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We're celebrating our 10th anniversary all year by digging in the vaults to re-present classic episodes with fresh commentary. Today, we're revisiting our 2017 conversation with Jimmy Webb. ABOUT JIMMY WEBBJimmy Webb emerged as a superstar songwriter and arranger in 1967 when two of his songs – The 5th Dimension's “Up, Up and Away” and Glen Campbell's “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” - were among the five nominees for the Grammy's Song of the Year award. He went on to write a string of major hits for Campbell, including “Wichita Lineman,” “Galveston,” "Where's the Playground Susie,” “Honey Come Back,” and many others. Additionally, he penned “MacArthur Park,” which was a hit for a diverse range of artists, including Richard Harris, Waylon Jennings, Tony Bennett, Andy Williams, and Donna Summer; “The Worst That Could Happen,” which was a Top 5 hit for The Brooklyn Bridge; “Didn't We,” which was recorded by Thelma Houston, Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, and Barbra Streisand; “All I Know,” which became a Top 10 hit for Art Garfunkel; “The Moon's a Harsh Mistress,” which has been recorded by Joe Cocker, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, and Josh Groban; and “If These Walls Could Speak,” which was recorded by Glen Campbell, Amy Grant, Nanci Griffith, and Shawn Colvin. Others who've covered material from the Jimmy Webb songbook include Diana Ross, Dusty Springfield, Nina Simone, The Four Tops, Roberta Flack, The Temptations, The Association, Tom Jones, Dionne Warwick, Cass Elliot, Harry Nilsson, Nancy Wilson, Cher, Bob Dylan, The Everly Brothers, Nick Cave, John Denver, Kenny Rogers, Sheena Easton, David Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feinstein, R.E.M., Aimee Mann, America, Aretha Franklin, Isaac Hayes, Peggy Lee, Bette Midler, James Taylor, Carrie Underwood, Dwight Yoakam, and The Highwaymen (consisting of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson), who took Jimmy's song “Highwayman” to #1, earning him a Grammy for Country Song of the Year. As an artist, he has released more than a dozen albums. One of the most celebrated songwriters on the planet, Jimmy is the only individual to win Grammy awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Great American Songbook Hall of Fame. Additionally, he has received ASCAP's Lifetime Achievement Award, the Influential Songwriter Award from the National Music Publishers Association, and the Academy of Country Music's prestigious Poets Award. In 2015 he was named among Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. Jimmy's memoir, The Cake and the Rain, details his formative years and early career through 1973. It's available now from St. Martin's Press. 

Welcome to another episode of the Media Boat Podcast. We start with Spotify being hit with a cease-and-desist letter from the National Music Publishers Association. Next, Gamer Network has been acquired by IGN Entertainment for an unknown sum. Later, Comcast has announced a new StreamSaver bundle combining Peacock Premium, Netflix Basic, and Apple TV+ for $15 a month. We wrap it all up with three Disney stories featuring a movie about Club 33, Pixar laying off 175 employees, and Marvel signs Michael Lesslie to write a new X-Men film. We also have thoughts on The Avett Brothers, Billie Eilish, X-Men '97, and The 8 Show. All this and more on this weeks episode of the Media Boat Podcast.

La American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) se une en apoyo a Universal Music Group (UMG) en su lucha contra TikTok. ¿Qué significa esto para los artistas y sellos independientes de la industria de la música? El 31 de enero de 2024, UMG removió su catálogo de sobre 4 millones de canciones, incluyendo artistas como Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Olivia Rodrigo, y más, de la plataforma TikTok. El 4 de febrero, Downtown (Songtrust, CD Baby y FUGA), Hipgnosis, y la National Music Publishers Association también anunciaron su apoyo a UMG. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seedcademy/message

