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ASCAP’s payouts to songwriters and publishers rose 6.5% to $1.7bn in 2024, as membership ‘soared’ past 1m mark
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of...
A letter to Steve Boom.
The following op/ed comes from Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham. It originally appeared in Tim’s MBW Review newsletter, sent...
From Amazon’s Suno tie-up to Kobalt’s new publishing platform… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines...
UK-based physical distributor Proper Music acquired by Netherlands’ Artone
UK-based Proper Music Group Ltd (PMG) went into administration on Friday (February 28). The company’s assets, including physical distributor Proper...
UK-based physical distributor Proper Music Group acquired by Netherlands’ Artone
Netherlands-based distributor Artone has acquired UK-based Proper Music Group Ltd (PMG), including prominent physical distributor Proper Music Distribution (PMD).Proper says...
Sir Lucian Grainge calls for ‘appropriate guardrails’ on AI amid debate on UK’s proposed copyright changes
Sir Lucian Grainge, the Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group, has penned an op-ed for The Times calling for “appropriate...
AI music remix app Hook expands distribution network with Too Lost partnership
AI music creation app Hook has partnered with independent music distributor Too Lost.According to the announcement, fans will now be...
$500m-valued Suno has admitted training AI on copyrighted music. That hasn’t stopped Amazon from adding its controversial tech to Alexa
AI music generator Suno has been making a lot of big headlines in recent months.Just last month, the $500 million company...
UK mulling changes to proposed ‘opt-out’ policy for AI amid growing pressure from artists and lawmakers (report)
The UK government is reportedly considering changes to its plans to loosen copyright laws to encourage AI innovation, in the...
Patrick Moxey’s publishing company must cease using ‘Ultra’ name within 6 months as Sony wins trademark battle
Patrick Moxey’s independent publishing company, Ultra International Music Publishing (UIMP), will have to change its name on orders from a...
