Stef Van Vugt, founder and CEO of Fruits Music, suggests some changes to the way royalties are earned – and paid out
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
Nearly $700m has been paid to songwriters and publishers by the MLC to date
The Mechanical Licensing Collective counts 22,000 members, after adding more than 6,000 in 2022
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YouTube Premium Family Plan price rises 28% to $22.99 per month in the US
Subscribers were notified of the change via email
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Ahmed Nureni named General Manager of Warner Music Middle East, as Moe Hamzeh steps down after 5 years
Nureni will also remain GM of Qanawat Music
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From BTS joining the military to Simon Cowell’s TikTok ‘talent show’… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
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Epidemic Sound bolsters management team with appointment of former Airbnb and Google execs
Rikard Herlitz appointed Chief Technology Officer and Julian Persaud named Chief Commercial Officer
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Robert Kyncl’s to-do list.
The new Warner Music Group boss may have these queries on his mind when he joins the music company in January
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Songtradr launches new ‘Smart Sync’ digital rights management tool
Smart Sync ‘offers the most advanced digital rights management technology in the market,’ says Songtradr
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Brian Glover named Senior Director of Streaming at Create Music Group
Glover joins Create from independent label Cinematic Music Group
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The three major music publishers now own or control over 10 million songs between them (kind of)
Investor figures from the three majors suggest they are – or will soon be – looking after double-digit millions of songs
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