Publishers

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Anthropic • 2 min read

Music publishers want preliminary injunction in legal battle with AI company Anthropic

The music publishers that sued Anthropic last month want a preliminary injunction stopping the AI company for generating outputs that include their lyrics…

Chris Cooke • 20 Nov 2023

Hipgnosis Songs Fund headhunts the former Chair of the Round Hill Music Royalty Fund to head up its board

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Hipgnosis Songs Fund • 2 min read

Hipgnosis Songs Fund headhunts the former Chair of the Round Hill Music Royalty Fund to head up its board

The Hipgnosis Songs Fund has appointed former head of the Round Hill Music Royalty Fund, Robert Naylor, as its new Chair. This comes after investors declined to reappoint Andrew Sutch to that role following the recent continuation vote…

Chris Cooke • 08 Nov 2023

Dua Lipa buys back song rights from TaP Music Publishing

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Dua Lipa • 1 min read

Dua Lipa buys back song rights from TaP Music Publishing

Dua Lipa has bought back her song rights from TaP Music Publishing, having previously parted company with the management division of TaP last year…

Chris Cooke • 03 Nov 2023

Kobalt announces $700 million partnership with Morgan Stanley to buy up more music rights

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Kobalt • 1 min read

Kobalt announces $700 million partnership with Morgan Stanley to buy up more music rights

Kobalt has announced a partnership with investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Tactical Value which will provide $700 million to buy up song catalogues over the next few years…

Chris Cooke • 02 Nov 2023

Hipgnosis Songs Fund scraps interim dividend after reducing expectations from Copyright Royalty Board windfall

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Hipgnosis • 3 min read

Hipgnosis Songs Fund scraps interim dividend after reducing expectations from Copyright Royalty Board windfall

The Hipgnosis Songs Fund has told investors that extra payments due as a result of the final Copyright Royalty Board ruling on US streaming royalties will be significantly less than previously estimated, $9.9 million instead of $21.7 million…

Chris Cooke • 16 Oct 2023

Concord acquires Mojo Music & Media catalogue

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Concord • 2 min read

Concord acquires Mojo Music & Media catalogue

Concord has acquired the catalogue of Mojo Music & Media, which was launched by Mark Fried, Peter Shane and Alan Wallis in 2018…

Andy Malt • 20 Sep 2023

OTM signs Sub Focus, hires Melissa Maskan

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OTM • 2 min read

OTM signs Sub Focus, hires Melissa Maskan

Independent publisher OTM has signed DJ and producer Sub Focus, and hired Melissa Maskan as Head Of North America…

Andy Malt • 19 Sep 2023