PPL’s international collections grew by 43% in 2018
British collecting-society PPL has reported some figures for 2018: its international collections, for public and TV/radio performances (plus private copying) of its members’ tracks. The organisation collected £70.9m ($93.3m) in
‘Streaming Price Bible’ reveals one label’s 2018 per-stream rates
Every year, artist-rights blog The Trichordist publishes a new ‘Streaming Price Bible’ comparing the latest per-stream rates for the main music-streaming services. This year’s went live this morning, based as
The Five Most Powerful Individuals in the Music Industry Don’t Work in the Music Industry
They might not work directly with artists, songwriters, charts or hit records. But they can change the course of the global music industry just by hitting “send” on an email
Spirit Music Group now owned by Lyric Capital Group in a $350M deal
Independent publisher Spirit Music Group has announced a recapitalization, for which it has secured over $350 million, led by its COO Jon Singer. The company is now wholly-owned by the
Kanye West sues Universal, EMI Music Publishing in apparent bid to own publishing rights
Kanye West launched a pair of lawsuits on Friday (January 25) against two of his music industry partners – Universal Music Group and EMI Music Publishing. Little is known about
‘Music is the new yacht’ – trends in music/tech investment
The recorded-music industry has returned to growth, but what impact is that having on external investors (from venture-capital firms to high-net-worth individuals) and their willingness to back companies in and
Bollywood Breaks Ground on Spotify with Arrival of T-Series Catalogue
For more than thirty million people of Indian origin living overseas, Spotify is where they can hear the sounds of home. And, with this week’s addition of an expanded catalog
Songtrust signs publishing-administration deal with Audiomack
Earlier this month, we reported on youth-focused streaming service Audiomack’s growth from 400,000 daily active users a year ago to 1.5 million now. That has put it higher on the