House of Representatives adopts legislation reforming the Librarian of Congress and Register of Copyrights’ appointment process
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
European Parliament’s report calls for a specific strand for the music sector within the new AgoraEU programme
NO FAKES Act makes its way back in Congress courtesy of a bipartisan group of Senators and House Representatives
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
Jamen Capital and Merlin partner to acquire Curve Royalty Systems from Universal Music Group
SoundExchange and IFPI unveil new automatic assignment system for ISRCs
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
ASCAP sues four US radio groups for failing to secure a license to play music
American Federation of Musicians sues UMG and WMG over settlements and licensing deals with AI companies
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
Warner Chappell Music taps Julian Franzoni as General Manager for Argentina and Uruguay
CISAC adopts a declaration calling for human creativity to be protected and respected
Pershing Square offloads the 4.7% it owns in Universal Music Group
Netflix taps Jay Hoag as Chair of the Board
Suno valued at $5.4 billion following a $400 million Series D funding round
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SCAPR’s Board reelects Spain’s Jose Luis Sevillano (AIE) as Chairperson
Seeker Music acquires Simon Raymonde’s music publishing catalogue
Youssou N’Dour named Vice-President of CISAC
Songwriter, performer and producer Mark Ambor has signed a global recording agreement with Universal Music Group's Capitol Records. The 27-year-old artist is better known for his...
