Music Business
SOCAN Acquires CMRRA, Consolidating Canadian Music Rights Licensing
SOCAN, the performing rights society for Canadian songwriters, has bought CMRRA, Canada’s mechanical rights organisation. It means performing rights and mechanical rights will be licensed via one soci
GEMA Wins Copyright Lawsuit Against AI Music Platform Suno
The European music industry has scored a significant win when it comes to AI and copyright, with a German court siding with collecting society GEMA against Suno. Judges ruled that Suno breached US and
AFEM and DDEX Address Music Rights Infrastructure
A simple question, "why can't this just work?", sparked one of AFEM's most popular member roundtables and an industry report on the friction across music data, rights and royalties. On 2 July, AFEM an
Olivia Rodrigo Headlines All-Women Festival, Schedule Released
The pop superstar will headline the all-women fest later this month, the schedule for which has been published.
GEMA wins copyright lawsuit against AI music platform Suno in Europe
The European music industry has scored a significant win when it comes to AI and copyright, with a German court siding with collecting society GEMA against Suno. Judges ruled that Suno breached US and
AFEM and DDEX Address Music Rights Infrastructure
A simple question, "why can't this just work?", sparked one of AFEM's most popular member roundtables and an industry report on the friction across music data, rights and royalties. On 2 July, AFEM an
Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields Festival Features No Overlapping Sets
The pop superstar will headline the all-women fest later this month, the schedule for which has been published.
Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival Has No Overlapping Sets
The pop superstar will headline the all-women fest later this month, the schedule for which has been published.
Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival Has No Overlapping Sets: See the Full Schedule
The pop superstar will headline the all-women fest later this month, the schedule for which has been published.
SOCAN acquires CMRRA, consolidating music rights licensing in Canada
SOCAN, the performing rights society for Canadian songwriters, has bought CMRRA, Canada’s mechanical rights organisation. It means performing rights and mechanical rights will be licensed via one soci
GEMA wins copyright case against Suno in Europe
The European music industry has scored a significant win when it comes to AI and copyright, with a German court siding with collecting society GEMA against Suno. Judges ruled that Suno breached US and
AFEM and DDEX Address Music Rights Infrastructure
A simple question, "why can't this just work?", sparked one of AFEM's most popular member roundtables and an industry report on the friction across music data, rights and royalties. On 2 July, AFEM an
Record Labels Propose Rules for Chart Eligibility of AI-Generated Music
The major labels and an assortment of indies have proposed a set of rules for when AI-generated recordings should be eligible for the music charts. They say only AI-assisted tracks should be allowed t
SOCAN Acquires CMRRA, Consolidating Canadian Music Licensing
SOCAN, the performing rights society for Canadian songwriters, has bought CMRRA, Canada’s mechanical rights organisation. It means performing rights and mechanical rights will be licensed via one soci
GEMA Wins Copyright Lawsuit Against AI Music Tool Suno in Europe
The European music industry has scored a significant win when it comes to AI and copyright, with a German court siding with collecting society GEMA against Suno. Judges ruled that Suno breached US and
AFEM and DDEX Address Music Rights Infrastructure Challenges
A simple question, "why can't this just work?", sparked one of AFEM's most popular member roundtables and an industry report on the friction across music data, rights and royalties. On 2 July, AFEM an
Songwriter AI victory in Europe as GEMA beats Suno
The European music industry has scored a significant win when it comes to AI and copyright, with a German court siding with collecting society GEMA against Suno. Judges ruled that Suno breached US and
Universal and Sony sue rogue music app Musi
Universal and Sony are suing Musi, the app that pulls in its music from YouTube rather than having its own deals with the music industry. That approach got Musi kicked out of the Apple App Store, and
AFEM x DDEX: Discussion on Music Rights Infrastructure
A simple question, "why can't this just work?", sparked one of AFEM's most popular member roundtables and an industry report on the friction across music data, rights and royalties. On 2 July, AFEM an
Billboard’s Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.