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# The Week In Music Publishing 5.4.12
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-week-in-music-publishing-5412/
- Published: 2012-05-04T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-05-04T13:00:00.000Z
- Description: After his first US #1 with Somebody That I Used To Know, Australian artist Gotye leads the nominations for APRA Song Of The Year. New Zealand chanteuse Kimbra, who also features on the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/05/the-week-in-music-publishing-5412.html]
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After his first US #1 with *Somebody That I Used To Know*, Australian artist **Gotye** leads the nominations for [APRA Song Of The Year](http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news-old/gotye-and-kimbra-top-the-list-of-nominations-for-apra-song-of-the-year/story-fn3dxity-1226344785963?ref=hypebot.com). New Zealand chanteuse Kimbra, who also features on the smash hit, this week [topped the International Songwriting Competition](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c%5Fid=1501119&objectid=10802743&ref=hypebot.com) with her song *Cameo Love.*

**MORE:**  

  
- The record industry is back on the [war front with radio broadcasters](http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/30/radio-royalties-fight-heats-up-again/?ref=hypebot.com). Unlike music publishers, record labels are paid no performance right from plays on terrestrial radio. That is, songwriters get paid – artists do not.
- In Brazil, 15 directors of local Performance Rights Organizations have been [indicted for fraud](http://boingboing.net/2012/04/29/brazils-copyright-societies.html?ref=hypebot.com). As part of the Senate inquiry, new recommendations have surfaced that would help Brazilian songwriters earn more of their fair share of royalties.
- The Ghana Association of Phonographic Industries (GAPI) is said to be in the midst of tabling a [$400M lawsuit](http://spyghana.com/ghana-general-news/headlines/music-producers-to-sue-government-400m-for-unpaid-royalties/?ref=hypebot.com) against the Government of Ghana for the use of works without paying royalties.
- Songtrust has uncovered [over $2,000 in publishing royalties](https://www.hypebot.com/the-week-in-music-publishing-42712/) for independent songwriter Daniel Snyder.

![Songtrust](http://blog.songtrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SongtrustLogo.jpg)

**Courtesy of [Songtrust](http://www.songtrust.com/?utm%5Fsource=hypebot&utm%5Fmedium=textlink&utm%5Fcampaign=theweekin) – One-stop royalty collection for songwriters.*