Rights management organisation MCPS (Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society) – part of the MPA (Music Publishers Association) – turned 100 this year. Here, CEO Paul Clements examines its legacy and the technological ...
The UK recorded music industry’s annual trade mission to Los Angeles will return in the autumn.
This year’s edition will take place between September 9 to September 13, 2024 and ...
MCPS (Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society) paid out £204.3 million of mechanical royalties in 2023.
That represents an 8.5% year-on-year increase and a 43% uplift in annual distributions over the last five ...
MPs on the Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee have once again turned to the economics of streaming with a progress report session.
High-profile speakers giving evidence today included Merck ...
MCPS increased its member distributions to £188.4 million in 2022, an increase of £6.7 million (3.7%) compared to 2021. It was the highest distribution since 2007.
The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society ...
The Music Publishers Association (and group of companies) has appointed Paulette Long (Long Term Music) as MPA chair.
Rachel Lindley (Oxford University Press) has been named as PMLL chair.
MCPS has announced the highest per-year distribution of royalties to its publisher, songwriter and composer members since 2009.
The not-for-profit mechanical collection society is owned by the Music Publishers Association ...
The Music Publishers Association is to hire a head of diversity, equality and inclusion.
The senior executive role will report directly to MPA CEO Paul Clements, and work to develop ...
Traditionally, a Monday morning in August should see the music industry trading stories about the amazing festivals and outdoor gigs they went to over the weekend.
With the coronavirus pandemic ...
The bosses of PRS For Music and PPL have revealed that there will be a severe impact on distributions in the years ahead for songwriters, performers and other rights-holders resulting ...
