PROS WITH NO CONS: Sony/ATV has entered into a new agreement with the U.K.’s PRS for Music and Germany’s GEMA to administer licenses for Sony/ATV and EMI Music Publishing’s pan-European digital rights for Anglo-American repertoire. Got that? Simply stated, the move provides a one-stop shop enabling licensees to access both repertoires, which were consolidated in 2012 with Sony’s acquisition of EMP. SOLAR, as the joint venture is called, will administer a single new license to cover the exploitation of the combined Anglo-American catalogs of the two pubcos. The always-proactive Marty Bandier noted that the agreement is “great news for our songwriters as we look to continue to facilitate licensing in this rapidly evolving and expanding sector.” (9/25a)
THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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