SoundExchange Sues Music Choice for Underpayment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 10, 2019 – SoundExchange today filed a lawsuit against Music Choice to recover underpaid royalties. SoundExchange Senior Vice President and General Counsel Colin Rushing issued the following statement about the...
New CMRRA Service to Help Music Publishers and Songwriters Get Paid for Their Work
TORONTO – February 26, 2019 – The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency, Ltd. (CMRRA), Canada’s leading music reproduction rights collective, today announced a new service that gives music publishers and songwriters the ability...
Historic Music Modernization Act Becomes Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 11, 2018 – SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe issued this statement today after the Music Modernization Act became law. “With today’s signing of the Music Modernization Act, we mark a historic...
SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe Statement on Music Modernization Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 18, 2018 – The SoundExchange family of music creators today applauded the long-awaited passage of the comprehensive Music Modernization Act by the U.S. Senate. SoundExchange issued the following statement...
Capitol Hill Update: SoundExchange Issues Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Approval of the Music Modernization Act
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Music Modernization Act (S. 2823) by a voice vote, moving the bill to the full Senate for consideration. The bill represents the most comprehensive music licensing reform legislation in...
SXWorks Announces New Services for Music Publishers and Songwriters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 12, 2018 – SXWorks, a subsidiary of SoundExchange, today announced that it has developed two new services to expand upon NOI LOOKUP, the innovative new tool launched in January to help music publishers and...
SoundExchange and SiriusXM Settle Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 11, 2018 – SoundExchange and SiriusXM have settled their litigation surrounding outstanding claims from January 2007 through December 2017 in exchange for a lump sum payment of $150 million. Commenting on the...
Statement from SoundExchange President & CEO Michael Huppe on Introduction of Music Licensing Package in the U.S. Senate
SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe released this statement on the decision by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) to introduce a music licensing reform package, the Music Modernization Act (S. 2823), ahead of the Senate Judiciary...
SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe’s Statement on Passage of the Music Modernization Act (H.R. 5447)
SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe today released this statement on passage of the Music Modernization Act (H.R. 5447). OVERVIEW: “This is an historic day for music creators. Today’s overwhelming support in the House for the...
House Introduces Comprehensive Music Licensing Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 10, 2018 – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and 28 original cosponsors today introduced sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the nation’s...
