Execs hailed PPL and PRS For Music’s new joint venture as “a really big development for the music industry” as PPL-PRS was officially launched in Leicester.
The new PPL-PRS HQ ...
The music business is pondering the implications of the Blurred Lines copyright case, after an appeal court backed the Marvin Gaye Estate’s claim that Robin Thicke’s 2013 hit infringed Gaye’s ...
Country To Country festival may be over for another year, but country music seems to be here to stay. The genre has taken giant strides internationally in recent years, while ...
In the new issue of Music Week we speak to elite hitmaker JR Rotem. Over the years, he’s worked with everyone from Rihanna and 50 Cent to Gwen Stefani, and ...
The co-writer of Rag'N'Bone Man's BRIT Award-winning single Human has told Music Week the huge international success the song has gone on to achieve took everyone by surprise. ...
PRS For Music CEO Robert Ashcroft has given Music Week an update on its pending Copyright Tribunal with the BBC.
The blanket licence between PRS, MCPS and the BBC/BBC Worldwide ...
Spotify’s has announced the launch of its new songwriter credits feature.
Spotify users can now view songwriter and producer credits for tracks on the desktop platform by right-clicking on a track ...
The US Copyright Board’s decision to raise the US royalty rate for songwriters and publishers on on-demand subscription streaming services has been welcomed across the publishing biz.
The Copyright Royalty ...
Royalty collection platform Songtrust has announced an agreement with pan-European licensing hub, ICE Services Ltd.
The deal, signed with Songtrust's parent company, Downtown, will see ICE will provide a range ...
This week’s Music Week cover story on Kobalt has proved a major talking point within the biz, as the industry debates the pros and cons of its mould-breaking approach.
CEO ...
