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In a surprise move set to benefit songwriters and publishers throughout the U.S., three major gatekeepers of the music industry — the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), the Nashville...

Members of several major trade groups have finally reached an agreement to raise the compulsory rate for physical releases, downloads, ringtones, and music bundles to 12 cents per track. The National...

Taylor Swift is one of the most well-known singers and songwriters in the world. In addition to her eleven Grammy wins over her almost twenty-year career, she was named the American Music Awards...

Women working as performing artists, songwriters, producers, and on the business side of the music industry have long bonded with each other over stories of sexual harassment, being scolded for...

On Sunday, March 14th, the 63rd GRAMMYs took place, celebrating musical achievements and creativity from the last year. Across the categories, six Songtrust songwriters were recognized for their...

Music publishing can be a key revenue generator for authors and rightsholders in the music industry. However, in order to maximize those opportunities, it’s crucial to verify what the copyright law...

This article was originally published in Music Ally. For the music industry, 2020 will go down in the history books as a very challenging year. With the impact of COVID-19 felt globally, everyone...

We’re nearing almost a full year into the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s safe to say that the COVID-19 virus has upended nearly everything we took for granted: How we socialize, how we shop, and how we...

From the ways we gather to hear live music to how we buy our groceries, there’s hardly a single thing the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t turned upside down. The disruption has hit many industries including...

Songtrust Will Administer the Publisher’s Full Catalog For the World Outside of the United States and Canada

The 63rd GRAMMY Awards are taking place on January 31st, 2021 and the complete list of nominations have been announced. We are thrilled to share that 19 Songtrust songwriters contributed to 14...