BECS notifies AI companies that it has exercised an opt-out from TDM exceptions
Association of American Publishers names David Newhoff as Vice President of Research and Communications
US Copyright Office launches GR2D, a new online group registration option for published, two-dimensional artworks
WIN calls for regulators worldwide to ‘remain vigilant’ about the risks of over-consolidation in the music market
ByteDance’s AI tool Seedance 2.0 sparks defiant reactions from rights holders
Chelsea Johnson joins Meta as Publishing Operations Lead for North America
ClicknClear signs global licensing deal with Universal Music Group to facilitate the use of pre-cleared music in sporting events
Sonoton Music launches an invite-only VIP sample curation service for beatmakers
Simon Hutson appointed Chief Executive Officer at the Copyright Licensing Agency
Merlin inks pact with AI music company Udio ensuring ‘fair compensation’
PPL partners with Salt to match music recordings’ usage data
Mitchell Shymansky joins Create Music Group as Chief Data & Technology Officer
The Official Charts Company launches the Official Classical Chart with BBC Radio 3
Media Press Group partners with ISAN International Agency on AV identifiers
IMRO expands partnership with Audoo
European Publishers Council files antitrust complaint with the European Commission against Google and Alphabet
Music publishers file second infringement lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, seeking $3 billion in damages
Record labels and Spotify slap Anna’s Archive with copyright infringement lawsuit for scrapping 86 million music files
Book publishers file motion to join copyright infringement case against Google
NMPA and US music publishers hit by antitrust lawsuit filed by X Corp for ‘anticompetitive conduct’
Secretly Distribution names COO Chris Welz as the company’s newest Partner
Sony Music Group France acquires Jain’s label Spookland from founder Yodelice
Sound Royalties provided $135 million in funded contracts to creators in 2025
Concord opens new offices in Beverly Hills
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Sony Music Publishing Nashville signs Regan Rousseau to a global publishing deal
Taylor Swift named IFPI’s Official Global Artist of the Year for the sixth time
LSO Live’s Becky Lees and BMLG/HYBE’s Alex Hannaby elected to BPI’s Council as independent member representatives
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