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NMPA says Spotify ‘bundling’ move could cost music publishers $3.1bn through 2032
The National Music Publishers’ Association projects that music publishers will “lose over $3.1 billion” through 2032 due to Spotify‘s audiobook…
Iceland’s Music Publishers’ Association joins global trade body ICMP
The Music Publishers’ Association of Iceland (MPA Iceland) has joined The International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP). The ICMP represents…
PRS for Music paid out $1.3bn to songwriters, composers and publishers in 2024, up 8.1% YoY
UK-based collection society PRS for Music on Tuesday (June 3) reported that it paid out GBP £1.02 billion in royalties…
Anthropic lawyers apologize to court over AI ‘hallucination’ in copyright battle with music publishers
Lawyers for generative AI company Anthropic have apologized to a US federal court for using an incorrect citation generated by…
Sacem’s payouts to composers and publishers rose 12% to nearly $1.5bn in 2024
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of…
Music publishers file amended lawsuit against AI firm Anthropic, which they say ‘bolsters the case’ over company’s ‘unauthorized use of song lyrics’
Music publishers, including Universal Music Group, Concord, and ABKCO, recently filed an amended copyright infringement complaint against the $61 billion-valued…
UMG’s AI training injunction request shot down by judge in Anthropic lawsuit – but music publishers can now gather more evidence from platform
A federal judge in California has rejected a request from Universal Music Group and other music publishers to block AI…
Music publishers ‘remain very confident’ of winning Anthropic case and will ‘vigorously’ pursue monetary damages
Universal Music Group and its fellow music rightsholders were dealt a setback in their proceedings against multi-billion AI platform Anthropic this…
ASCAP’s payouts to songwriters and publishers rose 6.5% to $1.7bn in 2024, as membership ‘soared’ past 1m mark
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of…