Laetitia Nguala Masamba has been appointed as the new Secretary General of European Visual Artists (EVA), the groupment of 31 collecting societies for visual artists, following her unanimous endorsement by the EVA General Assembly. She replaces Carola Streul who was in the job since 1997 and who is retiring from the Brussels-based organisation.
Masamba joined EVA in 2019 as Administrative Assistant, and was promoted to Business Process Manager in 2020. Prior to that, she worked for several years...

The four major performing rights organisations in the United States — ASCAP, BMI, GMR and SESAC — have joined forces to expand Songview into the most comprehensive US public performance copyright data resource.
Initially launched by ASCAP and BMI in December 2020, Songview will incorporate for the first time data from GMR and SESAC, bringing to 38 million the number of musical works licensed by the four major performing rights organisations in the United States. Songview will now offer "the most...

Nicholas Maweni, Chairperson of the Board of the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO), South Africa’s leading music rights society, announced that he will be stepping down from his position on 1 October 2025, after close to seven years in the role.
SAMRO said the Board will “initiate the process of filling vacant positions to ensure that the organisation is fully equipped to drive its next chapter of growth.” 
SAMRO said that under Maweni’s leadership, the organisation achieve...