This is a significant year for Sacem, as it celebrates its 175th anniversary – and what better way to celebrate than by releasing its 2025 results, replete with some impressive […]
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How CMOs are scaling globally, collaborating across industries, and rethinking the creator relationship
Music consumption today is borderless, but the systems that manage it have historically been national. Collective management organisations are undergoing their most significant transformation in decades. On one hand, they […]
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The Open Innovation CMO: Sacem Lab, New Tech, and Creator Tools – with Julien Lefebvre, Head of Innovation and SACEM Lab
Collective management is no longer just about collecting royalties; it’s about innovating infrastructure and offering direct services. In the second in a special series of Music Ally Focus we were […]
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AI and Sacem: defining the future of music copyright
Generative AI is no longer a future concept – it is a fundamental tool in today’s creative process. But as the amount of AI-generated content increases, so do the complexities of […]
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Sacem brings its online-rights administration fee down to 7%
French collecting society Sacem has announced the latest drop in its administration fees. It will now be taking a 7% commission for the direct management of digital rights. This is part of […]
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Connect 2026: Global music focus report
This is news coverage of Music Ally Connect 2026 – our international music business conference that is taking place 22–23 January 2026 in London. While Music Ally Connect 2026 had […]
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Sacem and Mavin Records launch ‘Afrocroiser’ songwriting camp
Early next week, a group of French and Nigerian songwriters will be getting together in Lagos to collaborate under the wing of Mavin Records, French collecting society Sacem and the […]
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Sacem reveals 8% growth in collections in its 2024 report
French collecting society Sacem has published its 2024 annual report, including the latest figures on domestic and international collections.
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Spotify responds to Sacem CEO’s views on DSP revenue share
Yesterday we published our interview with Sacem CEO Cécile Rap-Veber, including some pointed views on the revenue share taken by streaming services, Spotify included. Now the company has responded to defend […]
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Sacem CEO, Cécile Rap-Veber: “DSPs shouldn’t take more value from streaming than creators”
February 2025: Cécile Rap-Veber, CEO of SACEM. Journey to the centric of the worth: artist-centric licensing debates have tended to be about their impact on recording artists, but there is […]
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AI, music and licensing: ‘Opt-out is an illusion. It doesn’t work…’
AI was the biggest story of 2024 for the global music industry – despite TikTok’s efforts – and that looks set to continue in 2025.
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Deezer and Sacem apply ‘artist-centric’ model to publishing rights
When Deezer launched its ‘artist-centric’ royalties system in 2023, it only applied to recordings. However, this morning it has announced its next step in applying the model to publishing rights […]
