Privately-owned US music rights society Global Music Rights (GMR) has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the US District Court for the Central District of California against online radio operator Music Choice for “repeatedly and willfully" infringing upon GMR repertoire. GMR alleges that Music Choice has "publicly performed no fewer than 95 GMR compositions without authorisation." GMR contends that even after receiving formal notice to stop playing GMR works, Music Choice "kept performin...

International collections, digital licensing and global membership growth helped boost the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO)'s 2025 collections, with record revenues of €57.1 million, an 8% increase over the previous year. Distributions to songwriters, composers and music publishers reached €48.4m in 2025. IMRO said the growth in collections reflected the Dublin-based society's "increasing popularity as a preferred rights management partner for songwriters, composers and publishers seeking...

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has filed infringement lawsuits against four separate radio groups operating a total of 15 stations following what the US rights organisation described as their "continued failure to comply with US copyright law by broadcasting ASCAP songwriter and publisher works without a valid license."

The radio groups are: Haugo Broadcasting Inc. (South Dakota), Spoon River Media (Indiana), Taylor Communications (Mississippi) and Barry Lu...