London-based music royalty software provider Backbeat Solutions has launched a new royalty management system dedicate to production music that is expected to streamline global copyright registration.

The Global Rights And Royalty Exchange (G-RREX) will see metadata uploaded to the Backbeat database automatically pushed to sub-publishers around the world and then further to local performance rights societies in each territory.

“G-RREX is a pioneering system that will enable production mu...

Following a call for tenders, French broadcasting authority ARCOM has renewed the contract with data monitoring company Yacast to monitor radio stations and provide the regulator with data about French-speaking songs on radio.

The service covers the monitoring of radio programmes, the identification of musical titles, the qualification of works according to the main language in which the songs are sung, the status of new talent and new production.

“We are honored by the confidenc...

Music streaming platform SoundCloud has relaunched their official Charts in the US and UK, enhanced by proprietary AI data from Musiio, the AI-powered music curation start-up acquired by SoundCloud two years ago.

The relaunch follows a period of extensive research, development, and internal testing, to make the charts "stronger and more artist-centric" than before. "The new and improved SoundCloud Charts not only streamline data but also amplify the spotlight on emerging talent to make arti...