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Main Stories — Week 18, 2022
Below are links to the main stories published this week by Creative Industries News:
LEAD STORIES
> NMPA/NSAI and record labels file new motion with the CRB calling for an increase in mechanical rates on physical and downloads from 9.1c to 12c per track
> Songwriters Guild of America’s Rick Carnes explains why SGA has not joined in support of the new settlement (while agreeing on its principles)
> BMG ‘regrets’ not supporting earlier songwriters asking for higher mechanical rates for physical and downloads
> ECSA welcomes new settlement between US publishers and majors on mechanical rights
> Analysis: Time has come to change the US rate setting system for mechanical royalties
> MCPS distributed to members £181.7m in 2021, a 15% increase year-on-year
> Online beats marketplace Beatopia launches with subscription model
> SoundCloud acquires AI-powered music tagging company Musiio
> Believe hails ‘very dynamic’ Q1 with revenues up 30.9%
> AR and VR are entering the mainstream with millions of users using devices in 2022
> Eastern Europe will count an estimated 43m subscribers to SVoD services by 2027
BRIEF NEWS
– Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan. has voted amendments to the Patent Act, the Copyright Act and the Trademark Act
– Netflix has been sued in California by a Texas-based investment trust
– Italy’s SCF has distributed €54.9 million in 2021
– SoundExchange has sealed a data partnership with VEVA Sound
– Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) has acquired Ringgold
– Universal Music Group has posted revenue of €2.19 billion during the first quarter of 2022
– Live Nation, the world’s largest live music company, has delivered strong results for the first quarter of 2022
– The Copyright Alliance has added the Artist Rights Alliance (ARA) as its newest member
– The Independent Music Publishers’ International Forum (IMPF) is organising a global meeting of music publishers in Palma de Mallorca, Spain in Oct. 9-12, 2022
– Qobuz has launched in six new countries, five in Latin America and one in Europe
– Music and entertainment marketing platform Linkfire has signed a new marketing and affiliate agreement with Amazon Music
– Spotify has entered the world of Roblox with the introduction of Spotify Island
DEALS
– Reservoir Media has signed producer and songwriter Dan Nakamura, known as Dan the Automator, to a worldwide publishing deal
– Paris-listed music company Believe has signed a new label partnership with German DJ Steffen Harning
– PULSE Music Group has signed a creative music publishing joint venture with songwriter, producer and rapper Tommy Brown
– Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed Dave Bayley to an exclusive, global publishing agreement
– Warner Chappell Music has extended its publishing deal with producer, performer and songwriter Chrishan
– Kobalt has signed US rapper $NOT to a global publishing administration deal
IN THE NEWS
– BMG has renewed its two US repertoire leads: Thomas Scherer as President, Repertoire & Marketing, Los Angeles and New York; an Jon Loba continues as President of BMG Nashville
– Riot Games has appointed Maria Egan as Global Head of Music & Events
– Gernot Graninger, CEO of Austrian authors’ societies AKM and Austro-Mechana, has been elected as the President of GESAC
– Laura Lukanz has been appointed Head of Music Industry, UK, Australia & New Zealand, at Amazon Music
– BMG has appointed Sarah Mitchell to run its UK-based neighbouring rights division
– PRS for Music has appointed Rupinder Virdee as Head of PR, Marketing & Digital for the British music rights society
– Barry Scannell, Director of Legal Affairs & Regulatory Compliance at IMRO, has joined law firm William Fry as consultant
OPINION
INTERVIEWS
In case you missed it, Creative Industries News published recent Q&As with:
– Andrea C Martin (PRS for Music)
– Cécile Rap-Veber (SACEM)
– Molly Neuman (Songtrust)
– Jordi Puy (Unison)
– Olivier Chastan (Iconoclast)
– Ken Umezaki (Verifi)
– Spek (PopArabia)
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Moldova’s State Agency for Intellectual Property suspends AUTORITY’s activities as a collective management organisation
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Global Music Rights sues Music Choice for alleged willful infringement
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Ireland’s IMRO posted record revenues of €57.1m for 2025, up 8% year-on-year
US Department of Justice approves the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance
Moldova’s State Agency for Intellectual Property suspends AUTORITY’s activities as a collective management organisation
X Corp. files motion to dismiss in music publishers’ infringement lawsuit
The MLC plans webinars to show members how to use tools to manage song data
Six takeaways from The MLC’s first annual report for 2021: distributions, membership, matching rates, processed works, historical unmatched works and expenditures
Olivier Chastan (Iconoclast): ‘Name, image and likeness will be as important as music rights in the future’
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Collective Management Organisations3 years agoThe MLC plans webinars to show members how to use tools to manage song data
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Collective Management Organisations4 years agoSix takeaways from The MLC’s first annual report for 2021: distributions, membership, matching rates, processed works, historical unmatched works and expenditures
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Interview4 years agoOlivier Chastan (Iconoclast): ‘Name, image and likeness will be as important as music rights in the future’
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Collective Management Organisations4 years agoCécile Rap-Veber (SACEM): ‘We are a solutions provider to create value, a tech company, and we are less and less seen as some sort of cultural institution’