Songview Expands To Include GMR & SESAC
Songview, the industry’s comprehensive US public performance copyright data resource launched by ASCAP and BMI in December 2020, has expanded the include works from GMR and SESAC. The platform will now feature information for over 38 million musical works licensed by four of the major performing rights organizations in the United States.
Over the coming months, Songview will begin incorporating data from GMR and SESAC, starting with the addition of all 100%-owned works represented by GMR and SESAC. In addition, Songview will enhance the limited data that currently appears for GMR and SESAC works by including the publisher names for GMR and SESAC works that have split ownership percentages with ASCAP and/or BMI, one of the most popular information requests from Songview users. The ownership percentages for the GMR and SESAC split works are part of a future plan.
“It was always our intention to ensure Songview would be the single most comprehensive source of copyright information for the industry, which is why the addition of GMR and SESAC data is so important,” shares BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill. “Having the four major US PROs come together to enhance data transparency highlights how we as an industry can successfully collaborate and deliver solutions that benefit the entire music community.”
John Josephson, Chairman & CEO of SESAC shares, “The addition of SESAC and GMR to Songview will provide a comprehensive view of ownership data and licensing representation for the largest music market in the world. This collaborative solution addresses requests from licensees and Congress that extends the visibility of repertory data already available from SESAC.”
“We are thrilled to collaborate with BMI, GMR and SESAC as we innovate to provide more transparency to licensees into musical ownership data for the combined repertories of the most performed music in the world,” says ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews.
Randy Grimmett, Co-Founder and CEO of Global Music Rights adds, “With the addition of the GMR and SESAC repertoire to Songview, the most comprehensive view of US songwriter and publishing information will represent over 38 million works. This is a major step in addressing the needs of licensees for a comprehensive view of PRO licensing obligations.”
