European Commission approves UMG’s acquisition of Downtown and requires the divestment of Curve Royalty Systems
Daren Tang elected for a second six-year term as Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
US Senators Adam Schiff and John Curtis introduce the CLEAR Act requiring AI companies to disclose the use of copyrighted works for training models
European music organisations call for an ambitious sectoral approach and a stronger budget within the AgoraEU programme
Germany plans investment quotas for video streaming platforms and broadcasters
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’
Universal Music Group and NetEase Cloud Music renew multi-year license agreement
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
Primary Wave Music acquires a stake in music financing platform RUN
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’
Calendar — Week 7, 2026
IMPALA’s 10-point reaction to Downtown’s acquisition by UMG getting the green light from the European Commission
Bella Figura Music acquires the publishing catalogue of The Drums’ Jonny Pierce
Kobalt inks partnership with UK publishing company Geo Music Group
Spotify counted 290 million Premium Subscribers at the end of 2025, up 10% Y/Y
Alphabet’s revenue exceeded $400bn in 2025 with YouTube income over $60bn
Native Instruments has entered into preliminary insolvency proceedings
Calendar — Week 5, 2026
Back Blocks Music names Kirby Mathews as Vice President of Publishing
Kobalt signs New Zealand duo Balu Brigada to a global publishing agreement
The members of the Association of Commercial Television & Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) have approved the membership application of TV3 Group during the...
