Author: Zachary Gulino
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AIMP LA Chapter Awards 3rd Annual ‘Linda Komorsky AIMP Scholarship’ to USC Senior Decker Paterson
May 20, 2022 – The Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) presented its third annual Linda Komorsky AIMP Scholarship to Decker Paterson on May 19th during their most recent webinar “AIMP NFT Series Part 2: Branding Songwriters and Songs with NFTs, DAOs and the Metaverse.”…
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Deborah Mannis-Gardner Clears Soundtrack for Illuminarium’s Newest Experience “GEORGIA O’KEEFFE: One Hundred Flowers”
For high-res photos and video, click here May 18, 2022 (Atlanta, GA/Las Vegas, NV) – Deborah Mannis-Gardner – Owner/President of DMG Clearances, Inc. and the “Queen of Sample Clearance” according to Billboard, Forbes, Variety, and more – helped bring Illuminarium’s newest cinematic experience, O’KEEFFE: One Hundred Flowers, to life by…
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MIME Wins Agent of Change Award at the Music Biz 2022 Bizzy Awards
May 12, 2022 (Memphis, TN) – Made in Memphis Entertainment (MIME), a full-service entertainment group that includes 4U Recording, Beatroot Music, Heavy Hitters Music, and MIME Publishing, is proud to be named the inaugural winner of the Agent of Change Award at the first-ever Bizzy Awards on May 11th. The…
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American Songwriter: Industry Responds to Proposed Increase of Songwriter Royalties
American Songwriter quoted the AIMP in their coverage of the reaction to increased songwriter royalties. “The AIMP fully endorses the proposed CRB subpart B settlement, which would increase the mechanical rate for physical sales and digital downloads from 9.1 cents to 12 cents. This is a step in the right…
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Music Ally: Labels and publishers reach agreement on US physical / download mechanicals
Music Ally quoted the AIMP in their coverage of industry reactions to the new mechanical rates. “The AIMP fully endorses the proposed CRB Subpart B settlement, which would increase the mechanical rate for physical sales and digital downloads from 9.1 cents to 12 cents. This is a step in the…
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Music Row: CRB Settlement Reached To Increase Songwriter Royalties To 12 Cents Per Song
Music Row’s coverage of the US Mechanical Rate increases featured the AIMP’s statement. In a joint statement, the Association of Independent Music Publishers offers, “The AIMP fully endorses the proposed CRB Subpart B settlement, which would increase the mechanical rate for physical sales and digital downloads from 9.1 cents to…
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Variety: Copyright Royalty Board Asked to Approve 32% Increase on Mechanical Royalties for Physical Products, Downloads
Variety covered the AIMP’s quote in their coverage of the increase in US mechanicals. “The AIMP fully endorses the proposed CRB Subpart B settlement, which would increase the mechanical rate for physical sales and digital downloads from 9.1 cents to 12 cents. This is a step in the right direction…
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Music Business Worldwide: Record labels and publishers ink major settlement, moving from 9.1 cents to 12 cents per track for US mechanical royalties on physical sales
Music Business Worldwide quoted the AIMP in their coverage of reactions to the increase in US Mechanical rates. Association of Independent Music Publishers, said: “The AIMP fully endorses the proposed CRB Subpart B settlement, which would increase the mechanical rate for physical sales and digital downloads from 9.1 cents to 12…
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OpenPlay Announces New EPK Feature to Easily Aggregate and Share Media Assets for Music Releases
May 3, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA) – OpenPlay Inc., provider of the music industry’s leading platform for asset and catalog management, announced today the rollout of their new EPK (Electronic Press Kit) toolkit for OpenPlay users. The new feature allows users to effortlessly create visually rich, highly customizable, streamlined EPKs…

