Music Modernization Act: Labels and Publishers Back NMPA’s Bid to Run New Mechanical Rights Society
The United States is about to get an important new collection society, which is expected to oversee hundreds of millions of dollars in royalty payments each year. When President Donald
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
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