SACEMCountryFranceThe leading French performing rights collection organization.Music Business WorldwideSACEM In The News News Sacem paid out $1.7bn to composers and publishers in 2025 on 21% YoY revenue jump to $2bn International collections rose 13% while revenue collected within France was largely flat. News A bill in France would force AI firms to prove they didn’t use copyrighted content to train their tech. The country’s music biz is urging lawmakers to pass it The law would reverse the burden of proof in copyright disputes involving AI in France News Anghami appoints Meshal Abdullah Mohammad Ali as Chairman in board reshuffle The company counted 3.54m subs as of June 30, 2025 with over 120m total registered users News AI music tech startup Claimy raises $1.8m to tackle missing royalty payments Claimy cross-references metadata, royalty rates and collection data from organizations like PRS for Music and SACEM to predict what rightsholders should receive. News German collection society GEMA to cut ‘on-demand music distribution’ commission to 7% by 2027; expects move to boost annual payouts by $7m Even the initial reduction to 9% will generate an additional €2 million ($2.4m) annually for GEMA members. News France-based music rights management firm 22D Music buys stake in indie publishing company Velvetica Music Deal marks 'the merger of two highly complementary players in the French music publishing industry.' News Music publishing brings in $11.1bn annually across 16 major markets, first-ever ICMP survey finds ICMP hopes snapshot of publishing revenue across major markets will be a valuable tool for understanding the nature of the business News Sacem’s payouts to composers and publishers rose 12% to nearly $1.5bn in 2024 Sacem’s international revenues jumped 15% YoY, while domestic collections inched up 2% YoY1 2 … 10 Next
News Sacem paid out $1.7bn to composers and publishers in 2025 on 21% YoY revenue jump to $2bn International collections rose 13% while revenue collected within France was largely flat.
News A bill in France would force AI firms to prove they didn’t use copyrighted content to train their tech. The country’s music biz is urging lawmakers to pass it The law would reverse the burden of proof in copyright disputes involving AI in France
News Anghami appoints Meshal Abdullah Mohammad Ali as Chairman in board reshuffle The company counted 3.54m subs as of June 30, 2025 with over 120m total registered users
News AI music tech startup Claimy raises $1.8m to tackle missing royalty payments Claimy cross-references metadata, royalty rates and collection data from organizations like PRS for Music and SACEM to predict what rightsholders should receive.
News German collection society GEMA to cut ‘on-demand music distribution’ commission to 7% by 2027; expects move to boost annual payouts by $7m Even the initial reduction to 9% will generate an additional €2 million ($2.4m) annually for GEMA members.
News France-based music rights management firm 22D Music buys stake in indie publishing company Velvetica Music Deal marks 'the merger of two highly complementary players in the French music publishing industry.'
News Music publishing brings in $11.1bn annually across 16 major markets, first-ever ICMP survey finds ICMP hopes snapshot of publishing revenue across major markets will be a valuable tool for understanding the nature of the business
News Sacem’s payouts to composers and publishers rose 12% to nearly $1.5bn in 2024 Sacem’s international revenues jumped 15% YoY, while domestic collections inched up 2% YoY
