ASCAP paid out a record $1.76bn to songwriters and publishers in 2025
US performance rights organization ASCAP has reported its revenue and royalty payout numbers for 2025, with both figures hitting all-time ...
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Elon Musk’s X sues music publishers, alleges industry ‘collusion’
Elon Musk’s X Corp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against dozens of music publishers – plus the National Music Publishers’ ...
Indie music publishers saw revenues grow 5.1% to $2.9bn in 2024: IMPF
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of ...
Major music publishers ink AI licensing deals with lyrics and music data company Musixmatch
Lyrics and music data company Musixmatch says it has signed AI licensing deals with the publishing arms of all three ...
The Mechanical Licensing Collective has distributed $3bn+ to songwriters and publishers to date
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of ...
Music publishers allege Anthropic used BitTorrent to pirate copyrighted lyrics
AI company Anthropic not only illegally downloaded copyrighted music lyrics, it also uploaded them to other users, music publishers allege ...
Music publishers and Elon Musk’s X granted 90 day pause to copyright lawsuit for ‘good faith negotiations’ to try to settle out of court
The many music publishers who sued Elon Musk’s X over alleged copyright infringement are aiming to settle the matter out ...
Anthropic lawyers apologize to court over AI ‘hallucination’ in copyright battle with music publishers
Lawyers for generative AI company Anthropic have apologized to a US federal court for using an incorrect citation generated by ...
Music publishers file amended lawsuit against AI firm Anthropic, which they say ‘bolsters the case’ over company’s ‘unauthorized use of song lyrics’
Music publishers, including Universal Music Group, Concord, and ABKCO, recently filed an amended copyright infringement complaint against the $61 billion-valued ...
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 ...
