SoundExchange has signed a raft of new collaborative agreements with collective management organisations (CMOs) around the world for the collection of performance rights of recordings represented by the US neighbouring rights society. The Washington, DC-based CMO has in recent months added 17 new agreements with sister societies, including most recently with Kenya's KAMP (Kenya Association of Music Producers), Barbados's COSCAP (Copyright Society of Composers Authors & Publishers), Panama's ...

SACEM has disclosed that Sony Music, Warner Music and BMG have chosen the French rights society for the management of their mechanical rights in Europe. They join Universal Music, which has been associated with SACEM for the past 10 years on mechanical rights. "At a time when physical media (CDs, vinyl records) are proving they still hold an essential place in the music economy and in the hearts of many creators, SACEM is leading by example as the single European hub for mechanical rights manage...

France's rights society SACEM has disclosed that it will be applying a lower commission rate of 7% to online rights in 2026, down from 8% two years ago. Creative Industries News understand that SACEM's admin rate for online royalties has dropped by three percentage points in 10 years. In 2016, the rate was of 10%. It was first reduced to 9% in 2017 and to 8% two years ago. SACEM said the new rate reflects the society's increased efficiencies, as it accelerates its digital transformation "to prot...