PRS For Music speeds up royalty payments to members from streaming platforms

PRS For Music has speeded up royalty payments for multi-territory online licensing (MTOL). It means members will now be paid monthly, instead of quarterly, when their music is streamed on services such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and others. In 2024, online accounted for 28.4% of the total royalties paid ...

Bucks Music Group and Mushroom Music sign Holy Holy's Oscar Dawson to joint venture publishing deal

J Hus signs to Concord Music Publishing

Kim Frankiewicz to receive Seymour Stein - Global A&R Award at MUSEXPO 2026

Round Hill Music confirms Modern English and Vini Poncia catalogue deals

Amelia Songs forms global publishing partnership with Kobalt

Independent music publishing company Amelia Songs, founded by Nigerian music lawyer Akinyemi Ayinoluwa, has agreed a global partnership with Kobalt. “The deal represents a major leap forward ...

CEO Marcus Wise on the new era at Wise Music Group

Interview by Karen Bliss Family-owned Wise Music Group made a big decision just over five years ago to rebrand from Music Sales Group, which was started in the ...

Kobalt ups Derek Cournoyer to senior vice president of global digital business

Kobalt has promoted Derek Cournoyer to senior vice president of global digital business at the company. “In this expanded role, Cournoyer will play a pivotal role in negotiating ...

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