British neighbouring rights society PPL has distributed £81.6 million (€94.6m) to over 140,000 performers and recording rights holders in Q2 2026. This distribution primarily included payments for UK collections across public performance and broadcast licensing in 2025, as well as some additional revenue from international markets. Since the start of the year, PPL has paid a total of £159.3m to performers and recording rights holders, either as a direct member of PPL or through international col...

Björn Ulvaeus, co-founder of Swedish band ABBA and President of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), will deliver a keynote at the United Nations’ AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva on 8 July 2026. The event is organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN agency for digital technologies, and held in partnership with more than 50 UN agencies. AI for Good aims at "unlocking AI’s potential to serve humanity" and brings together glob...

France's neighbouring rights society for performers ADAMI collected €94.9 million in 2025, a 3.47% increase compared over the previous year. After reaching an exceptional level in 2024 at €68.0m, royalties distributed to artists amounted to €57 million in 2025, a level comparable to that of 2023. Collections were boosted by a 20% increase in revenues from exclusive film and television rights, reaching €8.9m. International collections also saw positive growth, up 5.7% to €7.6m. Collections from...