Global collections in 2022 rebounded again with the highest annual increase ever recorded: 26.7% to €12.1bn. Royalty collections in Europe register a record growth of 26.1% to €6.6 billion in 2022, accounting for more than half of the global total at 54.8%. Music collections reached a record growth in 2022. Royalties increased by 28.0% to…
In the case we intend to comment on in this post, the opinion of Maciej Szpunar, Advocate General (AG) in case C-10/22, Liberi editori e autori (LEA) v Jamendo, was published on 25 May 2023. The case focuses on settling the interpretative doubts raised by the Tribunale ordinario di Roma on the compliance of Italian…
This year, as part of the Digital Licensing Sessions, Primavera Pro and Unison wants to get you closer to the opportunity to have one of your songs used in a film, series, commercial or other audio-visual media. Fifteen music supervisors from all over the world, working in film, television, advertising, video games and other audio-visual…
EarthPercent (aka ‘The Earth’), the UK and US-based environmental charity co-founded by world-renowned music artist Brian Eno, today announced the pilot of a groundbreaking initiative to adopt the construct of the Earth as a songwriter and legal beneficiary of music royalties. This marks an unprecedented step by the music industry to support songwriters who wish…
On 27 December 2022, the Council of Ministers approved the Bill for the creation of the Copyright and Related Rights Office. This office, created in the image and likeness of the institutional architecture of other neighbouring countries -such as France or Portugal- is one of the measures included in Spain’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan…
UNISON has joined forces with a consortium of major music industry players, including Zebralution and LyricFind, to form BELEM. The consortium aims to build capacity for music publishers, songwriters, platforms, and labels to democratise and monetize access to lyrics. It will also strive to break down cultural barriers by making human translated lyrics accessible to…
CISAC has published its 2022 global collections report. This is one of the most important reports in the industry, as it contains revenue data from the confederation’s 228 member societies. This report brings good news: the coronavirus crisis seems to be behind us and the outlook for creators looks brighter. The positive news is that…
This new season comes full of networking events we did not want to miss. Some of them are already familiar from previous years such as FMF Barcelona and BIME, while others are brand new and we approach them with great enthusiasm to continue creating professional relationships in the musical universe. From September 26th until the…
The Economics of Music Streaming saga continues: last July the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) refused to recommend a full investigation of the music streaming market. For context, a market study is different from a market investigation. In market studies, the functioning of the market is studied and, if flaws in the functioning of…
After interviewing Blooms Corda, Ukrainian singer Sleza opens her heart in this interview full of hope for the difficult reality of the Ukrainian people. She is also part of ‘For Ukraine’, the compilation album of Ukrainian artists, musicians and creatives whose aim is to support Ukrainian humanitarian organisations. Don’t miss this talk about her understanding…