British songwriter, performer and producer Trevor Horn has signed with the UK's music licensing company PPL for the international collection of his neighbouring rights royalties. 

“PPL plays an incredibly important role in the music business, not just for performers like me in the UK but for many around the world," said Horn. "More recently, I have seen the careful and considered approach the team takes to managing music rights and I know my recordings are in safe hands. I have also been enc...

Italian rights society SIAE (Italian Society of Authors and Publishers ) and the international music publishing community have criticised Meta Platforms for having taken the decision to remove SIAE's repertoire from its library, as the rights society was attempting to negotiate a licensing agreement with the parent company of Facebook and Instagram in agreement with Article 17 of the European Copyright Directive.

SIAE said that it has been attempting to seek an agreement with Meta in good fa...

Metadata and media asset management company AudioSalad has been acquired by US rights society SESAC, part of the Blackstone-owned group of companies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

AudioSalad is a digital media and metadata management platform, delivery provider and distribution company providing services to labels, artists and distributors. SESAC said AudioSalad will continue to be based in New York operate as a stand-alone company, part of SESAC Music Group, under the leaders...