We’ve seen a growing slate of deals between major labels and AI-music companies that include the former’s publishing arms. Now US music-publishers body the NMPA has announced two of its […]
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US music bodies weigh in to publishers’ Anthropic lawsuit
A group of music publishers are continuing to sue AI firm Anthropic for copyright infringement, focusing on its alleged use of their lyrics to train its Claude model, as well […]
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X files lawsuit against 18 music publishers and the NMPA
Music publishers have been suing X for copyright infringement since June 2023, when it was still called Twitter. In June last year it seemed like a settlement was imminent, as the two […]
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Spotify and NMPA strike a deal… on ‘audiovisual opportunities’
Spotify and the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) have been at loggerheads for some time over the streaming service’s ‘bundles’.
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NMPA counts costs to publishers of music+audiobooks bundles
The US National Music Publishers Association held its annual meeting this week, and audiobook bundles were among its key talking points. Billboard reported on a speech from general counsel Danielle Aguirre claiming […]
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Snap re-signs global music publishing licensing deals – report
Snapchat’s owner Snap Inc. has signed a number of licensing agreements with major music publishers, Digital Music News reports. These deals are being structured by the National Music Publishers’ Association […]
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NMPA boss wants AI firms to value songs as much as recordings
The question of whether songs – as in compositions – are undervalued compared to recordings is not just a music-streaming debate. In his annual ‘State of Music Publishing’ speech this week, […]
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US music industry bodies make case to Trump over AI training
Tech firms have been telling President Trump’s administration how they’d like it to regulate AI. Now the music industry is having its say.
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NMPA podcasts takedown dents Spotify’s big profits moment
Yesterday was something of a rollercoaster for Spotify, with strong financial results – including a €1.37bn operating profit for 2024 as a whole – swiftly followed by the latest skirmish in its battle […]
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Amazon Music Unlimited adds Audible audiobooks… and the NMPA approves
The Amazon Music Unlimited streaming service is adding audiobooks through a partnership with its sister company Audible.
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NMPA’s Danielle Aguirre talks bundles, free-market deals and AI
The keynote at our inaugural Music Ally Publishing Summit last week saw the NMPA’s EVP and general counsel Danielle Aguirre interviewed.
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NMPA steps up Spotify fight: ‘Welcome to OUR version of a bundle’
US publishing body the NMPA held its annual meeting yesterday. Its boss David Israelite had some announcements about its Spotify battle.
