SESAC Celebrates Kenny Rogers with 2017 Legacy Award
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 30, 2017
SESAC, the only music rights organization in the U.S., will honor GRAMMY award-winning superstar and music icon Kenny Rogers with the SESAC Legacy Award at its Nashville Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017
SESAC Signs Entire R.E.M. Song Catalog
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 7, 2017
SESAC, the nation's most progressive PRO and the only Music Rights Organization in the country, announces that it has signed for performing rights representation in the United States the entire catalog of R.E.M., the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alternative rock band credited with pioneering the genre.
SESAC Signs iconic Singer/Songwriter Rosanne Cash
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 30, 2017
Iconic singer/songwriter, multiple award winner and Nashville Songwriters' Hall of Famer Rosanne Cash, known for a string of No. 1 hits, including 'Seven Year Ache,' 'I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me,' and 'Blue Moon With Heartache' has signed with SESAC, the nation's most progressive PRO and the only Music Rights Organization in the country, for representation.
SESAC Signs Grammy-Winning Rock Band Kings of Leon
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 7, 2016
The members of internationally-acclaimed and Grammy-winning rock band Kings of Leon, best known for the singles 'Use Somebody,' 'Sex on Fire,' and 'Radioactive,' have signed with SESAC, the nation's most progressive PRO and the only Music Rights Organization in the country, for representation.
Ralph Peer, Advocate for Musicians in Digital Age, Receives Two Lifetime Achivement Awards
by BWW News Desk - Jun 19, 2015
Today, June 19th, Ralph Peer, II, Chairman and CEO of peermusic, will become the first publisher to receive awards from the two largest music publishers groups in the US: the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and the Music Publishers Association (MPA). He will be the first person to have received Lifetime Achievement Awards from both of these associations, which coincidentally will be given within days of each other in New York.
NMPA, Warner Music Group Announce New Licensing Agreement for Music Videos
by Robert Diamond - Jan 18, 2013
The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) announced today it has negotiated a model licensing deal with Warner Music Group (WMG) for music videos. This agreement enables songwriters and music publishers to receive a percentage of the revenue generated from WMG's music videos in exchange for the use of their musical works in those music videos. The deal will be offered to all NMPA members on an opt in basis through the Harry Fox Agency (HFA).
'GRAMMYs On The Hill' To Honor Brooks, Durbin, Issa & More At Event 4/14
by Charlie Piane - Apr 12, 2010
GRAMMYs on The Hill® honorees include solo artist of the century and two-time GRAMMY® winner Garth Brooks, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), U.S. Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), and the music program of Neuqua Valley High School (a GRAMMY Foundation® Signature School from Naperville, Illinois). The event will be hosted by Oscar®-winning songwriter Paul Williams with performances by Marc Roberge (lead singer of rock band O.A.R.), the GRAMMY Congressional Band and other special guests.
Maxyne Lang Given Abe Olman Publisher Award During Hall Of Fame Awards Gala 6/18
by BWW News Desk - Jun 18, 2009
Hal David, Chairman/CEO of the Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF), today announced that Maxyne Lang will receive the Abe Olman Publisher Award to be presented at the 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards 40th Anniversary gala, slated for Thursday, June 18th, at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel.
Maxyne Lang Given Abe Olman Publisher Award During Hall Of Fame Awards Gala 6/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 8, 2009
Hal David, Chairman/CEO of the Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF), today announced that Maxyne Lang will receive the Abe Olman Publisher Award to be presented at the 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards 40th Anniversary gala, slated for Thursday, June 18th, at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel.
Vaudeville Salute, 'Voices of the Town,' to Play 3/24
by BWW News Desk - Mar 14, 2007
The Marx Brothers, Mae West, Sophie Tucker, Bert Williams, Florence Mills, and Eva Tanguay are among the legends featured as part of 'Voices of the Town -- A Vaudeville Salute!,' which will soon invade the South Street Seaport.