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Reach Music Publishing Joins UK Digital Licensing Collective IMPEL

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February 28, 2020
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Reach Music Publishing, a full-service music publishing and artist representation organization, has joined IMPEL, a UK-based collective that negotiates e-licensing deals on behalf of rightsholders. The UK's ... Read More...
NMPA Files Motion to Dismiss Peloton's "Baseless Antitrust" Counterclaim

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February 27, 2020
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Peloton has now settled its contentious legal battle against 14 different music publishers, a group corralled by the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA). Peloton shared news of the settlement with ... Read More...

Music Benefactors Wants to Solve the Crowdfunding Riddle for Musicians — Introducing the ‘Artist Public Offering’

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Matthew Lutz, Founder & CEO, Music Benefactors On November 14th, 2019, Taylor Swift wrote an open letter to the public, the music industry, and, most importantly of all, her many millions of fans. In it,... Read More...

BMG Parent Company Bertelsmann to Become Carbon Neutral by 2030

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February 24, 2020
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Thomas Rabe (l), Chairman & CEO of Bertelsmann; and Immanuel Hermreck (r), Chief Human Resources Officer BMG parent company Bertelsmann has committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2030. The multibillion-... Read More...

Kobalt Music Group Inks a Neighboring Rights Deal With Tones and I

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February 20, 2020
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Rights management company Kobalt Music Group has inked a neighboring rights deal with Australian pop singer Tones and I. With the support and resources of Kobalt behind her, Tones and I (whose real name is T... Read More...

Kanye West, EMI Music Publishing Officially Settle Out of Court

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February 19, 2020
EMI’s on-again, off-again lawsuit with Kanye West has officially drawn to a close. According to a stipulation of dismissal submitted to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,... Read More...
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Photo Credit: Bam0822 / CC by 4.0 Today Kobalt announced a global publishing deal with Raedio Publishing, Issa Rae's company. The new global partnership includes creative and administration services. That in... Read More...

Ahead of a Messy Legal Battle, GMR & RMLC File a Joint Protective Order

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February 19, 2020
Top page of joint joint Protective Order request filed by GMR, RMLC this week. Ahead of their upcoming legal showdown, Global Music Rights (GMR) and the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) have jointly filed... Read More...

Primary Wave Inks a Major Publishing+Recording Deal With Power Ballad Gods Air Supply

Marsha Silva
February 19, 2020
Primary Wave has purchased a 70% stake in the song catalog of Air Supply, a two-piece soft-rock band from Australia. The deal, loosely valued in the millions, also involves a substantial interest in the grou... Read More...

Universal Music Publishing Group Offers Realtime Earnings and Data to Its Songwriters — Introducing ‘Window’

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February 18, 2020
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Universal Music Publishing Group has launched UMPG Window, a digital resource that provides creators with instant access to their songs' real-time earnings data and information.  UMPG Window is available bot... Read More...
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Federal Judge Allows Global Music Rights, Major Radio Stations to Air Their Antitrust Grievances

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February 16, 2020
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Global Music Rights founder Irving Azoff The legal battle between Global Music Rights (GMR) and the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) has taken another interesting turn, as a federal judge has allowed each... Read More...
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Mariah Carey Drops a PRO Bomb — Moves Extensive Catalog to ASCAP

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February 12, 2020
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Mariah Carey has moved her heavyweight catalog to performance rights organization ASCAP. The superstar was previously with SESAC for more than five years. Update: Earlier, we incorrectly noted that Carey had... Read More...
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