This section features our interviews/articles with top A&R executives and Music Publishing executives.
Serena Elton, the MLC’s Head of Educational Partnerships, discusses streaming royalties for songwriters & music publishers.
Interview with David Israelite about the new streaming royalty rates, plus updates on radio royalties, sync, and other income sources.
Interview with Kris Ahrend of The Mechanical Licensing Collective, about how they collect & distribute streaming & download royalties.
Interview with David Israelite about songwriter & publisher royalties, and the new income streams that have emerged such as TikTok.
Interview with Alex Flores, who is the Head of Creative at BMI. She discusses her extensive career, and the latest developments at BMI.
David Israelite tells how the Covid pandemic and shutdown has impacted the income for songwriters and music publishers.
Interview with Dan Mackta, head of Qobuz USA. Qobuz is a music streaming company that specializes in hi-res audio.
Interview with David Israelite about new developments in music streaming that affect royalties for songwriters & publishers.
Interview with NMPA President David Israelite about the passing of the Music Modernization Act. He explains how it helps songwriters & publishers.
John Titta, Head of Membership at ASCAP, discusses his excellent career as a PRO exec, music publisher, musician and advocate for songwriters.
Shani Gonzales discusses her excellent career, working with songwriters who have written hit songs for Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Florida Georgia Line, DJ Khaled, Chris Brown and other artists.
Music exec Sam Kling discusses the growth & success story of SESAC. He’s been involved with their signings of Green Day, Kesha, Kings of Leon and Robin Thicke.
Carla Wallace talks about the success of Big Yellow Dog Music, which has signed music publishing deals with Meghan Trainor, Maren Morris and other hit songwriters.
Angie Pagano of APG discusses the company’s hit success. They’ve had hits with Justin Bieber, Charlie Puth, Maroon 5, Fifth Harmony, Big Sean and others.
Interview with music exec & author Randall Wixen, who represents many top catalogs including Tom Petty, Neil Young, the Black Keys, Santana and Journey.
David Israelite of the NMPA explains the developments in the battle for publishers & songwriters to be paid higher rates from music streaming companies.
Dale Kawashima, Head of SongwriterUniverse, fondly recalls being a songplugger for Prince, placing cover hits for him, including “I Feel For You” by Chaka Khan.
Interview with Evyen Klean of Neophonic, who is a top music supervisor & consultant for HBO and other companies. He talks about his great career, and offers tips on how to pitch songs for film & TV placements.
Josh Van Valkenburg, Head of A&R for Sony/ATV Music Nashville, discusses his excellent career and provides insights on how songwriters can succeed in Nashville.
Interview with attorney Donald Passman, about his music business book, and his thoughts on music streaming, label contracts and copyright.
