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Universal Music Publishing Group partners with Auddly

The partnership will allow Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) to use Auddly's software to help manage and track song data.

By Lucy Doyle 19 Jan 2018

Government set to address transfer of value, confirms new culture minister

Matthew Hancock MP, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has underlined his commitment to addressing the transfer of value from creators to digital content platforms.

By Anita Awbi 19 Jan 2018

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UK government announces it will back Agent of Change

The campaign to save music venues by imposing stricter rules on property developers has been backed by the government, which UK Music described as 'a seismic victory.'

By Lucy Doyle 18 Jan 2018

MMF's Transparency Index will rate labels and distributors

The index will list the most artist-friendly labels, distributors and aggregators, helping to raise standards around the supply of data and information.

By Lucy Doyle 18 Jan 2018

ICE Services signs deal with Downtown Music Publishing

ICE will provide royalty collection solutions to over 100,000 songwriters and 11,000 music publishers from Downtown's royalty collection platform, Songtrust.

By Lucy Doyle 18 Jan 2018

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Lyrics take centre stage in music streaming, report finds

A huge 88 percent of streaming music subscribers want lyrics, according to the report by MIDIA Research, which looked at streaming behaviours in the UK, US and Germany.

By Lucy Doyle 17 Jan 2018

AIM CEO joins board of Creative Industries Federation

Paul Pacifico, Association of Independent Music (AIM), chief executive joins the Creative Industries Federation (CIF) and vows to champion 'the power of independent music'.

By Anita Awbi 16 Jan 2018

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PRS for Music announces Independent Venue Week panels

It will host educational panels in Bristol and Leeds as part of this year's Independent Venue Week (IVW), with Portishead's Adrian Utley (pictured, right) among the panelists.

By Lucy Doyle 16 Jan 2018