Social Media Ideas for Music Publishing

You Wrote the Music. Who Gets the Value? A Special Interview With One of the Most Influential Figures In Music Publishin...

You can spend three weeks getting a melody right and three minutes clicking through the music publishing agreement that determines who gets paid for it. That imbalance should bothe...

Sony Music Publishing wins Publisher of the Year at 2026 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

The Sony-owned publisher landed the prize for representing 27 of the past awards year's most-performed R&B and hip-hop songs in BMI's repertoire Source

ValuePunks Extends Free Catalog Valuations to Publishing

ValuePunks, the catalog valuation platform built by Swiss music technology company Tribe Music Group AG, is extending its offering into publishing this week. This free valuation gi...

Indie publishers set out seven principles for AI licensing: ‘The song must be properly valued.’

The two organizations are now calling on collective management organizations (CMOs) and other licensors to support the principles. Source

Music Publishers Fight To Keep $3B Anthropic IP Case Alive

Major music publishers on Monday urged a California federal court not to throw out their $3 billion suit accusing Anthropic PBC of "brazen" mass copyright infringement of sheet mus...

Warner Chappell Music signs My Chemical Romance to exclusive worldwide publishing deal

Warner Chappell will oversee the catalog's global rights administration, copyright protection, and sync licensing across film, television, and video games. Source

Anthropic bought songbooks, scanned them, and destroyed them, music publishers allege – now they want to know which song...

Both sides set out their positions in statements filed on Friday (September 11) Source

Apple, Amazon, Spotify, and YouTube Are Now Paying All Songwriter/Publisher Royalties Directly to Word Collections on Be...

Apple, Amazon, Spotify, YouTube, TikTok, and more have entered into agreements allowing Word Collections to license and collect all songwriter and music publisher royalties for its...

Warner Music Group Combines Music and Publishing Sync Operations

Warner Music Group has announced a plan to combine its global sync operations, bringing together its recorded music and publishing divisions into a single unit. The streamlined gro...

The Legal Pile-On Continues: Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Sue Anthropic, Alleging ‘Blatant Theft’ of...

A group of music publishers headed by Sony and Warner is suing Anthropic for “tens of thousands” over the allegedly blatant theft of copyrighted music. The lawsuit, filed late Frid...

Publishing Briefs: Rihanna & Beyoncé Collaborator Fred Ball Signs With Reservoir

Midland signs with Warner Chappell Music Nashville, Halo Boy joins VAMP/Sony Music Publishing and more publishing signings and news.

The Swift-Kelce Songwriting Problem: Who Owns the Story and Who Owns the Money

Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell are suing Anthropic

Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell have filed suit against Anthropic in the US District Court for the Northern District of California seeking damages for "tens of thousands"...

Musixmatch launches Pro for Labels to help record companies manage and distribute lyrics at scale

The platform is aimed at labels ranging from independents managing a small roster to organizations managing thousands of artists and releases. Source

Now Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic in multi-billion dollar lawsuit: ‘One of the largest and mos...

The publishing arms of all three major music companies are now litigating against the Claude maker Source

Roc Nation Wants a Music Publishing Intern

Roc Nation is looking for an intern to join the music publishing team for the Fall 2026 semester. This position offers an opportunity to learn about the creation, management, and m...

Universal Music Publishing Group Promotes Maree Hamblion to EVP of A&R and Creative in AUNZ

The executive, who recently signed Tones and I, will also build out a new writing room at the publisher’s Sydney base.

The Next Generation of Cue Sheet Creation: How AI-Optimized Content Recognition Is Transforming Music Reporting

For media productions, cue sheets may seem like routine paperwork, but they sit at a critical point in the royalty chain. When they are complete, accurate, and delivered on time, t...

Phono V streaming rate proposals filed with US Copyright Royalty Board, as DIMA points to 30% growth in publishing reven...

The proceeding will set the mechanical rates on-demand streaming services pay US songwriters and publishers from 2028 through 2032. Source

Here’s a running list of artists who have sold some or all of their song catalogues to a new breed of company. (Updated...

[If you’re seeing this in your feed again, it’s because another deal has gone down. -AC] The music world is being shaken by the actions of a growing group of companies which are

Primary Wave Inks Catalog and NIL Partnership Deal With the Estate of ‘Addicted to Love’ Singer-Songwriter Robert Palmer

Primary Wave has partnered with the estate of Robert Palmer under a deal extending to the “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)” artist’s catalog and all-important name, image,...

APRA AMCOS Reports Record-High Revenue, Local Content Streams Experience ‘Devastating’ Dip

The Australasian rights organization has posted all-time-high revenue of A$857.4 million, up 8.8%.

Robert Palmer estate strikes deal with Primary Wave covering publishing and recording catalogs, plus name, image & l...

Palmer recorded 14 studio albums and three live albums Source

The Supreme Court Just Threw a Wrench Into The Music Industry’s Copyright Cash Machine

The Supreme Court didn’t rewrite copyright law. It left standing a decision that could threaten decades of international publishing revenue — and the music industry’s biggest playe...