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SoundExchange, the premier music tech organization powering the future of music, announced that Billy Joel has been honored with the SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award, recognizing his stature as one of the most streamed creators in the organization’s 20+ year history of administering digital performance royalties. “Billy Joel is an American musical icon, a performer with an unrivaled catalog of hits and beloved deep cuts. He has not only maintained, but increased his popularity over time, winning new generations of fans with his indelible songs and performances,” said Michael Huppe, President and CEO of SoundExchange. “Billy has not only been a significant presence through nearly every major shift in physical musical formats, but he is also one of the digital era’s most streamed artists. We are thrilled and honored to present Billy Joel with the SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award.” Joel has been a SoundExchange member since SoundExchange’s inception in 2003. In addition to his substantial United States streaming history, Joel is an international superstar and entrusts SoundExchange to collect his neighboring rights royalties worldwide through more than 65 agreements with counterpart organizations, covering 88% of the global neighboring rights market.
SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe joined Axios for a “Future of the Music Industry” event. The discussion also featured interviews with Grammy-nominated DJ and producer Steve Aoki and Audius co-founder Roneil Rumburg addressing how technology has impacted creators’ ability to monetize their work. “As we think about all these new technologies, like Web3 and metaverse, they’re great and exciting platforms, but they’re often built on the backs of creators,” Huppe told Storyline founder Chris Frates during the interview. “And we have to make sure that labels and artists and songwriters and publishers are all part of the discussion because they deserve to participate fairly in the wealth that these new platforms are inevitably going to create.”
AMERICAN MUSIC FAIRNESS ACT DELIVERS JUSTICE FOR CREATORS, MOVES INDUSTRY INTO 21st CENTURY Senate introduction marks significant step forward in fight to ensure fair compensation for creators on AM/FM radio WASHINGTON, D.C. — September 22, 2022 — SoundExchange, the premier music tech organization powering the future of music, praised today’s introduction of the American Music Fairness Act in the United States Senate as a significant step forward in ensuring economic justice for creators whose work is played on AM/FM radio. The bipartisan American Music Fairness Act, introduced by Senators Marcia Blackburn (R-TN) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), would require large broadcasters such as iHeartMedia, Audacy, and Cumulus Media to pay performance royalties for their use of sound recordings, while also ... Read more: https://www.soundexchange.com/news/american-music-fairness-act-delivers-justice-for-creators-moves-industry-into-21st-centuryamerican-music-fairness-act-delivers-justice-for-creators-moves-industry-into-21st-century/
SOUNDEXCHANGE PROMOTES LUIS BONILLA TO CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Bonilla will oversee company’s technology strategy, management, and execution to make it easier for creators to get the royalties they are due WASHINGTON, D.C. — July 26, 2022 — SoundExchange, the premier music tech organization powering the future of music, today announced that Luis Bonilla has been named Chief Technology Officer, effective August 1, 2022. In his new capacity, Bonilla will be responsible for the technology systems and infrastructure that underpin SoundExchange’s proprietary solutions and will oversee the scaling of next-generation tools to better enable the business of music. He will report to President and CEO Michael Huppe and is based out of Washington, D.C. Bonilla has served as Senior Vice President of Operations at SoundExchange since 2020 and first joined the organization as Senior Director of Distribution Services in 2011. “Luis’s vast institutional knowledge, deep expertise, and proven leadership record make him an invaluable asset to SoundExchange,” stated Huppe.
SOUNDEXCHANGE FILES SUIT AGAINST SLACKER, INC. FOR FAILURE TO PAY CREATORS WASHINGTON, D.C. — June 29, 2022 — SoundExchange, the premier music tech organization powering the future of music, today filed suit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against Slacker, Inc. and its parent company LiveOne, Inc. to recover unpaid royalties owed to performers and rights owners. “By refusing to pay royalties for the use of protected sound recordings, Slacker and LiveOne have directly harmed creators over the years,” stated Michael Huppe, president and CEO of SoundExchange. “Today, SoundExchange is taking a stand through necessary legal action to protect the value of music and ensure creators are compensated fairly for their work. We hope Slacker and LiveOne will promptly reverse course and pay what they owe for the use of recordings that drive the value of their service.”
SOUNDEXCHANGE ANNOUNCES UNIFIED GLOBAL PUBLISHER SERVICES DIVISION TO SUPPORT MUSIC PUBLISHER COMMUNITY WASHINGTON, D.C. — June 14, 2022 — SoundExchange, the premier music tech organization powering the future of music, today announced it is unifying its existing publisher services offering to build an integrated global publisher services administration and licensing division, which will be called SX Works Global Publisher Services (SX Works). SX Works will focus on launching new solutions built to support the global music publisher and self-published songwriter communities, with phase one focusing on the U.S. and Canada. SX Works will be led by Paul Shaver, president of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), who will serve as president of the division. SoundExchange acquired CMRRA, Canada’s leading and authoritative music publishing collective management organization, in 2017.
