Organisations representing creators have welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament's Culture and Education Committee (CULT ) on November 28 of the report on “Cultural diversity and the conditions for authors in the European music streaming market” with with a majority of 23 votes in favor, 3 against and one abstention. The report calls for “a fair and sustainable ecosystem for music streaming in the Union”.

The report — prepared by MEP Ibán García del Blanco (S&D, ES) — highlights...

CTM Outlander — the partnership between Dutch music company CTM and Dallas, Texas-based investment fund Outlander — has acquired the publishing catalogue of Country music singer and songwriter Sam Hunt. CTM also signed Hunt to a go-forward publishing deal for his future works.

“Discussing the sale of some of my catalogue took a while and I am glad that it did, as I got to know André and his CTM Outlander team better and better,” said Hunt. "They continued to meet with me and my team over th...

Universal Music Group (UMG) has confirmed the signing of a new licensing agreement with Ethiopia’s music and entertainment company Sewasew Multimedia, announced a week ago by Turned Global.

UMG said the licensing agreement was "a first of its kind" for the Ethiopian market. Under the terms of the agreement, Sewasew Multimedia will license and market UMG’s extensive catalog of music in Ethiopia. This includes music from UMG’s labels such as Def Jam, Interscope Records, Island Records, Motown...