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Artists mobilize in support of Fair Play Fair Pay Act

Posted on by Anna Washenko

A coalition of performers staged an event dubbed Fair Play Fair Pay Day, gathering at Capitol Hill in support of proposed legislation that would charge royalty fees for sound recordings played on terrestrial radio. T-Bone Burnett, Rosanne Cash, and more than 40 other artists participated in the press conference. Speakers addressed both the topic of payment for radio airplay and safe harbors in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. Continue Reading →

Subha Modur joins RAIN Streaming Audio Advertising Summit as featured speaker

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Subha Modur, Director of North American Media at travel company KAYAK, has joined the speaker roster of the Streaming Audio Advertising Summit, June 2 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York. Modhur will engage in a live interview session to explore the marketing opportunities, advantages, goals, and ideal outcomes of streaming audio advertising from the perspective of a brand advertiser. Click through for details. Continue Reading →

Kobalt’s AMRA posts 28% increase in Spotify, YouTube earnings

Posted on by Anna Washenko

The American Music Rights Association (AMRA), owned by music publisher Kobalt, which claims to be the largest independent music publisher in the world, reported increased earnings from both YouTube and Spotify in Q3 2015. During its first three months of administering Kobalt’s catalog in Europe, AMRA saw a 26% increase in Spotify earnings and a 34% increase in YouTube earnings for the publishing client. Continue Reading →