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Duetti raises $200m in debt funding; expands into publishing catalog deals for indie artists and songwriters
Three-year-old music investment company Duetti has been on a mission to “democratize” catalog acquisitions by making them available to indie…
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…
Kobalt estimates $1bn+ in publishing royalties go uncollected each year. Its new platform, KOSIGN, helps indie songwriters collect their share.
Kobalt says it represents, on average, over 35% of the top 100 songs and albums in the US and the…
Universal Music adopts ISNI system, assigning ID numbers to songwriters and artists
Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially adopted the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) system as a means to improve identification…
BMI urges songwriters, publishers to speak out against ‘additional regulation of PROs’ amid US Copyright Office inquiry
US performance rights organization BMI has launched a campaign urging its affiliates (songwriters, composers, and publishers) to make their voices…