Music publishers appear to have resolved their legal battle with X (formerly Twitter) but it remains unclear whether that resolution includes licensing deals or some kind of financial settlement.
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Reservoir expands Latin-music business with Nacional Records deal
Reservoir Media is the latest music company eyeing growth in Latin music through partnerships and acquisitions. In this case the latter: it is buying independent label Nacional Records, including the company’s publishing arm Canciones Nacionales.
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Multiples ‘have stabilised around 12-17x on iconic catalogues’
What’s been happening to the music catalogue-sales market in the last couple of years? Philippe Astor has been crunching the numbers.
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NMPA strikes Udio and Klay AI deals and reveals US revenues
We’ve seen a growing slate of deals between major labels and AI-music companies that include the former’s publishing arms. Now US music-publishers body the NMPA has announced two of its […]
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Publishing update: Market shares, Avex fund, Mothership, Chord…
What was the story of music publishing in 2025 as seen through the lens of market share? According to Music & Copyright’s annual research, it was another year of a widening […]
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X hopes Cox ruling will put an end to lawsuit from publishers
The ripples from the recent US Supreme Court ruling in favour of ISP Cox Communications – and against labels who had sued it – are beginning.
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Music publishers file for partial summary judgement against Anthropic
AI firm Anthropic is still facing copyright-infringement lawsuits from music publishers… and now the publishers are going in for what they hope will be the legal kill. The publishers, who […]
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EMERGE: Chatting with European music data
David Weiszfeld’s career has focussed around solving a recurring problem: how to navigate the glut of data relating to artists and songs. After leaving Universal Music in 2013 and founding […]
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Guest Post: Words matter. So why do lyrics generate just 1% of publishing income?
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns which voice the opinions of notable authors that advance specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion and […]
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Sony Music Publishing set to ‘champion Filipino songwriters’
Sony Music Publishing has opened a new office in the Philippines, with the Manila team promising to focus their efforts on developing and promoting their songwriters globally, not just locally. […]
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ECSA and Gesac press case to clamp down on ‘coercive buy-outs’
ECSA and Gesac have renewed their calls for a clampdown on ‘coercive buy-outs’ – particularly from big video-streaming services.
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Music Ally Connect keynotes: Kobalt, SoundExchange, AudioSalad and more
Our coverage from last week’s Music Ally Connect conference continues with this wrap of some of the keynote sessions from the two-day event.
