In an apparent attempt to undercut Taylor Swift’s potential influence on the presidential election later this year, former president Donald Trump issued a statement on his Truth Social platform Sunday ...

The National Music Publishers’ Association, the Nashville Songwriters Association International and the Songwriters of North America today unveiled the board members and endorsements for their ...

An expanded Music Modernization Act was introduced in the U.S. Congress yesterday by House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), ranking member Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and 28 bipartisan cosponsors.

The Music Modernization Act was signed into law by President Trump today. The multifaceted legislation had widespread industry support as an overdue overhaul of antiquated licensing laws. But what is ...

Our series Common Ground highlights people who are setting aside partisan differences and solving problems. Nielsen says 76 percent of music listeners now stream their music. But musicians have not ...

RIAA President Mitch Glazier reflects on the sometimes-bumpy road the industry has traveled to get here, and what lies ahead. Congress has now passed the Music Modernization Act, legislation that will ...

Music laws have been written in a way that places songwriters at a deep disadvantage today in the technological age. At least, that is what Erik Maxwell, author of MODERNIZATION OF MUSIC, believes.

American politics may be polarized, but a new law signed by President Trump on Thursday suggests that liberals and conservatives agree on the need for a better system to compensate musicians and ...

The Music Modernization Act updates music copyright laws. There were some "Good Vibrations" at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Thursday. Musicians including Mike Love from the Beach Boys, Kid Rock, John ...

The Music Modernization Act (MMA), signed by the president last October, constitutes the most consequential change in music copyright law since 1976, affecting music licensing, protection for classic ...