Ralph W. Peer has been named Managing Director, peermusic Australia, expanding his role within the world’s premier independent music publishing firm
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PRS for Music are launching an online portal publishing songwriter credits alongside critical links between works and recordings identifiers.
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BMG Enlists Cyanite for AI Tagging Across Catalog to Unlock New Value for Sync
by Emma Griffiths Sep 29, 2022Cyanite has signed a global deal with music giant BMG to unlock new value from its three-million-track catalog.
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The MLC Launches New Portal for Independent Music Distributors
by Emma Griffiths Sep 27, 2022The MLC’s new Distributor Unmatched Recordings Portal (DURP) will allow distributors to see the publicly available data for the unmatched recordings they’ve released.
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More Than 46% of Music Played on Broadcast & Cable TV in US is Production Music, Says New Report
by Emma Griffiths Sep 13, 2022New report finds that nearly half of all music played on top US broadcast and cable television networks is production music.
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Publishing Catch-Up: Pink Floyd’s £400 Million Payday, Kobalt Music in Talks to Sell to Francisco Partners & More
by Emma Griffiths Aug 25, 2022We catch up on this week’s music publishing news, from key deals and signings to new hires, legislation and more.
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Major Takeover Among German Music Publishers as ROBA Teams with Fund in €10m+ Acquisition of GERIG
by Emma Griffiths Aug 11, 2022This is one of the bigger music publishing takeovers in Germany with a seven figure NPS and selling price in the €10-20 million range.
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Client Sync of the Month: Raleigh Music Group x Apple x Elvis Presley
by Emma Griffiths Aug 05, 2022Peter Raleigh discusses representing the Elvis catalog and recent placements in an Apple Watch commercial and the Baz Luhrmann Elvis biopic.
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Litmus Music Launches with $500 Million Fund to Spend on Recorded and Publishing Rights
by Emma Griffiths Aug 04, 2022The venture has an initial $500 million at its disposal, and aims to acquire and manage music rights, including both music publishing and recorded music.
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Concord Acquires Native Tongue, Launches Concord Music Publishing ANZ
by Emma Griffiths Aug 04, 2022Independent music powerhouse Concord Music has acquired music publishing company Native Tongue and will expand in Australia and New Zealand with the launch of Concord Music Publishing ANZ.
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Royalty Tech Spotlight: Mozaic.io (FKA Jammber) Founder Marcus Cobb on His Mission to Get Creators Accurately Credited & Paid
by Emma Griffiths Jul 25, 2022Mozaic (FKA Jammber) CEO Marcus Cobb on the company’s mission to become the de facto platform for sharing royalties, payments and credits.
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NMPA 2022 Annual Meeting: Key Takeaways for Music Publishers & Songwriters
by Emma Griffiths Jun 16, 2022Last night saw the publishing and songwriter community gather in New York for the first in-person NMPA Annual meeting since 2019.