News BMG acquires chunk of BBC Worldwide’s music publishing catalogue Music from shows including Luther, Mrs Brown's Boys and Frozen Planet included in deal
News YouTube strikes deal with Canadian mechanical rights agency CMRRA News arrives less than a month after SOCAN announced Audiam deal
News Imagem signs publishing JV with management house Karma Artists "The culture and independence of Imagem is a natural fit for Karma Songs”.
News Imagem Music UK signs Emeli Sandé co-writer Chris Loco Loco has also written for Rita Ora, Professor Green, Ella Eyre and Tinie Tempah
News Warner/Chappell was the USA’s No.1 Gold & Platinum publisher in June Brent Smith, lead singer of Shinedown, leads songwriters list
News It’s official: American songwriters ‘suffer massive blow’ in consent decree ruling ASCAP and BMI vow to jointly fight for publishers in the courts and Congress
News Why did the EC give Sony’s acquisition of Sony/ATV such an easy ride? 'There’s a heightened recognition by governmental regulators in Europe and the US that the music business is tough and getting tougher'
Analysis Sony just became a music giant again – but at what price for songwriters? If songwriters aren't paid enough by streaming services, their fate may now be sealed
News Sony’s $750m buyout of Sony/ATV has been cleared in Europe Game-changing acquisition looks to be a done deal
News SESAC launches ‘linking’ tool to speed up revenue for publishers App links together songwriter data with recordings information
News Sony’s publishing revenues fall as its copyright count blasts past 4.2m Sony Corporation results show publisher was hit by exchange rates
News Steven Melrose joins Big Deal Music as SVP, A&R Former Epic and Island exec teams up with Kenny Macpherson
News UMPG promotes David Gray to EVP/Head of West Coast A&R '“David is a dynamic creative executive with stellar ears'
News Downtown Music Publishing acquires Nikki Sixx’s Mötley Crüe catalogue Downtown will also rep star for neighbouring rights
News Indie publishers up in arms over ‘unmitigated disaster’ of 100% licensing 'Nothing has been fixed but everything has been further broken'