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Six 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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The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has issued its first annual report since its launch on January 1, 2021. The MLC was created by the Music Modernisation Act of 2018 to license and administer online mechanical rights on behalf of songwriters and music publishers. The MLC has signed licensing agreements with over 40 digital services providers (DSPs), and is processing monthly the usage files supplied by the DSPs. From January 1, 2021, it has started to receive data files from DSPs abo...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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PRS for Music and IPRS partner for the launch of Apple Fitness+ in India

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December 21, 2025

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British rights society PRS for Music and the Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS) have been partnering a new licensing model to support the launch of Apple Fitness+ in India. The new initiative marks "a significant step forward in how digital music rights are licensed and royalties are paid to rightsholders," according to a statement from the two companies. Under the new agreement, IPRS will act as the home territory society responsible for licensing, while PRS for Music will utilise its clou...

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IMPF report: Indie publishers made up for 26.3% of the global publishing market in 2024 or €2.7bn in value, up 5.1% y-o-y

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December 20, 2025

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Independent music publishers saw their global revenue grow to €2.7 billion in 2024, a 5.1% rise compared to the previous year, according to the 'IMPF Global Market View 2025', published by the Independent Music Publishers Forum, the global trade body for independent music publishers. The growth in revenue was achieved as independent music publishers' global market share remained stable at 26.3%, according to estimates from IMPF, based on data from CISAC, Will Page and Music & Copyright. "202...

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PPL distributed £277.7 million in 2024 to performers and recording rights holders

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December 17, 2025

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British neighbouring rights society PPL has paid out a total of £277.7 million (€316.4m) to performers and recording rights holders in 2025, with a final December distribution of £54.3m to 147,000 members, including over 8,500 first time payees. PPL collects performance rights for sound recordings on behalf of performers and owners of sound recordings. “I am pleased to close the year with such a strong payment to performers and recording rightsholders in the UK and beyond," said PPL CEO Peter Le...

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