David Israelite is the president & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association, the trade association representing American music publishers and their songwriting partners. Variety welcomes responsible commentary, please send ideas to music@variety.com. The political tidal wave that swept across America will have consequences far beyond Washington. For the music industry, and particularly for the […]

Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, OBE, previously served as CEO of U.K. Music and Director of Strategy to the U.K. Prime Minister at No. 10 Downing Street. Variety welcomes responsible commentary, please direct inquiries to music@variety.com. In early 2023, I warned that failing to robustly enforce copyright could result in an epidemic of “music laundering.” As the then-Chief […]