Mosaert, the independent creative and publishing company founded by Belgian artist and songwriter Stromae, has renewed its worldwide publishing administration deal with Warner Chappell Music (WCM), the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group. The deal was led by WCM France, whose Managing Director, Matthieu Tessier, said: "Warner Chappell Music France and myself are proud to continue our partnership with the Mosaert Label, a renewal that reaffirms our commitment to supporting Stromae, whose ...

Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has appointed Edward Matthew as VP, International A&R and Head of Creative, WCM Scandinavia. Based in Stockholm, Matthew will report to Shani Gonzales, Managing Director, WCM UK & Head of International A&R, and Lars Karlsson, Managing Director, WCM Scandinavia. In his dual role, Matthew will bring “extensive cross-border expertise and entrepreneurial vision to WCM’s global creative operations,” said the company. He will focus on "driving international coll...

The Dutch Association of Journalists (NVJ), the Authors’ Union (Auteursbond), and writers’ rights organisation Lira Foundation have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Meta, enjoining the parent company of Facebook and Instagram to using copyrighted material written by Dutch authors, reporters, and translators to train its Llama artificial intelligence models. NVJ General Secretary Thomas Bruning said the letter was a first step. If Meta fails to address the issue exposed in the letter, the organ...