SUMMARY:We chat with Ashley Gorley who, with more #1 singles than any writer in any genre, is the reigning king of country music songwriters. PART ONE:Paul and Scott discuss the state of contemporary country music, the way the genre has come to dominate the pop chart, and the rapidly-changing nature of what's the most popular song at any given moment.PART TWO:Our in-depth conversation with Ashley GorleyABOUT ASHLEY GORLEY:With an unprecedented track record of nearly 70 chart-topping country hits, Ashley Gorley is perhaps the most commercially successful songwriter in history. He has written more #1 singles than anyone in any genre, and has had over 400 of his songs recorded by artists such as Morgan Wallen, Chris Stapleton, Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini, Lee Brice, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, Bon Jovi, and Weezer. Ashley has been named ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year nine times, Billboard Country Songwriter of the Year six times, and NSAI Songwriter of the Year six times. He was then named NSAI Songwriter of the Decade for the period ranging from 2010-2019. Additionally, Ashley was honored as the Top Male Songwriter of 2021—across all genres—by the National Music Publishers Association. In 2023 the NMPA honored him with their icon award for non-performing songwriters. The multiple CMA, ACM, and Grammy nominee has received the CMA's Triple Play Award 20 times in his career, which recognizes songwriters with three or more #1 songs in a single year. In 2016, Ashley became the first songwriter to be honored with three CMA Triple Play Awards in a single year for earning nine chart-topping songs in a 12-month period. He repeated that feat in 2020 and again in 2022. This year, Gorley was announced as ACM Songwriter of the Year, also taking home the Song of the Year award and celebrating three Song of the Year nominations, placing him in rare company with Kris Kristofferson and Merle Haggard, the only other songwriters to achieve the same feat in a single year. In addition to his decorated career as a songwriter, Ashley launched his own music publishing company, Tape Room Music, with a writer roster that has earned nearly 40 #1 hits. 

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Die Themen der Folge: Im Interview mit der Deutschen Presse-Agentur erklärt Kim Petras, dass deutsche Musik für sie immer noch eine große Rolle spielt. „Ich fand Deichkind immer total toll.” Ein unglückliches Konzert-Wochenende: Am Sonntagabend musste Helene Fischer ihr Konzert in Hannover aufgrund eines Unfall am Trapez abbrechen. Auch Bebe Rexha wurde verletzt, als ein Fan sein Handy bei ihrem Konzert in New York auf die Bühne warf und konnte die Show daraufhin nicht beenden. NMPA, also der National Music Publishers Association, die 17 Musikverleger und Labels vertritt, verklagt die Social Media Plattform Twitter. Die Forderung: 250 Millionen Dollar Schadensersatz. Für Fans von Ennio oder Tym: Katlix kommt aus Hamburg und begeistert mit rappigem Indie-Pop. Dabei bleibt vor allem eine Markante Stimme im Ohr.

QUESTION PRESENTED:Whether a work of art is “transformative” when it conveys a different meaning or message from its source material (as the Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, and other courts of appeals have held), or whether a court is forbidden from considering the meaning of the accused work where it “recognizably deriv[es] from” its source material (as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has held).Date                  Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)Dec 09 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 12, 2022)Dec 29 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 12, 2022 to February 11, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.Dec 30 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 11, 2022.Jan 10 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Copyright Law Professors filed.Jan 10 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Barbara Kruger and Robert Storr filed.Jan 12 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Art Law Professors filed.Jan 12 2022 | Brief amici curiae of The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, and Brooklyn Museum filed.Feb 04 2022 | Brief of respondents Lynn Goldsmith, et al. in opposition filed.Feb 23 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.Feb 23 2022 | Reply of petitioner The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. filed. (Distributed)Mar 21 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.Mar 28 2022 | Petition GRANTED.Apr 18 2022 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.May 02 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Lynn Goldsmith, et al.May 02 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.May 04 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 10, 2022. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 8, 2022.Jun 10 2022 | Brief of petitioner The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. filed.Jun 10 2022 | Joint appendix (Volumes I and II) filed. (Statement of cost filed)Jun 14 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, October, 12, 2022.Jun 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. filed.Jun 16 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Art Law Professors filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Floor64, Inc. d/b/a The Copia Institute filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Authors Guild, Inc., et al. in support of neither party filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of The Motion Picture Association, Inc. in support of neither party filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Art Institute of Chicago, et al. in support of neither party filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Authors Alliance filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Library Futures Institute, et al. in support of neither party filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in suppoprt of neither party filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Art Professor Richard Meyer in support of neither party filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Artists, et al. filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Copyright Alliance in support of neither party filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Copyright Law Professors filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Documentary Filmmakers filed.Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, et al. filed.Jun 22 2022 | Record requested from the 2nd Circuit.Jun 27 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit has been electronically filed.Jul 21 2022 | CIRCULATEDAug 08 2022 | Brief of respondents Lynn Goldsmith, et al. filed. (Distributed)Aug 11 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Peter S. Menell, Shyamkrishna Balganesh, and Jane C. Ginsburg as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents filed. (Distributed)Aug 12 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Graphic Artists Guild, Inc. and American Society for Collective Rights Licensing, Inc. filed. (Distributed)Aug 12 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Philippa S. Loengard filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.Aug 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Jeffrey Sedlik, Professional, Photographer and Photography Licensing Expert filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Digital Media Licensing Association filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Prof. Zvi S. Rosen filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Senator Marsha Blackburn filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Guy A. Rub filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice and Intellectual-Property Professors filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Photographers Gary Bernstein and Julie Dermansky filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amici curiae of American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Publishers filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Terry Kogan filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Committee for Justice filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amici curiae of California Society of Entertainment Lawyers, et al. filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amici curiae of The Recording Industry Association of America and The National Music Publishers Association filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies filed. (Distributed)Aug 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)Sep 07 2022 | Reply of petitioner The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. filed. (Distributed)Sep 28 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.Oct 12 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.; and Yaira Dubin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)

