Warner Music Group’s Jessica Goldenberg Appointed to SoundExchange Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, D.C. — January 26, 2021 — SoundExchange today announced the appointment of Jessica Goldenberg, Vice President, Digital Strategy & Business Development for Warner Music Group (WMG), to its board of directors. Goldenberg...
Statement from President and CEO Michael Huppe on Appointment of Shira Perlmutter as Next Register of Copyrights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 21, 2020 – SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe issued the following statement today following Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden’s appointment of Shira Perlmutter as the next Register of...
Industry Leaders Call for Equal Treatment of Music Creators When Their Music Is Played in Markets Around the World
WASHINGTON, D.C. – September, 15, 2020 – The movement to achieve global fairness for music creators gained ground today when a broad spectrum of organizations representing artists, musicians, and managers called for the end of the...
SoundExchange Praises European Union Court Decision On Equal Treatment for Creators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 8, 2020 – SoundExchange praised the European Court of Justice’s ruling ordering European Union countries to treat music creators equally regardless of their nationality, recognizing this as an important...
Music Industry Launches Campaign for the Fair Trade of Music
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 24, 2020 – SoundExchange joined with a coalition of music industry groups to launch the “Fair Trade of Music” campaign to fight for the fair and equal treatment of music creators when their music is played in...
Big Tech Platforms Can Do Better, Address Copyright Problems Identified by New Government Study
WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 21, 2020 – The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), the Music Artists Coalition (MAC), the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the...
STATEMENT: Music Advocates Denounce Big Radio Bailout in HEROES Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 14, 2020 – Following the release of the House of Representatives’ draft HEROES Act, SoundExchange, the American Association of Independent Music (A2iM), the Future of Music Coalition, and the Recording Academy...
Statement from President and CEO Michael Huppe on Ratification of USMCA by Government of Canada
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 30, 2020 – SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe issued the following statement today following ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by the Government of Canada on April 29. “We...
SoundExchange Hits $7 Billion in Royalty Distributions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 9, 2020 – SoundExchange today announced that it has distributed more than $7 billion in total royalties to music creators since its creation in 2003. This significant distribution threshold was passed during...
Statement from President and CEO Michael Huppe on Passage of CARES Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 27, 2020 – SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe issued the following statement today following House passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. “In these difficult...
