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ASCAP’s payouts to songwriters and publishers rose 6.5% to $1.7bn in 2024, as membership ‘soared’ past 1m mark
ASCAP bills itself as the only performance rights organization in the US operating on a not-for-profit basis Source...

Riot Games, Epic Games, and Tuned Global on the future of music in gaming
Gaming continues to be a big opportunity for music rightsholders. Source...

Artist marketing platform un:hurd music attracts fresh investment from EMPIRE
The investment takes place alongside un:hurd’s ongoing funding round, in which Trapital Ventures and Mindset Ventures MusicTech have also participated Source...

UK mulling changes to proposed ‘opt-out’ policy for AI amid growing pressure from artists and lawmakers (report)
One option would be to limit the 'opt-out' policy to British AI companies, while others would need advance permission to train AI on copyrighted materials Source...

John Cooper Clarke to receive headline prize at UK’s Northern Music Awards
The awards, held this year on March 27 in Liverpool, are the creation of music therapy charity Nordoff and Robbins Source...

HYBE partners with South Korean police to combat deepfake crimes against K-Pop artists
Deal includes expedited investigation processes and the establishment of a reporting hotline in South Korea Source...

Arden Records launches publishing division to support lo-fi artists
Company was founded by Nepalese artist sagun in 2021 Source...

West One Music Group acquires trailer music production library Q-Factory
The Q-Factory music library has featured in marketing campaigns for films like Wicked and Deadpool & Wolverine; and in TV series like Amazon Prime’s The Rings of Power Source...