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Cisac report reveals global music collections rose 28% in 2022
Global collecting societies body Cisac has published its latest annual report, for 2022, and it reveals strong growth in music royalties.
PRS for Music expands its metadata-fixing Nexus program
One of the most infamous data gaps in the music industry has been the one between publishing data and recordings.
More creative bodies outline their views on AI regulation
Another group of bodies from the creative industries have been setting out their hopes for regulation of generative AI technologies.
Björn Ulvaeus warns music industry: ‘We will lose the next Paul McCartney’
ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus did not pull any punches in his introduction to the latest annual report by collecting societies body CISAC.
CISAC and SCAPR publish their annual collections figures
Collecting societies body CISAC has published its annual Global Collections Report this morning, revealing the latest figures and trends from its member bodies.
4,000 ‘Creators for Ukraine’ call for Russian invasion to end
In March, collecting societies body CISAC launched a ‘Creators for Ukraine’ support fund for victims of the war.
Believe and CISAC explain how they’re dealing with Russia
A number of global music companies have been suspending their businesses and/or services in Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine latest: Spotify suspension and CISAC solidarity fund
As the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces continues, music companies are reassessing their approach to business in the latter country.
CISAC reports global music collections fell by 10.7% in 2020
CISAC’s members saw their music collections fall by 10.7% last year to €8.19bn ($11.27bn), which the organisation notes means they were back to ‘pre-2017 levels’.
Spotify may be a ‘€1bn a year business’ for publishing now
One former Spotify executive has suggested that the streaming service’s value is under-appreciated in publishing circles.
Spanish collecting society SGAE rejoins Cisac after reforms
One of Spain’s collecting societies, SGAE, is coming in from the cold and being readmitted to global PROs organisation Cisac, after reforms that the latter say “have transformed the society and […]