US studios and streaming services reject CRTC’s new obligation to invest 15% of local revenues in Canadian content
Creative sector welcomes the reintroduction of the Protect Working Musicians Act
Italy’s financial police carry out national raid to dismantle the streaming piracy network behind the CINEMAGOAL app
Thailand picks its WTO and WIPO envoy in Geneva Pimchanok Pitfield as candidate for senior WIPO positions
Nepal government forms committee to inquire into issues related to music royalties, copyright, and IP rights
Universal Music Group renews and expands multi-year licensing agreement with TikTok
Spotify seals new licensing deal with Universal Music Group to enable a tool allowing users to create AI-driven licensed covers and remixes
Qobuz expands library through licensing partnership with Create Music Group
Kobalt and AI-powered music creation platform Udio form strategic partnership
News/Media Alliance signs opt-in AI licensing agreement with Bria
BMI acquires from Orfium music cue sheet platform Soundmouse
Y Royalties taps KPMG’s Paritosh Dagar as Chief Technology and AI Officer
Creative Europe-backed Artistic Futures launches to help rights holders detect unclaimed royalties
ICE Services joins the Music Fights Fraud Alliance as a commitment to fraud identification and prevention
Believe joins DDEX as Charter Member
Ankit Sahni sues US Copyright Office for rejecting the registration of a work created with AI
High Court affirms the need for an IPRS license covering compositions when communicating recordings to the public
Publishers file putative class action suit against Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg for infringing textual works to train AI models
Sony Music wins legal case initiated by the estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell over Jimi Hendrix Experience’s rights
Texas opens investigation into streaming services over allegations of payola
Sony Music’s head of Business Affairs/Legal Counsel Julie Swidler will depart in June
Elton John takes on the new role of President of The Ivors Academy
Colombia’s ALDISCO joins the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN)
NMPA will honour P!NK, songwriter Julian Bunetta, and Recording Academy’s Harvey Mason jr. at its 2026 Annual Meeting
Shamrock Capital’s Content Fund IV closes with $813m in capital commitment
Zoe Wrenn’s Tamber launches sonic intelligence-powered creative suite
Calendar — Week 19, 2026
Main stories — Week 19, 2026
SIAE’s Matteo Fedeli joins GESAC’s Board as SACEM’s David El Sayegh is re-elected President for a two-year term
Sony Music Publishing promotes ZaZa Kazadi to Senior Director A&R, UK & Europe
Richard James Burgess, the former CEO of trade organisation A2IM and current Chair of the UK’s neighbouring rights society PPL, and his son Ace Burgess have...
