The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) will celebrate its 100th anniversary at the organisation's annual General Assembly in Paris on June 4. The event will bringing together global leaders from the creative industries, including ABBA co-founder and CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus, who will open the event with a keynote address. The themes of this year's celebration include the future of human creativity, the impact of technology, and the protection of creat...

British music rights society PRS for Music has collected £1.24 billion (€1.44bn) in 2025, up 7.7% over the previous year, and had record distributions of £1.07bn (€1.24bn) to its songwriters, composers and music publishers' members in 2025, a 4.9% increase on 2024. PRS for Music said this growth reflects ""not only an increase in total revenues, but a continued expansion in the number of works and performances generating value for creators across live, streaming and international markets." The ...

The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), which collects and distributes mechanical rights in Canada, distributed over CA$94 million (€58.9m) in royalties to its music publisher and self-published songwriter clients for the 2025 fiscal year, slightly down (-2.1%) from CA$96m in 2024. Since 2020, CMRRA's distributions grew by 64.9% (CA$57m to CA$94m). 2025 distributions were boosted by broadcast mechanical distributions, which increased by 119%, reflecting "increased efficiencies ...