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Word Collections collects publisher royalties outside the US

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Ashley King

October 7, 2026

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Influence Media Partners and BlackRock Announce Anthem Entertainment Catalog Acquisition — Price Tag Tops $600 Million Following Bidding War

Dylan Smith

July 29, 2026

Multiple sale attempts and one bidding war later, Anthem Entertainment’s catalog has found a new owner: Influence Media Partners, which is set to pay north of $600 million for “substantially all” the IP at ha... Read More...

High-Stakes Direct Infringement Claims Take Center Stage in Dialed-Back Concord v. Anthropic Copyright Cases

Dylan Smith

July 22, 2026

Major music publishers including BMG/Concord are doubling down on their copyright claims against Anthropic, which is now facing dialed-back secondary infringement allegations and high-stakes direct infringeme... Read More...

My Songwriter Friends Weren’t Getting Paid for Their Music. So I Created 3 Hats.

Mateo Correa

July 20, 2026

I never planned on starting a music publishing administration company. The following comes from 3 Hats Music Publishing, a partner of DMN. My name is Mateo Correa, born in the vibrant city of Medellin, Co... Read More...

Elon Musk X and music publishers stop suing one another

After Years of Fighting, Elon Musk’s X and Music Publishers Officially Stop Suing Each Other. But Why?

Ashley King

July 17, 2026

Major music publishers and Elon Musk’s X have abruptly dropped their lawsuits against one another, but information about a settlement (if any) has yet to be revealed. For now, neither side is talking. After ... Read More...

Reservoir Expands Latin Footprint with Nacional Records Acquisition and Hit-Focused JV

Ashley King

July 16, 2026

Reservoir and Nacional Records announce a partnership that marks a comprehensive expansion of Reservoir’s Latin music strategy with the acquisition of Nacional’s recorded and publishing catalogs, plus a new j... Read More...

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Anthropic Goes ‘Mano-a-Mano’ Against Music Industry Power Attorney Donald Passman

Paul Resnikoff

July 14, 2026

Anthropic is currently embroiled in multiple lawsuits against major music publishers, with billions of dollars at stake. But according to legal filings shared with Digital Music News, the Claude creator is al... Read More...

Pophouse Scores Iron Maiden Catalog and NIL Deal, Tees Up ‘Major Cinematic Project,’ Eddie-Themed ‘Digital Universe,’ and More

Dylan Smith

July 14, 2026

Pophouse Entertainment has scored a high-profile catalog partnership with Iron Maiden, acquiring a stake in the group’s publishing, masters, and all-important name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Iron Ma... Read More...

BMG acquires remaining interests in Hal David, John Lee Hooker, and ARC Music catalogs

BMG Acquires Remaining Interests in Hal David, John Lee Hooker, ARC Music Catalogs

Ashley King

July 13, 2026

BMG acquires the remaining interests in the landmark songwriting works of the publishing catalogs of Hal David, John Lee Hooker, and ARC Music. BMG has announced its acquisition of the remaining interests in... Read More...

CRB Officially Posts Proposed Phonorecords V Settlement for Comment — Eminem Publisher Eight Mile Style, Songwriters Guild, Others Demand Higher Rates

Dylan Smith

July 13, 2026

Two weeks later, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has officially made the proposed Phonorecords V “Subpart B” settlement available for comment, and the opposing parties now have until August 10th to weigh in... Read More...

Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora, and Google Coordinated to Remove Irving Azoff’s GMR from the Latest Mechanical Rate-Setting Proceedings, Legal Documents Reveal

Paul Resnikoff

July 10, 2026

The seemingly mundane deliberations over future mechanical royalty rates in the US are starting to feel like a Verdi opera — with colorful industry titan Irving Azoff and his Global Music Rights (GMR) playing... Read More...

Reciprocity Rears Its Ugly Head Again: Major US Rights Orgs Warn $300 Million In European Annual Recording Payments About to Get Cut Off

Ashley King

July 9, 2026

A coalition of US music organizations urges the US Trade Representative to oppose an EU proposal that will cost American artists over $300 million. Radio stations in the United States not having to pay royal... Read More...

What Cinq Legal Battle? Reservoir Media Scoops Up T.I. Publishing and Recorded Catalog Stakes Under Partnership Deal

Dylan Smith

July 9, 2026

Another day, another high-profile song-rights play – this time from Reservoir Media, which has scooped up T.I.’s publishing catalog and a piece of his non-Atlantic recordings. New York City-headquartered Re... Read More...

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