by Jon Dekel When, this past September, Rolling Stone Magazine named Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power” as the second greatest song of all time, it was a well-deserved ranking of the song’s impact, as well as a gratifying acknowledgment for the song’s co-publisher and administrator Reach Music Publishing and its President, Michael Closter. Closter, a […]
CMRRA distributed over $57 million in royalties to music publishers and self-published songwriters in 2020
The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), Canada’s leading mechanical reproduction rights licensing collective, announced today that they distributed over 57 million dollars to music publishers and self-published songwriters in 2020. Online streaming featured significantly in these figures, representing an increase of more than 17% compared to 2019’s distributions for streaming year-over-year. The Toronto agency, […]
In House: Kristen Hunkin
We spoke with Kristen Hunkin, Online SODRAC Coordinator & Counterclaims Administrator who self-describes her role at CMRRA as our resident “claims detective.” We spoke with her about her work, her pets and hobbies and her relationship with music. Tell us about your path to CMRRA and about your focus at CMRRA? After graduating from the […]
Collect more royalties in four easy steps! How to sign up for International Collections.
Our new International Collections service with the Mechanical Licensing Collective (the MLC) and with IMPEL is now live. We’re thrilled that we are now able to share the steps on how to sign up. 1. If you’re already a client of CMRRA, download the addendum for International Collections here. (If you’re not already a client […]
