Royalties & Publishing·Jul 26, 2026Katy Perry vs. the White House: When 'Firework' Became a Bomb Soundtrack, Nobody Asked HerThe White House used Perry's song on a TikTok glorifying Iran strikes. The grey zone this exposes should worry every publisher and rights-holder.By The Label Report Desk
Royalties & Publishing·Jul 18, 2026Apple Music's Price Hike Just Killed the Cheap-Streaming Era for GoodApple Music's first price increase since 2022 puts fresh pressure on Spotify, Amazon, and YouTube Music, and it moves your per-stream math.By The Label Report Desk
Royalties & Publishing·Jul 10, 2026Streaming Giants Allegedly Coordinated to Freeze Irving Azoff's GMR Out of Mechanical Rate-SettingCourt docs show Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora, and Google moved in concert to push GMR out of Phonorecords V. Here's why songwriters should care.By The Label Report Desk
Royalties & Publishing·Jul 9, 2026US Music Coalition Wants Trade Reps to Kill an EU Copyright Plan It Calls a $300M Tax on American ArtistsA broad coalition of US rights-holders is pushing the USTR to block an EU move that could cost American artists nearly $300M a year.By The Label Report Desk
Royalties & Publishing·Jul 6, 2026A 62-Year-Old Beatles Song Just Went Dormant to Viral in One Night. Here's What Comes Next.Paul McCartney played 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' at Taylor Swift's wedding. For catalogue owners, that's not gossip. It's a signal.By The Label Report Desk
Royalties & Publishing·Jun 30, 2026A Tiny Royalty-Free Library Just Opened a Two-Front AI War on Suno and NvidiaJamendo, a modest indie licensor, is now suing both Nvidia and Suno. The takeaway for rights holders: you no longer need major-label muscle to litigate.By The Label Report Desk
Royalties & Publishing·Jun 29, 2026Blur Drummer Dave Rowntree Loses Final Appeal in £200M 'Black Box' Royalties Battle Against PRSUK Court of Appeal strikes down Rowntree's class action, finding no fairer way to distribute unmatched royalties. Decision may shape how collecting societies worldwide handle black box funds.By The Label Report Desk
