Analysis News From Blackstone’s Hipgnosis deal to the US Copyright Office’s ‘landmark’ ruling… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe biggest stories from the past week – all in one place
News Ireland’s IMRO extends royalty collection agreement with ICE'International collaboration is key to maximizing revenues for rightsholders whilst minimizing costs without duplicating resources in individual markets'
News Virgin Music Group partners with Japan’s Frontier Works for anime music projectsThe global anime market has seen explosive growth in recent years.
News Spotify is introducing comments to its podcasts. Are music tracks next?Spotify could follow YouTube, SoundCloud and China's streaming services in upping interactivity on its platform
News Shazam users can now find artists’ Ticketmaster events through the appTicketmaster's partnership with Shazam follows its integrations with TikTok and Snapchat
News Greg Aiello promoted to Managing Director of UK’s PPL PRS as Andrea Gray steps downAndrea Gray served as Managing Director at PPL PRS since the joint venture's founding in 2018
News Tom Kershaw, Justin Rohde join BMI as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Transformation Officer amid widespread change at the PROThe PRO recently switched to a for-profit model, and was sold to a shareholder group led by New Mountain Capital
News Amuse launches ‘Stream Check’ feature to let artists know if their music is being used in streaming fraudArtists may be unaware that their music is the target of streaming fraud until it's pulled down from DSPs
News Streaming fraud costs the global music industry $2bn a year, according to Beatdapp. Now it’s partnering with Beatport to combat the trend“Suspicious activity has been on the rise in recent months," Beatport's Chief Revenue Officer says
News YouTube, UMG veteran Jackson Abbeduto joins law firm Reed Smith as counsel in its Global Entertainment and Media Industry GroupAbbeduto joins Reed Smith from Granderson Des Rochers, where he negotiated deals on behalf of rights holders and DSPs
News There are 8bn user-curated playlists on Spotify, 725m created this year alone, Daniel Ek saysThe streaming service has been working to make playlisting a more attractive feature for its subscribers
News Amazon, Apple, Spotify file legal challenge against Canada’s music streaming taxCanada's broadcasting and telecom regulator is planning a 5% tax on streaming revenue from non-Canadian companies starting this fall
News 25% of music producers are now using AI, survey says – but a majority shows strong resistanceA majority of producers indicated they have concerns about losing control of their music.
Analysis News From Sony Music’s mystery Queen catalog co-investor to UMG’s neural beats patent application… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe biggest stories from the past week – all in one place
News Utopia Music acquired Lyric Financial in 2021. Lyric’s sellers are still trying to get full payment for the saleAn arbitration panel has ordered Utopia to pay $1.86 million to Lyric Financial's former owners