Recognition Music Group, if you don’t – get it – recognise the name, was the result of the bundling-together of three companies connected to former catalogues-aquirer Hipgnosis: Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Hipgnosis Songs Assets and […]
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Universal Music Publishing India, devotional label Music Nova sign deal
It’s not Universal Music India but its publishing arm that has announced the major’s newest strategic partnership within the country. Universal Music Publishing India (UMPI) has just signed a deal […]
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Music publishers file for partial summary judgement against Anthropic
AI firm Anthropic is still facing copyright-infringement lawsuits from music publishers… and now the publishers are going in for what they hope will be the legal kill. The publishers, who […]
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Guest Post: Words matter. So why do lyrics generate just 1% of publishing income?
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns which voice the opinions of notable authors that advance specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion and […]
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Publishing moves: Kobalt and Reservoir are acquisition targets
In a break from individual music catalogues being rumoured to be up for sale, a pair of prominent companies in the music-publishing sector have been making headlines in recent days. […]
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Omdia tips music publishers’ revenues to hit $10bn this year
Research firm Omdia has published its latest predictions for the music-publishing market, including one very big number. Which, admittedly, we’ve given away in the headline. “Global music publisher revenue will top the […]
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Music publishers to proceed with revised Anthropic lawsuit
AI giant Anthropic has been denied its motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by music publishers alleging copyright infringement of their lyrics. It’s a setback for the company, […]
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Anthropic settles authors’ copyright lawsuit after piracy claims
AI firm Anthropic has settled a copyright lawsuit brought against it by a group of book authors, two months after the lawsuit was approved for class-action status. Bloomberg Law reported on the […]
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The Weeknd is reportedly looking to raise $1bn of financing
Usually when we talk about The Weekend in the context of 10-digit numbers, it’s about how many streams his music is getting. However, according to Bloomberg the star is in talks to […]
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Blokur founder steps down while hinting at future AI plans
Phil Barry founded startup Blokur at the height of the music industry’s first blockchain-hype phase, but cannily avoided getting trapped in that sector by evolving the company into a publishing rights-focused […]
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Publishing update: ByteDance x Rumblefish and Kobalt x Chordal
ByteDance has a new music-biz partner in the form of HFA’s Rumblefish. It has hired the latter to provide data, licensing and royalty management services for TikTok and its CapCut […]
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Snap re-signs global music publishing licensing deals – report
Snapchat’s owner Snap Inc. has signed a number of licensing agreements with major music publishers, Digital Music News reports. These deals are being structured by the National Music Publishers’ Association […]
