NMPA CEO Talks Spotify Podcast Takedowns and AI Strategy, Warns Against Government-Led PRO Reform

NMPA CEO Talks Spotify Podcast Takedowns and AI Strategy, Warns Against Government-Led PRO Reform

National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) president/CEO David Israelite joined the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) to give his annual State of Music Publishing address on Wednesday (April 2) at Lawry’s in Beverly Hills. In his speech, Israelite discussed hot button issues for publishers, including Spotify bundling (“we are still at war”), AI concerns, PRO reform and more. Israelite started by sharing the NMPA’s data on t…

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, NMPA boss David Israelite highlighted its relevance to AI licensing too. “The song is just as valuable, if not more, than the sound recording in […] The post is from Music Ally.