CISAC: Global music royalty collections up 28% with digital now the No.1 income stream

Global royalty collections for songwriters and composers reached a historical high point of €10.8 billion in 2022, according to CISAC’s annual report. The increase of 28% year-on-year during 2022 was the largest rise on record and the first time that music income has exceeded €10 billion. Collections ended the year ...

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Kobalt has signed UK writer-producer Toby Scott to a worldwide publishing deal, which includes global sync and creative services. Scott has had global releases with Galantis, David Guetta ...

Concord Music Publishing and Immensum Music sign global deal with Amaarae

Concord Music Publishing have announced the signing of pop artist and songwriter Amaarae in partnership with Immensum Music. The global publishing deal includes the Ghanaian-American artist’s full ...

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