Collective management organisations from Finland (Teosto), Norway (TONO) and Iceland (STEF) have joined ICE Core, the multi-territory digital music licensing hub operated by International Copyright Enterprise (ICE), a joint venture between the UK's PRS for Music, Germany's GEMA and Sweden's STIM.
Teosto, TONO, and STEF — which were already using the copyright services of ICE — will begin a phased onboarding to the ICE Core for online licensing and processing from January 1, 2026, following a det...

Spotify and Sony Music Group have extended and expanded their long-standing, global licensing partnership, focused on "delivering continued growth and innovation in music streaming that provides greater value for artists, songwriters and consumers worldwide." Details of the agreement were not disclosed.
The deal includes the repertoires from Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing, both of which have entered into multiyear agreements with Spotify. Spotify’s agreement with Sony Music P...

Swedish music rights society STIM has introduced what it describes as "the world’s first collective AI license for music," with the ambition to provide AI companies with licensed tracks to train their models. 
In its initial stage, the license covers "a selection of works by creators who have explicitly given their consent and ensure fair compensation when their music is used in AI contexts," said STIM in a statement.  
The license is being launched as a pilot project in partnership with two sta...