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Grammy-winning songwriter Tiffany Red on the battle for equitable publishing

“‘You write these massive songs and you see the whole world dancing to them and celebrating to them, and you’re broke” In a video released on 19 February, Grammy-winning songwriter…

Winners of FTMI Awards for outstanding contribution to music creator rights announced in Rio de Janeiro

Cape Verdean songwriter Solange Cesarovna and German composer Jörg Evers are award recipients in 2023 10 November 2023 – Rio de Janeiro: Fair Trade Music International (FTMI) has announced Cape…

MCNA applauds congressional interest in balancing MLC board of directors

Hundreds of millions in songwriter and composer royalties at stake NEW YORK CITY, OCTOBER 2, 2023: The organizational members of the Music Creators North America (MCNA) alliance, including the Songwriters…

FTMI endorses comments urging CRB to to reconsider royalty rates for music streaming

Fair Trade Music International has endorsed a submission by the Songwriters Guild of America, Inc., the Society of Composers & Lyricists, Music Creators North America and the individual music creators…

Musical culture and economics rest on both speech freedoms and copyright protections

New York, November 19, 2022: With the suppression of artistic freedoms on the rise throughout the world, it remains clear that many governments continue to view the longstanding practice of…

Streaming “needs a complete reset”. UK government inquiry concurs with FMTI study on revenue parity

After ten months of analysis, discussions and expert testimony, the UK government has released the results of its inquiry into the Economics of Music Streaming and concluded that the system…

“Fans deserve better” says Anita Baker in comments on music streaming

One thing on which songwriters and music streaming platforms generally agree is that the more people that hear a song, the better. For the music creator, this certainly builds awareness…

The key drivers for music streaming adoption in 2021

The Mobile App Daily website has published a fascinating in-depth analysis of the key Spotify statistics driving music streaming adoption in 2021. In the article, writer Aparna Kaushik looks into…

SoundCloud prepares to launch user-centric streaming model

SoundCloud, the digital audio distribution platform based in Berlin, is to become the first service of its kind to switch to a user-centric royalty model for 100,000 of its indie…

Music streaming platforms give evidence at UK government inquiry

Following a successful campaign and public petition, the UK government has been conducting an inquiry into the economics of music streaming. The process is examining the economic impact music streaming…