With the music industry booming again, more and more players are getting into the crucial royalty collections business. But as well as increased competition, there’s also more collaboration, as collective management organisations, labels, publishers, rights management specialists and technical service providers all work together to maximise revenues. Music Week investigates…

Believe it or not, there was a time when royalty management – i.e. the bit where rights-holders actually get paid – was not considered one of the more exciting areas of the ...