CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi said the company, which beat full-year guidance, expects a boost from “a regular cadence of price increases” from music subscription services.
After “BBL Drizzy” was sampled in Sexyy Red and Drake’s new single “U My Everything,” it required a lawyer to create a procedure for clearing AI samples. It's never been done before.
Savan Kotecha will receive the Non-Performing Songwriter Icon Award
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The NMPA's letter arrives just a week after The MLC filed a lawsuit against Spotify for "improperly" cutting royalties for songwriters and publishers.
"Otis’ songs have shaped the cultural landscape across genres and generations," remarked SMP chief Jon Platt.
NMPA president and CEO David Israelite pushes back on Spotify's "potentially unlawful" move to reclassify its service.
A period of "relative peace" between the industry and Spotify appears to be over.
Kevin Parker says that "passing on ownership of my songs is one that I don't think about very lightly, at all," but that he has "a lot of love and trust" in SMP.
The Administration MP, Drive Publishing, Red Brick Songs and Lofi Chill & Lofi Jazz have joined the collective licensing organization.