Today on The Doug Collins Podcast, I am excited to be joined by David Israelite.  He is the President of the National Music Publishers Association.  He fights to make sure that the music that touches your life is able to continue by making sure the songwriters get paid. He also has an amazing life story that puts him at the center of some amazing things in the days and years after 9/11 during the George W. Bush administration.  These stories you will not want to miss! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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David Israelite, President and CEO of the National Music Publishers Association, shares the legal battles and wins of 2020 with CRB's, Spotify, Amazon, legislation, and what the money looks like for songwriters and music publishing.01:06- What is the background with the CRB's and Spotify?06:00- Are music publishers and songwriters being paid the new rates, and would (we) need to repay those rates at end of the year?08:40- What do renegotiations look like with the CRB's?10:12- What does it say if Spotify is dealing with their legal battles while taking more money from creators?11:50- What can songwriters and music publishers do during the legal process?18:00- How are Spotify and Amazon defending their actions?21:42- Tik Tok and their settlement, has that been settled?22:10- With other social platforms building platforms like Tik Tok, Triller for example, how do they not do the legal due diligence before launching?26:24- Do you think once the MLC passes, do you think that will be helpful with watching streaming companies breaking the law? 

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Hi, and welcome to TPI’s podcast, Two Think Minimum. Today is Tuesday, October 30th, 2018, and I'm Scott Wallsten, president and senior fellow of the Technology Policy Institute, here with Tom Lenard, senior fellow and president emeritus of TPI. We'll be chatting with Mitch Glazier, who is president of the Recording Industry Association of America, and David Israelite, President and CEO of the National Music Publishers Association. Thanks for joining us. It’s an exciting time for music policy with the Music Modernization Act finally becoming law.

If you’re a songwriter or music industry professional, or if you’re working to become one, this episode is required listening. Our guest, whose episode was previously featured in Season 2 is unlike any other, in that he’s not a songwriter, yet works tirelessly on behalf of ALL songwriters. He’s been the CEO and President of the National Music Publishers’ Association for the past 13 years, where he implemented landmark legal successes for publisher and songwriter royalty rate agreements and continues to work on increasing the value of intellectual property. His work has made an invaluable impact on the furthering the progression of the Music Modernization Act (MMA) which is new legislation that aims to improve royalty payments to songwriters, artists and creatives in the digital era. He serves on several boards including the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and has previously served in senior positions within the U.S. Government. We are grateful to have him as our industry’s backbone, standing up for songwriter rights and compensation. We are sharing key points from his episode to help inform you on the history of music copyrights, our modern-day industry and the current strides to reform and regulate copyright law. And The Writers Is… David Israelite!   For more information on the Music Modernization Act (MMA) please visit: www.andthewriteris.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you’re currently a professional songwriter or if you’re working to become one, our next episode is required listening. Our guest is unlike any of our previous, in that he’s not a songwriter, but works tirelessly on behalf of ALL songwriters. He’s been the CEO and President of the National Music Publishers’ Association for the past 13 years, where he implemented landmark legal successes for publisher and songwriter royalty rate agreements and continues to work on increasing the value of intellectual property. Named to Billboard’s Power 100 multiple times, this overachiever serves on several boards including the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and has previously served in senior positions within the U.S. Government. This honorable guest certainly has a colorful background of proven success no matter where he is and man are we grateful to have him as the backbone standing up for songwriter rights and compensation. And The Writers Is… songwriter advocate and one mean poker player, David Israelite! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Ken, Allan and Steve pay tribute to Paul McCartney's 75th birthday by looking at different phases of his career and evaluating them. We also discuss recent Beatles news, including John Lennon's "Imagine" winning the Centennial Song Award from the National Music Publishers Association. Be sure to let us know what you think about this episode or any other. You can send your comments directly to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you for listening. Don't forget, you can stream the show from our very own YouTube page. And we invite you to please write a review of our show on our iTunes page. Be sure to check our Podbean page and on iTunes regularly for our latest shows, which usually appear each week. And we're now available through the Tune In Radio app. Be sure to subscribe to one of our providers to get first word on when a new show is available. (Photo: MJ Kim/Copyright MPL Communications Ltd.)  

