Music Business
Unison's Approach to Independent Music Publishing Rights Management
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
Cox Communications celebrates as US Supreme Court overturns critical music piracy judgement
Yesterday the US Supreme Court overturned the major labels’ billion dollar copyright win against ISP Cox. The ruling not only costs the majors $1 billion dollars, it also affects their ability to combat online piracy. The RIAA says policymakers should “look closely at the impact of this ruling”
Live Music in Spain Surpasses $930 Million in 2025, Aitana Becomes First Woman in Top 10
Joaquín Sabina tops the national market and Ed Sheeran leads the ranking of international artists in the APM's 2026 Yearbook.
Actress and Suzanne Ciani announce new album, 'Concrète Waves'
It's the first release in a new series from Actress' Werkdiscs label capturing improvised music
TuneCore report celebrates more Accelerator success metrics
TuneCore has published the fourth edition of its ‘TuneCore Accelerator Report’, trumpeting some of the stats from its in-house artist-development program. The company says that the Accelerator “contributed to over 2.8 billion artist discoveries and 6.8 billion track discoveries for artists in the pr
Musixmatch unveils Sentinel music copyright-detection service
Musixmatch may be best known for its lyrics licensing deals, but the company’s latest product focuses on detecting usage of those lyrics that hasn’t been licensed. It’s called Sentinel, and is pitched as “a real time music copyright detection service designed for user-generated content platforms”. L
Musixmatch launches ‘Sentinel’ service to detect when copyrighted music and lyrics are used in AI and user-generated content
The new service, called Sentinel, draws on the company's lyrics database. Source
Kylie Cantrall Signs With Republic Records
The Descendants star will release a new single, "Carrie Bradshaw," via the label this spring.
“I have severe Gear Acquisition Syndrome and I hope you enjoy your time following me through my therapy process”: Deadmau5 shows off his insane synth collection in Reverb studio tour
Deadmau5 walks viewers through an array of rare and vintage synthesizers that would make even the most seasoned collector drool
BMG Reports Growth in Profit and Streaming Revenue, Despite Overall Revenue Dip
EBITDA margins hit all-time highs for Lily Allen and Jason Aldean's record label, but divestments from non-core businesses presented a drag on total revenue.
US Supreme Court backs Cox Communications in piracy fight with labels
The legal battle between multiple labels and US ISP Cox Communications has been running for more than a decade now, but we may have finally reached a decisive verdict – and it’s not in favour of the labels. The case focused on whether Cox was liable for copyright infringement – specifically music-do
BMG’s 2025 Profit, Streaming Subscription Revenue Grows, Total Revenue Slips
EBITDA margins hit all-time highs for Lily Allen and Jason Aldean's record label, but divestments from non-core businesses presented a drag on total revenue.
Watch out Epidemic Sound: Google launches Lyria 3 Pro AI model that can generate 3-minute tracks
The tech giant is likely positioning the technology as a direct competitor to royalty-free production music services like Epidemic Sound. Source
Timbaland’s AI artist TaTa Taktumi bags record deal with PMG
Superstar producer Timbaland joined Suno as a “strategic advisor” in October 2024, just a few months after the three major labels sued the AI-music firm for copyright infringement. He has continued to fly the flag for Suno ever since, taking some social-media flak from musicians and fans for it in t
BMG revenue dipped to €900M in 2025 but EBITDA margin hit record 32% – as catalog investment topped $400M
BMG says that its underlying recorded music streaming subscription revenue grew by double digits in 2025 Source
Unison: Building an Independent Music Rights Platform for the Digital Age
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
Unison Discusses Digital-First Publishing on AFEM Member Feature
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
Unison's Approach to Music Publishing Management
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
Queensland Parliament Hosts Music Industry Event
The first Queensland Parliamentary Friends of the Music Industry event for 2026 was presented Wednesday night at The Speaker's Green.
‘Success Is Not About a Race to the Top’: Music Industry, Politicians Gather For Pre-Olympics Pow-Wow at Queensland’s Parliament House
The first Queensland Parliamentary Friends of the Music Industry event for 2026 was presented Wednesday night at The Speaker's Green.