The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has promoted Hayley Dukes to Senior Vice President, Licensing. Dukes was previously Vice President, Licensing. She will continue to report to ASCAP Executive Vice President, Head of Licensing Stephanie Ruyle.

ASCAP's Hayley Dukes

“Hayley’s deep knowledge of audiovisual industry operations has made her a key player on the ASCAP licensing team. I’m looking forward to working further with her as we continue to respond to licensee ...

Roger Sovine, who served for many years several decades at US music rights society BMI in Nashville, has died December 23, 2025 at the age of 82. Born in West Virginia, he moved with his family to Nashville in 1955 where his father Woodrow Wilson “Red” Sovine (1917-1980) recorded a series of successful songs, including 'Giddyup Go' in 1965. Roger Sovine started to make a name for himself as a songwriter and performer in the late 60s, while holding a stint of jobs at local music publishing houses...

British rights society PRS for Music and the Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS) have unveiled a new licensing model to support the launch of Apple Fitness+ in India. The new initiative marks "a significant step forward in how digital music rights are licensed and royalties are paid to rightsholders," according to a statement from the two companies. Under the new agreement, IPRS will act as the home territory society responsible for licensing, while PRS for Music will utilise its cloud-based ...