2026 MARCH 2026 - March 2-4: Women in Music Global Summit in Toronto, Canada at the Allied Music Centre and TD Music Hall. – March 12-18: South...
Rights-tech platform ClicknClear has signed a global licensing agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG), providing athletes with the ability to license music from UMG’s repertoire to...
Following the European Commission’s decision to approve the acquisition by Universal Music Group (UMG) of Downtown Music Holdings, independent music companies trade organisation IMPALA has issued a...
The European Publishers Council (EPC) has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission alleging that Google and parent company Alphabet have abused their dominant position...
US music rights society ASCAP collected a record-breaking $1.94 billion in revenue in the 2025 calendar year, up 6.0% over 2024, with $1.76bn available for royalty...
Independent music publisher Kobalt has entered into a new partnership with London-based publishing company Geo Music Group, in a deal that encompasses funding for international songwriters...
The commissioning of scripted TV in North America in 2025 was up 3% over the previous year, marking the second consecutive year of growth, following an...
Kirby Mathews has been appointed VP of Publishing at Back Blocks Music, the Nashville-based artist development, management and publishing company launched in 2020. "Mathews brings 10...
US Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) have introduced the Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting (CLEAR) Act, a bipartisan legislation designed "to protect...
Balu Brigada, the New Zealand–born duo composed of brothers Henry and Pierre Beasley, has signed a global publishing deal with independent music company Kobalt. The band,...
