In January last year, BandLab, the social music creation platform owned by Singapore-based BandLab Technologies, launched a service called ‘BandLab…
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UK’s PPL distributed $133M to 139,000 performers and rightsholders in Q2 2025
UK-based music licensing body PPL paid out £96.7 million (approx. $133 million at current exchange rates) to 139,000 performers and…
Court rules Anthropic’s use of copyrighted books to train AI is ‘fair use’ – but it may not have much bearing on music rightsholders’ case against platform’s Claude
Many of the copyright lawsuits filed against AI companies in the US hinge on the question of whether or not…
Google has launched a film and TV production house with Range Media Partners. What does that mean for the future of music rightsholders?
The integration of Big Tech and the entertainment industry has taken another step, this time with news that Google has…
German collection society GEMA distributed $1.22bn to rightsholders in 2024, up 4.7% YoY
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of…
European Union’s latest draft AI Code of Practice renders copyright ‘meaningless,’ rightsholders warn
A group of European authors, performers and other rightsholders have issued a joint statement slamming the third draft of the…
SoundExchange surpasses $12bn in distributions to artists and rightsholders to date
Performance rights collection organization SoundExchange has now paid out $12 billion in royalties to artists and rightsholders since its founding…