Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia has acquired the rights to Sound Pollution Songs' existing catalogue of approximately 5,000 works. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. In addition, Additionally, SMP and Sound Pollution Songs have entered into a long-term administration agreement covering future works. The Sound Pollution Songs catalogue includes works performed by artists such as Bonafide, Elaine, Foredoom, Srexoria, Sabaton, Twilight Force, and Wormwood, among others. SMP said the dea...

A global coalition of artists, songwriters and music managers have put on notice the world’s record labels and publishers about the misuse of their rights in AI deals in an open letter coordinated by the European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA) with support from organisations around the world. "We are increasingly concerned that artists and songwriters in existing recording and publishing agreements are receiving letters from major labels and publishers informing them that they will be opted in ...

On the occasion of Music Day on June 21, four French music industry organisation — ADAMI (neighbouring rights society representing performers), SCPP (neighbouring rights society representing owners of sound recordings), SNEP (record labels) and SACEM (authors and publishers) — have called on policy-makers to "to stop allowing platforms to exploit with impunity what our authors and artists have sometimes spent years creating." In an open letter, the organisations claim that "behind every song are...