And in the follow-ups – BMI’s comments span 30 pages, compared to 40 for ASCAP’s – the PROs touched on a number of overlapping points. Most notably here, both consent-decree-bound entities made clear ...

In May, a federal judge struck down the Radio Music License Committee’s case to combine rate court proceedings with ASCAP and BMI. Undaunted, the RMLC has filed its intention to separately litigate ...

In May, a federal judge struck down the Radio Music License Committee’s case to combine rate court proceedings with ASCAP and BMI. Undaunted, the RMLC has filed its intention to separately litigate ...

In a significant and much-needed collaboration, the two leading performing rights organizations (PRO) in the U.S. — ASCAP and BMI — have teamed to launch a new data platform called Songview which ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the business and law of music. Some songwriters, like Dave Grohl, are switching from America’s big song licensing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ASCAP collections grew 14.1% to $1.737 billion in 2023 and payouts to songwriters and publishers increased 14.7% to $1.592 billion ...