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 ...

Independent music publishers saw their global revenue grow to €2.7 billion in 2024, a 5.1% rise compared to the previous year, according to the 'IMPF Global Market View 2025', published by the Independent Music Publishers Forum, the global trade body for independent music publishers. The growth in revenue was achieved as independent music publishers' global market share remained stable at 26.3%, according to estimates from IMPF, based on data from CISAC, Will Page and Music & Copyright. "202...

British neighbouring rights society PPL has paid out a total of £277.7 million (€316.4m) to performers and recording rights holders in 2025, with a final December distribution of £54.3m to 147,000 members, including over 8,500 first time payees. PPL collects performance rights for sound recordings on behalf of performers and owners of sound recordings. “I am pleased to close the year with such a strong payment to performers and recording rightsholders in the UK and beyond," said PPL CEO Peter Le...