Jimmy Webb emerged as a superstar songwriter and arranger in 1967 when two of his songs – The 5th Dimension’s “Up, Up and Away” and Glen Campbell’s “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” - were among the five nominees for the Grammy’s Song of the Year award. He went on to write a string of major hits for Campbell, including “Wichita Lineman,” “Galveston,” "Where’s the Playground Susie,” “Honey Come Back,” and many others. Additionally, he penned “MacArthur Park,” which was a hit for a diverse range of artists, including Richard Harris, Waylon Jennings, Tony Bennett, Andy Williams, and Donna Summer; “The Worst That Could Happen,” which was a Top 5 hit for The Brooklyn Bridge; “Didn’t We,” which was recorded by Thelma Houston, Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, and Barbra Streisand; “All I Know,” which became a Top 10 hit for Art Garfunkel; “The Moon’s a Harsh Mistress,” which has been recorded by Joe Cocker, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, and Josh Groban; and “If These Walls Could Speak,” which was recorded by Glen Campbell, Amy Grant, Nanci Griffith, and Shawn Colvin. Others who’ve covered material from the Jimmy Webb songbook include Diana Ross, Dusty Springfield, Nina Simone, The Four Tops, Roberta Flack, The Temptations, The Association, Tom Jones, Dionne Warwick, Cass Elliot, Harry Nilsson, Nancy Wilson, Cher, Bob Dylan, The Everly Brothers, Nick Cave, John Denver, Kenny Rogers, Sheena Easton, David Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feinstein, R.E.M., Aimee Mann, America, Aretha Franklin, Isaac Hayes, Peggy Lee, Bette Midler, James Taylor, Carrie Underwood, Dwight Yoakam, and The Highwaymen (consisting of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson), who took Jimmy’s song “Highwayman” to #1, earning him a Grammy for Country Song of the Year. As an artist, he has released more than a dozen albums, most recently 2013’s Still Within the Sound of My Voice, which features duets with guest artists such as Lyle Lovett, Carly Simon, Keith Urban, and Brian Wilson. One of the most celebrated songwriters on the planet, Jimmy is the only individual to win Grammy awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Great American Songbook Hall of Fame. Additionally, he has received ASCAP’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the Influential Songwriter Award from the National Music Publishers Association, and the Academy of Country Music’s prestigious Poets Award. In 2015 he was named among Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. Jimmy’s new memoir, The Cake and the Rain, details his formative years and early career through 1973. It’s available now from St. Martin’s Press. 

Musicians often feel besieged on all sides. Promoters, labels, publishers, radio stations, and venues can make an artist feel exploited and overwhelmed. But in the digital age it might feel like fans and fellow musicians are taking a bite out of them, too. Second to piracy the phenomenon of fan created content is the greatest irritation to professional musicians and their stakeholders. From the upload of a song to YouTube (which involves almost no creative effort) to sampling, remixing or creating a fan-made music video — many artists feel fan initiatives show disrespect for their rights. And some are using the tools of PR and the law to make their voices heard. Jay Rosenthal is the General Counsel for the National Music Publishers’ Association with decades of experience working with music industry organizations on the legal side, and representing artists like Salt n Pepa, Thievery Corporation, and Mary Chapin Carpenter. We talked about professional musicianship, and what kind of threat sampling and remix projects (like Girl Talk’s “All Day” and DJ Danger Mouse’s “Grey Album”) pose to the music industry.