Tuned Global launches streaming manipulation detection tool aimed at rightsholders and DSPs
Streaming fraud remains one of the biggest concerns facing the global music business, with the use of bots, click farms ...
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UK collection org PPL’s revenue grew 4.75% YoY to $415m in FY 2025; paid out $102m to performers & rightsholders in Q1 2026
PPL, the UK’s collective management organization (CMO) for performers and recording rightsholders, saw its revenue for 2025 rise 4.75% YoY ...
Germany’s GEMA paid out $1.3B to rightsholders in 2025, up 1.4% YoY
Germany-based collection society GEMA paid out EUR €1.15 billion (USD $1.30 billion) to rightsholders in 2025, up 1.4% YoY, according ...
Spotify says it paid out $213M to Australian music rightsholders in 2025, up 7% YoY
Spotify reports that it paid out AUD $330 million (approx. USD $212.7M) to Australian music rightsholders last year, up 7% ...
Google has launched a film and TV production house with Range Media Partners. What does that mean for the future of music rightsholders?
The integration of Big Tech and the entertainment industry has taken another step, this time with news that Google has ...
UK’s PPL distributed $57m to performers and rightsholders in Q4 2024
UK-based music licensing body PPL paid out GBP £45.3 million (approx. $57 million at current exchange rates) to over 137,000 ...
Paradise Worldwide wants to help Gen AI platforms become licensed – and get rightsholders paid in the process
AI-generated music is morphing into a multi-billion-dollar industry that no longer sits on the fringes of the music business.A recent ...
SoundExchange sues AccuRadio over alleged unpaid royalties owed to artists and rightsholders
US performance rights organization SoundExchange has filed a lawsuit against AccuRadio, Inc. to recover unpaid royalties owed to artists and ...
