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SoundExchange surpasses $12bn in distributions to artists and rightsholders to date
The PRO said its total distributions for 2024 amounted to $1.05 billion, up 4.9% year on year Source...

Catch Point Rights Partners promotes Annie DeConto to Director of Business Development
Catch Point sold a catalog in November, but retained ownership of a valuable portfolio of rights Source...

Universal Music adopts ISNI system, assigning ID numbers to songwriters and artists
An ISNI functions as a ‘digital passport’ for every contributor involved in the making of a piece of music Source...

UMG artist Jacky Cheung sets new record in China with 1,000th concert milestone
Executives from Universal Music Greater China presented Cheung with a gift honoring his four-decade career in the music industry Source...

Ex-SM Entertainment CEO’s TITAN CONTENT partners with IMPERIAL Music to launch new girl group AtHeart
The move comes amid a trend of K-pop companies partnering with international entertainment firms to expand the K-pop talent search model worldwide Source...

NetEase Cloud Music partners with Starship Entertainment to boost K-pop access in China
NetEase revealed that its platform now hosts 206 million monthly active users, showing minimal growth from the 205.9 million reported for 2023 Source...

Damon Albarn, Kate Bush among 1,000+ artists to release silent album protesting UK’s AI copyright plans
Track list spells out “The British government must not legalize music theft to benefit AI companies.” Source...

$1bn-valued Create Music Group acquires catalog from Pack Records as companies form new JV
CMG and Pack's existing partnership is being expanded to include recorded music and publishing Source...