The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), which collects and distributes mechanical rights in Canada, distributed over CA$94 million (€58.9m) in royalties to its music publisher and self-published songwriter clients for the 2025 fiscal year, slightly down (-2.1%) from CA$96m in 2024. Since 2020, CMRRA's distributions grew by 64.9% (CA$57m to CA$94m). 2025 distributions were boosted by broadcast mechanical distributions, which increased by 119%, reflecting "increased efficiencies ...

Digital licensing hub International Copyright Enterprise (ICE) Services has joined the Music Fights Fraud Alliance (MFFA), the organisation formed in 2023 to coordinate music industry efforts to detect, prevent, and mitigate online fraud. ICE regroups the UK's PRS for Music, Germany's GEMA and Sweden's STIM. ICE Services joins more than 35 members who are committed "to building a fairer and more transparent digital music economy." The MFFA regroups Collective Management Organisations (CMOs), Dig...

Italy's neighbouring rights society SCF has distributed to its members a total of €52.9 million in 2025, up 3.48% compared to 2024, thanks to growth in broadcasting collections and from private copying. SCF said the financial results in 2025 confirm "the central role of performance rights within the economics of recorded music in Italy, where they now represent the second-largest source of revenue after streaming." “In an increasingly complex and diverse music ecosystem, last year has confirmed ...