Spotify and independent labels' digital licensing society Merlin have renewed and expanded their global, multi-year licensing partnership. "This agreement reinforces the vital role of independent music...
President Donald Trump has confirmed his plans of “imposing a 100% Tariff on any and all movies that are made outside the US,” sending a shock...
The four major performing rights organisations in the United States — ASCAP, BMI, GMR and SESAC — have joined forces to expand Songview into the most...
Warner Chappell Music (WCM), the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, has signed singer and songwriter Bernie Leadon, one of the founding members of the...
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...
Recorded music revenues across the EU have reached €5.7 billion in 2024, up 9.1% year-on-year, according to the second edition of the International Federation of the...
Spotify has outlined for the first time what looks like an AI policy, as a response to "bad actors and content farms" interfering with "authentic artists...
AI-powered research lab SoundPatrol has received the support of Universal Music Group and Sony Music for its project of “forensic AI model for audio-video fingerprinting,” aimed...
AWAL, the Sony Music-owned distribution and services company for the independent sector, is launching operations in the Middle East, coinciding with the exclusive signing of Egyptian...
US District Judge William Alsup from the District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary approval of the $1.5 billion settlement of...
