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Music Publishing
A collection comprehensive analysis of the industry and the latest news in music publishing.
Music Publishing Catch Up: 5.1% Indie Growth, Record PRS Payouts, Landmark AI Deals & more
As we close out the final quarter of 2025, we’re back to our music publishing catch up where we’ve curated the essential news from the last few months.
Andrea Zuckermann
Dec 23, 20257 min read
Publishing Catch Up: Miles Davis Catalog Acquired, Spotify Announces Direct and Global Licensing Deals, BMI Radio Rates Jump 24%, & More.
We are back with this quarter's publishing catch up, with the latest music publishing news, including; acquisitions, signing, funding, facts and figures, new hires, and more.
Meg Adams
Oct 9, 20257 min read
Publishing Catch Up: Songwriters & Publishers Are Making Over $11bn, Warner Chappell Music signs Diplo, Budweiser’s Royalty Loophole Ad, & More.
Q2 2025 has come to a close and we are back with this quarter's publishing catch up, where we collate the latest music publishing news.
Meg Adams
Jul 3, 20258 min read
Publishing Catch Up: Dua Lipa Wins Copyright Lawsuit, Spotify Paid Over $4.5 Billion to Music Publishers & More
Back at the end of Q1 2025 with this quarters publishing catch up, where we collate the latest music publishing news.
Meg Adams
Mar 28, 20258 min read
Publishing Catch Up: Shock Decision in Eminem Spotify Lawsuit, Incubator Launched for Indian Songwriters & More
We catch up on the latest music publishing news, including; acquisitions, signing, funding, facts and figures, new hires, legal and more.
Meg Adams
Sep 11, 20246 min read
Publishing Catch Up: NMPA battle against Spotify, Goldman Sachs bumps 2024 forecast, Blackstone set to acquire Hipgnosis & more
We catch up on the latest music publishing news, including; acquisitions, signing, funding, facts and figures, new hires, legal and more.
Meg Adams
May 16, 20245 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: KISS to “Live Forever” Following $300m Pophouse Acquisition, Dua Lipa’s Radical22 Inks WCM Admin Deal & More
The latest music publishing news, from catalog acquisitions to facts and figures, new signings, hires and more.
Emma Griffiths
Apr 4, 20246 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: UMG Strikes a $240m Chord, Kobalt to Raise $267m From Asset Backed Security & More
2024 sees a lot of movement in the music publishing world - the latest news, from deals & acquisitions to facts & figures, new hires...
Meg Adams
Feb 14, 20245 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: BMI Sells to New Mountain Capital, NMPA Labels Generative AI “Greatest Risk to the Human Creative Class” and More
In this month’s music publishing catch-up on the latest publishing news, from acquisitions to facts and figures, new hires and more.
Meg Adams
Dec 7, 20235 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Global Music Collections Up 28%, Battle Commences Over AI Lyrics, What’s Next for Hipgnosis?
In this month’s music publishing catch-up on the latest publishing news, from acquisitions to facts and figures, new hires and more.
Meg Adams
Nov 2, 20235 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Independent Music Publishers Propose ‘Ethical’ AI Guidelines, Rights Acquisition Market Heats Up & More
It’s been a busy few weeks for catalog acquisitions, signings, lawsuits, and of course the continued debate around music and AI.
Meg Adams
Oct 12, 20236 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: What’s Going on at BMI, Publishing’s $250m Payday, AI Copyright Developments & More
All things music publishing that happened in August 2023, from deals, acquisitions, signings, lawsuits and much more.
Meg Adams
Aug 24, 20234 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Collections for Songwriters and Publishers Soared in 2022, TikTok and WMG Sign “First of its Kind” Licensing Deal and More
We catch up on the latest music publishing news, from key deals, acquisitions, hires, legislation, the latest reports in music & much more.
Meg Adams
Jul 27, 20235 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Music Publishers Take On Twitter In 250m+ Lawsuit, Sacem Reports Record-Breaking Revenues & More
In this month's music publishing catch-up we look back at the latest news, from key deals and acquisitions to new hires, legislation & more.
Meg Adams
Jun 22, 20235 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: UMG Teed Up to Acquire the Queen Catalog, CRB Confirms Streaming Royalty Rate for Songwriters & More
In this month's music publishing catch-up we look back at the latest news, from key deals and acquisitions to new hires, legislation & more.
Meg Adams
May 31, 20234 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Primary Wave Bets $100m on Indian Music, Independent Music Publishers Represent 27.1% of the Market & More
We catch up on this week’s music publishing news, from key deals and signings to new hires, legislation and more.
Meg Adams
Apr 27, 20236 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: $100m-Backed AMR Songs Launches & Acquires John Sebastian Catalog, Italy’s SIAE Hits Out At Meta After Repertoire Exclusion
We catch up on this week’s music publishing news, from key deals and signings to new hires, legislation and more.
Emma Griffiths
Mar 28, 20235 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Hipgnosis Confirms Justin Bieber Catalog Acquisition, Publishers Talk Innovation at NY:LON Connect & More
We catch up on this week's music publishing news, from key deals and signings to new hires, legislation and more.
Emma Griffiths
Jan 26, 20234 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Concord to Fuel $1.65bn Apollo Bond Offering, Songwriter Advocates Disappointed by CMA Report & More
We catch up on this week's music publishing news, from key deals and signings to new hires, legislation and more.
Emma Griffiths
Dec 1, 20223 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Primary Wave Strikes $2bn Deal with Brookfield, New Portals Launch to Improve Music Rights Data & More
We catch up on this week's music publishing news, from key deals and signings to new hires, legislation and more.
Emma Griffiths
Oct 6, 20224 min read
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