Global music publishing revenue will exceed the $10 billion mark for the first time at the end of the year, according to new data from Omdia, which estimated that global publishing revenue will register a 5.4% compound average growth rate (CAGR) over the next five years to 2030.
By 2030, the global market will reach $14.04bn, based on Omdia estimates. Total income is projected to exceed $13.0bn for the first time in 2029 and then reach the $14.0bn milestone the following year.
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Warner Chappell Music (WCM), the music publishing division of Warner Music Group, has signed French producer, arranger, composer, multi-instrumentalist and music director Victor Le Masne to a global administration agreement covering all works produced through his company Multiman Recordings.
Le Masne is mainly known as the composer and music director for the ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, for which he created the Games’ anthem 'Parade'. Since 2022, he also served as t...

Independent publisher and music asset management firm Primary Wave Music has signed a partnership agreement with guitarist, composer and bandleader Pat Metheny, in a deal that will cover Metheny's music publishing catalogue as well as recordings.
Additionally, under the deal, Metheny will launch his own label – Uniquity Music – in partnership with Green Hill Music, which operates under the umbrella of Primary Wave's Sun Label Group. “My dream for years has been to have a place where all of my w...