Music Publishing

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Hal Leonard hits back at Wise Music in sheet music licensing dispute

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Hal Leonard • 4 min read

Hal Leonard hits back at Wise Music in sheet music licensing dispute

High drama in the cut-throat world of sheet music, as Wise Music and Hal Leonard have a set-to over the terms of a 2018 deal. Highlights include a particularly acerbic back and forth about who buys the sheet music of Christmas choral compositions, and when. Spoiler: not in the summer, dumbo.…

Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor • 15 Jul 2024

Music publishers now fighting Spotify audiobook bundling trick on multiple fronts

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Spotify • 3 min read

Music publishers now fighting Spotify audiobook bundling trick on multiple fronts

The music publishers have written to the US Federal Trade Commission accusing Spotify of unlawful conduct over the way it bundled audiobooks into its main subscription product. It means the music industry is now fighting that big bundle, which reduces royalties to songwriters, on multiple fronts…

Chris Cooke • 13 Jun 2024

SACEM reports total collections of €1.48 billion for 2023

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SACEM • 2 min read

SACEM reports total collections of €1.48 billion for 2023

French collecting society SACEM collected €1.48 billion in royalties in 2023, distributing €1.23 billion to its members. Having made “controlling costs a priority”, the society says it has reduced the percentage of royalties spent on running the organisation to 10.76%…

Chris Cooke • 05 Jun 2024

Change MLC dispute procedure so we don’t pay to sue ourselves, say streaming services

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MLC • 5 min read

Change MLC dispute procedure so we don’t pay to sue ourselves, say streaming services

The streaming services have told the US Copyright Office that it should put in place new rules for how collecting society The MLC deals with disputes over the compulsory licence it administers. Under the current system, services can end up paying for lawsuits in which they are the defendants…

Chris Cooke • 04 Jun 2024

Range Media Partners launches new music publishing division

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Music Publishing • 1 min read

Range Media Partners launches new music publishing division

Range Media Partners is launching a new music publishing division which will be headed up by Casey Robison, formerly of Big Deal and Hipgnosis.…

Chris Cooke • 13 Sep 2023

Utopia Music • 2 min read

Utopia buys Sentric

Swiss company Utopia Music has acquired Liverpool's Sentric Music, the latest in a series of acquisitions.…

Chris Cooke • 04 Feb 2022