PRS for Music will change its governance rules following the approval by the rights society's AGM on August 18 of a series of proposals that will...
By Emmanuel Legrand The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has launched the Data Quality Initiative (DQI), which will provide a streamlined way for music publishers, administrators...
By Emmanuel Legrand US labels' trade body the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has designated neighbouring rights society SoundExchange as the authoritative source of International...
By Emmanuel Legrand The Mechanical Licensing Collective, the new entity in charge of licensing and administering mechanical rights in the US, has launched two new initiatives...
By Emmanuel Legrand European neighbouring rights societies were pondering their response to SoundExchange's latest campaign asking for "national treatment" for US performers and labels in the...
By Emmanuel Legrand VUT, the German Association of Independent Music Entrepreneurs, has become the fourth shareholder of GVL, the Berlin-based neighbouring rights society for Germany, alongside...
By Emmanuel Legrand A coalition of US organisations representing labels and performers, led by Washington, DC-based neighbouring rights society SoundExchange, has launched the "Fair Trade of...
By Emmanuel Legrand SACEM chief executive Jean-No?l Tronc has been elected President of GESAC, the European groupment of societies of authors, during the organisation's annual General...
By Emmanuel Legrand French rights society SACEM is anticipating a 25% drop in collections in 2020, according to CEO Jean-No?l Tronc (pictured, below), speaking after the...
By Emmanuel Legrand The coronavirius pandemic will "impact royalty collections in 2020 and into 2021, and -- I would not be surprised -- into 2022." This...
