. Its new platform, KOSIGN, helps indie songwriters collect their share.
Kobalt says it represents, on average, over 35% of the top 100 songs and albums in the US and the…
Universal Music adopts ISNI system, assigning ID numbers to songwriters and artists
Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially adopted the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) system as a means to improve identification…
BMI urges songwriters, publishers to speak out against ‘additional regulation of PROs’ amid US Copyright Office inquiry
US performance rights organization BMI has launched a campaign urging its affiliates (songwriters, composers, and publishers) to make their voices…