Music Business News: Germany

TikTok strikes new long-term partnership with ICE

The new deal will give TikTok continued access to ICE's vast catalog of more than 54 million musical works from over 330,000 rightsholders

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From GEMA’s copyright lawsuit against OpenAI to Hipgnosis’ $1.47bn ABS deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…

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SoundCloud rolls out new monetization feature as part of enhanced upload experience

The new feature eliminates multiple steps previously required for artists to monetize their content on the platform

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ChatGPT maker OpenAI, valued at $157bn, sued by GEMA in Germany over unlicensed use of song lyrics

GEMA represents the copyrights of around 95,000 members in Germany (composers, lyricists, music publishers) as well as over two million rightsholders worldwide

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TikTok’s SoundOn is signing artists… and battling labels on the charts.

MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news stories...

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Paradise Worldwide wants to help Gen AI platforms become licensed – and get rightsholders paid in the process

Company claims to be the "only Independent All Rights Distributor" with its own AI department

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Germany’s GEMA launches ‘AI Charter’ laying out legal and ethical principles for artificial intelligence in music

The performing rights org says the charter is meant to spark a conversation about the role of AI

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Live events company DEAG acquires Italy-based promoter MC² Live

The 46-year-old company has developed live events and ticketing businesses across Europe