The National Music Publishers' Association added two songwriters — Liz Rose and Ross Golan —to its board for the first time, following recent victories that updated the music-licensing process for the streaming age.

"The addition of two songwriters to our board is one of the most significant and meaningful changes to NMPA's leadership in its 102-year history," NMPA CEO David Israelite said in a statement. The move required changing the group's bylaws, and was announced during NMPA's annual meeting June 12.

"NMPA has always represented the songwriting community as the partners of music publishers and that partnership has been on full display through our two most recent victories in the Copyright Royalty Board and with the signing of the Music Modernization Act. Neither of these triumphs could have been achieved without our work alongside songwriters and our partnership with the organizations who represent them," Israelite said.

Rose is a country music songwriter with a portfolio that includes 16 songs written with Taylor Swift. Golan's work includes chart-topping pop songs. Both have been advocates for the Music Modernization Act, which was signed into law in October 2018.

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