​Poland’s collective management organisation for performers STOART has signed a multilateral agreement with US neighbouring rights society SoundExchange and the AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund.
The reciprocal deal will ensure that performers get the royalties they are owed when their music is played across borders. For over 30 years, STOART has collected royalties on behalf of performers when their music is performed on radio, TV and in public spaces.
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A group of 18 British songwriters, including Elton John, Paul McCartney and Thom Yorke, have questioned the administrative rates claimed by rights society PRS for Music, according to a Bloomberg report.
These songwriters added their names to a letter sent last week to PRS for Music asking the London-based performance rights society to explain how its administrative expenses are accounted for.
“This request is prompted by growing concerns about the transparency, accuracy and overall representati...

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has disclosed during its Annual Membership Meeting on October 1 that it has distributed over $3.3 billion since its launch in 2021.
The MLC, which has been charged with licensing and administering the blanket compulsory mechanical license for the digital use of music in the US, said 2025 marked “another year of growth, progress, and impact for songwriters, composers, lyricists, and music publishers.”
In 2025, membership to The MLC has grown...