Creative Industries
Main Stories — Week 23, 2022
Here’s a list of the main stories published by Creative Industries News in the past week.
LEAD STORIES
> Belgium passes law introducing equitable remuneration — performers applaud; indie labels warn of unintended consequences
> Radio Music License Committee files petition to have both ASCAP and BMI’s fee determination set by one single judge
> NMPA launches legal action against apps and signs partnership with Songclip
> Domino Recordings agrees to Four Tet’s 50% digital royalty rate request
> France’s SACEM posted collections of €1.05bn in 2021, up 7% compared to 2020
> PPL AGM’s presented ‘a positive picture of recovery’ reflected in robust collections
> Warner Music Group CEO Steve Cooper announced he will step down in 2023
> DDEX shares data about the impact of the MEAD standard on streaming consumption
> Takeways from NMPA’s annual meeting: 2021 revenues of $4.7bn, MLC, CRB, action against apps, launch of songwriters’ new organisation NOTES
> Spotify acquires London-based AI-powered voice creation start-up Sonantic
BRIEF NEWS
– Brazilian law enforcement authorities have coordinated a substantial series of actions to tackle infringing services on the internet
– Canada’s House of Commons has passed Bill C-11
– AFL-CIO, has passed a unanimous resolution in support of the American Music Fairness Act
– The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) has officially opened on June 16
– Members of American band Orleans have sued Warner Music Group over digital income coming from foreign affiliates
– PlayRight has closed the distribution of audiovisual rights for the reference year 2016
– Audiomack and Universal Music Group (UMG) have confirmed a new licensing agreement
– Maison Arts has launched as a boutique publishing house focusing on client’s creative development
– BandLab has passed the 50 million users milestone
– Tencent Music Entertainment Group has renewed its strategic partnership with Time Fengjun Entertainment
DEALS
– Primary Wave Music has acquired the music publishing interests of Thomas Ross “Tom” Whitlock
– Kobalt has signed Aaron Horn to a worldwide publishing administration agreement
– Red Bull Records has signed Aukoustics to a worldwide music publishing deal
– Cooking Vinyl has signed DonLetts to a worldwide artist services deal
IN THE NEWS
– Joanne Kelsey has been appointed Vice President, Royalties & Administration at Anthem Entertainment
– Downtown Music Services beefs up Latin American team and operations
– Rayna Bass and Selim Bouab have been promoted to Co-Presidents of 300 Entertainment
– Gilles Godard has been promoted to President of Anthem Nashville Music Publishing
– Tracy Chan has joined streaming platform SoundCloud
– Julia Betley has been appointed Sr. Vice President of Creative Sync Licensing at Warner Records
– Anthony De Padua has been promoted to Vice President, Digital Marketing at RCA Records
– Ryan Stockwell has joined B2B distribution company Fuga
– Joel Whitburn, who wrote hundreds of books based on music charts, has died aged 82
– Daniela Gutiérrez has been appointed Marketing Manager for Mexico for Downtown Music Services
– Steve Manners has been promoted to UK Managing Director of Licensing International
– Helen Barrass has been appointed FUGA UK’s Head of Marketing Strategy
– Sarah Mitchell (BMG) was elected as a Board Director of PPL
– Lucas van Slegtenhorst has been appointed Vice President of Benelux at Utopia Music
– Kees van Weijen has received the Outstanding Contribution award from the Board of IMPALA
OPINION
– Helen Smith (IMPALA): ‘We don’t believe equitable remuneration is equitable at all’
INTERVIEWS
In case you missed it, Creative Industries News published recent Q&As with:
– Bruno Guez (Revelator)
– 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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Nettwerk Music Group’s management plans buyout from existing investors supported by $300m from Create Music Group
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LabelWorx launches a publishing division offering a Single Song Assignment model
Germany plans investment quotas for video streaming platforms and broadcasters
Sony Music, Warner Music and BMG pick France’s SACEM to manage mechanical rights across Europe
Nettwerk Music Group’s management plans buyout from existing investors supported by $300m from Create Music Group
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’