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Quotes of the week — Week 23, 2025

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“This is the early days of creativity [with AI’s help]. We want more humans to make it as artists and creators, but what is creativity in the future with AI? I don’t know. What is music anyway?”By Spotify CEO Daniel Ek at an event organised by the streaming service in Stockholm. “Administration of copyright must be transparent. And it must have an artist’s full permission. These two principles are the bedrock of our industry. They must be included in the data bill as a backstop.”By British songw...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Position Music inks joint venture publishing deal with Øllie Marland and Petey Martin

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Independent music company Position Music has signed a joint venture publishing deal with British-born singer, songwriter and producer Øllie Marland (pictured, left) and songwriter and producer Petey Martin (pictured, right) from The Hit Bakery. Marland and Martin have first collaborated as co-writers of the song 'Chasing Paradise' by Kygo & OneRepublic, released early 2025. "I first met Petey Martin when we worked on ‘Chasing Paradise’ by Kygo and OneRepublic, and we’ve collaborated ever si...

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Stromae’s Mosaert renews global admin agreement with Warner Chappell Music

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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 ...

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Reservoir inks global admin publishing deal with composer Hans Zimmer

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NASDAQ-listed independent music company Reservoir Media has renewed and expanded its relationship with composer Hans Zimmer, who has scored more than 200 projects across all mediums, which have grossed more than $30 billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Under the new agreement, Reservoir will continue to administer the rights to the numerous scores composed by Zimmer the company has signed since 2015, and will also administer globally Zimmer’s publishing catalogue through his company, Re...

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