GEMA In The News

DistroKid investor buys indie distributor Zebralution from GEMA

GEMA confirmed that it is selling "its 100% shareholding in Zebralution GmbH"

Sir Lucian Grainge talks AI music, superfans in 2026 memo, taking swipe at firms ‘validating business models that fail to respect artists’ work’

Read Sir Lucian Grainge's 2026 memo to UMG staff

Paul Smelt promoted to Chief Operating Officer at peermusic

Amsterdam-based Smelt will oversee both publishing and neighboring rights administration globally, reporting directly to CEO Mary Megan Peer.

GEMA wins landmark ruling against OpenAI over ChatGPT’s use of song lyrics

Court in Germany finds that ChatGPT violates copyright laws through its unauthorized use of song lyrics

The biggest heist in music history: Why AI needs to be built on transparency, consent and remuneration

The following op-ed comes from Gorm Arildsen, CEO Danish CMO Koda

Suno sued again, as Danish CMO Koda accuses company of stealing its members’ music to train AI model

Suno accused of "the biggest theft in music history"

OpenAI, valued at $500bn, reportedly working on generative AI music tool

The move would bring OpenAI into an increasingly crowded field of AI music generation platforms

Zebralution’s Konrad von Löhneysen talks independent distribution and the firm’s €100m-a-year revenue target

MBW's World Leaders series meets Konrad von Löhneysen, Founder & CEO of Embassy of Music and Co-CEO of Zebralution