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Digital Music News » Music Publishing
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Is it time to streamline music rentals? Nkoda believes so, as it’s launched a one-stop platform, Kordl, alongside Universal Music Publishing and others. London-headquartered Nkoda, which bills itself as “the world’s leading digital library of sheet music,” formally announced that platform today. Besides Universal Music, Concord-owned Boosey & Hawkes and Wise Music Group are ..read more
Digital Music News » Music Publishing
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A look at the latest music industry scuttlebutt on Spotify’s post-bundling renegotiations with major content owners – and how the calculus keeps shifting for publishers, labels, songwriters, and artists. If you want to force Spotify back to the negotiating table, you need some serious leverage — which Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony ..read more
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1w ago
Downtown Music Publishing announces a slew of expansions and renewals, including a renewed partnership with singer-songwriter Tori Amos. Under the renewed agreement, which was first penned in 2018, Downtown Music Publishing will continue representing Amos’ full body of work. Tori Amos has built one of the most dedicated fan bases in popular music since her ..read more
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After pledging an “all-encompassing” response to Spotify’s bundling craze, the NMPA has fired off north of 2,500 “detections of infringement” concerning on-platform podcasts. The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) reached out with a formal announcement about the move today. Probably not coincidentally, the publisher representative disclosed the maneuver on the same day that Spotify posted ..read more
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2w ago
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Cutting Edge Group have officially launched a joint venture centering on the former’s extensive catalog of film and TV music. The companies reached out today with word of their partnership, which arrives more than two years after reports first indicated that Warner Bros. Discovery was looking to offload its music ..read more
Digital Music News » Music Publishing
2w ago
Another round of streaming price increases has arrived in the U.S. – this time from Amazon Music Unlimited. Like with Spotify’s bundling extravaganza, the move could have major royalty implications for songwriters and publishers. The Amazon-owned streaming platform emailed customers about the pricing pivot and, wasting no time, updated its subscription options accordingly. Moving forward ..read more
Digital Music News » Music Publishing
2w ago
Here’s a music industry newsflash: everybody hates Spotify’s cut-rate ‘bundled’ royalty payments — except for Spotify. Six-year-olds enjoy cauliflower more, but now that Spotify just whipped the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) in court, is there anything music publishers can do about it? This is not just a topic of spirited industry conjecture, but a matter ..read more
Digital Music News » Music Publishing
2w ago
Concord announces the acquisition of songwriter, musician, and producer Johnny McDaid’s song catalog. Concord has announced the acquisition of a portion of former Snow Patrol member, songwriter, musician, and producer Johnny McDaid’s song catalog. In addition to playing piano, guitar, and providing backing vocals for Snow Patrol, McDaid has written for artists like Ed Sheeran ..read more
Digital Music News » Music Publishing
2w ago
Since early 2024, Spotify has been ramming nearly every subscriber into a cut-rate ‘bundled’ package involving music and audiobooks — and boasting about the huge royalty savings while fighting publishers tooth-and-nail. Now, there’s serious pushback coming from Universal Music Group itself — and a brand-new, direct licensing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) to ..read more
Digital Music News » Music Publishing
3w ago
Maybe it’s just an accounting slip — or maybe it’s a serious dip. But according to preliminary Spotify royalty stats shared with Digital Music News by multiple US-based publishers, we may have a problem here. Spotify’s mechanical publishing royalties took a sudden-and-sizable dip this month for many US-based publishers and songwriters, according to preliminary stats ..read more