The Association of European Performers’ Organisations (AEPO-ARTIS) has appointed former Member of the European Parliament Ibán García del Blanco as its new General Secretaryeffective from 24 August 2026. In his new role, he will lead the Secretariat in "promoting a legal and policy framework that protects performers while fostering innovation and support the organisation's mission to secure fair remuneration, strengthen performers' rights, and address the opportunities and challenges arising fr...

Music invetsment firm Cutting Edge Group has acquired the music rights and royalty streams to the catalogue of film and TV scores to American composer, conductor and arranger Brian Tyler, in a deal including over 60,000 minutes of composed music. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Cutting Edge Group said the deal was "one of the largest ever completed for the rights of a single film and TV composer and comprises the soundtracks to some of the most successful works of entertainment from t...

US singer and songwriter Michelle Branch has signed a new worldwide recordings deal with BMG. As part of the deal, Branch will release her new EP of re-recorded songs titled 'Everywhere and Back Again' on November 6. The first release under the new deal is a reimagined version of 'The Game of Love' by New Radicals and Michelle Branch, produced by Gregg Alexander. Originally featured as the lead single from Santana’s album 'Shaman', 'The Game of Love' became one of Branch’s biggest success. The ...