British rights society PRS for Music has appointed US music industry executive Fabienne Leys to lead its North American member and industry relations as North American...
By Emmanuel LegrandThe state of New York's Assembly and Senate have passed on June 10 bills that would require "publishers who offer to license e-books to...
On the eve of the June 15 US-EU summit, Brussels-based trade organisation representing the independent labels' community IMPALA has urged the United States "to bring its...
By Emmanuel LegrandThe Copyright Royalty Board in the US has issued its written determination of royalty rates for webcasting royalties for 2021-2025, as part of what...
By Emmanuel LegrandThe music publishing market in the US posted revenues of $4.076billion in 2020, a 9.6% increase over 2019. The figure was disclosed by David...
Songwriters' organisations from the US and other continents have joined forces to oppose a recent deal struck by the the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), and...
US music advocacy group musicFIRST has picked former Congressman Joe Crowley (NY-14) to serve as the coalition's Chairman and "lead efforts to rectify a decades-long injustice...
The Board of Los Angeles-based entertainment union SAG-AFTRA has appointed current Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel Duncan Crabtree-Ireland (pictured, below) as its next national executive...
Michael Huppe, CEO of US neighbouring rights society SoundExchange, has warned the music industry to prepare for a world that "will not be the same after...
By Emmanuel LegrandA new content giant was born with the $43 billion merger of AT&T's WarnerMedia with Discovery Communications. The merged company will have projected revenues...
