TikTok has been dealt another blow after the National Music Publishers Association sent a letter to its members informing them that the organization does “not anticipate” to renew its licensing deal, Billboard reports. That means a lot […]
A percentage breakdown of the approximately $1.6 billion in global recorded music revenue attributed to UGC and ancillary licensing sources for 2022 in Goldman Sachs’ “Music in the Air” report. Predictably, the nuances of TikTok’s […]
Songs by Taylor Swift, Drake, Beyoncé and many more contemporary music superstars have vanished en masse from TikTok after Universal Music Group severed ties with the social media giant following a contentious contract dispute. A […]
Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), the music licensing agency that represents thousands of songwriters, has announced that it will sell to the private equity firm New Mountain Capital, The New York Times reports. Terms of the […]
Photo Credit: arteephact / CC by 2.0 Before you decide to license your voice to an artificial intelligence (AI) tech company, there are many important considerations. Especially given that AI voice tech is rapidly evolving […]
Music copyright is complicated — and takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits for copyright infringement are all too common. But 99% of takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits related to copyright violations can be avoided, according to a leading […]
Photo Credit: Souvik Banerjee Snapchat parent Snap has officially inked new licensing deals with Apple-backed UnitedMasters, the Netherlands’ Buma/Stemra, and, having evidently put to rest a legal battle that initiated last year, Switzerland’s SUISA. Snap […]
A nighttime shot of the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II bridge in Rome, Italy. Photo Credit: Christian Nordmark Less than one month after Meta pulled a number of Italian creators’ music amid a licensing dispute with […]
A federal judge has officially dismissed with prejudice Pandora’s countersuit against Word Collections and Spoken Giants, which are suing the SiriusXM-owned platform for allegedly failing to license a multitude of compositions. This newest development in […]
Photo Credit: Mariia Shalabaieva A new report suggests Elon Musk’s cost-cutting measures at Twitter have impacted music licensing talks. Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter in October 2022 has caused chaos for employees and business partners. […]
Venice, Italy. Photo Credit: canmandawe Facebook parent Meta has pulled the works of Italian creators over a rights-related dispute, according to the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (SIAE), which says that its members are […]
International Confederation of Music Publishers director general John Phelan. Photo Credit: ICMP Yesterday, the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (SIAE) revealed that its members’ works were being pulled from Meta platforms amid a licensing […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo Credit: Chander Mohan SESAC and Wise Music Australia have officially inked a licensing agreement to bring the latter company’s catalog to Asian nations including Singapore, Vietnam, and India. Blackstone’s SESAC and […]
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo Credit: Jordan Last March, TikTok rolled out SoundOn in the U.S., the U.K., Brazil, and Indonesia. Now, the distribution and marketing service has debuted in Australia, where the ByteDance-owned platform […]
The new OGL 1.2 is subject to community feedback known as playtesting, which will be addressed on or before February 17th. | Image: Wizards of the Coast In an announcement on the DnD Beyond website, […]
Photo Credit: TikTok TikTok has inked a licensing pact with Rotana Music Group to access its impressive roster of Arab artists. Rotana Music Group has inked a deal with TikTok to enable the short-form video platform to […]
Photo Credit: NetEase About two weeks after scoring an expanded licensing deal with J-pop giant Avex, Chinese streaming service NetEase Cloud Music has officially added the catalog of Tokyo-based anime and music company Pony Canyon […]
Minato, Tokyo, Japan, where Avex is headquartered. Photo Credit: Chris 73 Days after posting a double-digit Q3 revenue increase, NetEase Cloud Music has unveiled an expanded licensing deal with Tokyo-headquartered entertainment company Avex. The Tencent […]
Minato, Tokyo, Japan, where Avex is headquartered. Photo Credit: Chris 73 Days after posting a double-digit Q3 revenue increase, NetEase Cloud Music has unveiled an expanded licensing deal with Tokyo-headquartered entertainment company Avex. The Tencent […]
Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio The major labels are reportedly demanding a portion of TikTok’s advertising income as part of licensing talks – even though the ByteDance-owned platform has slashed its 2022 revenue target by north […]