Emmanuel Legrand

Music licensing platform Soundstripe has announced a series of leadership changes atop the company, with the appointment Jeff Perkins as its new Chief Executive Officer. Co-CEOs and co-Founders Travis Terrell and Micah Sannan will take on new roles — Terrell will transition into the role of President, while Sannan will shift to an advisory role, supporting Perkins. Another co-Founder, Trevor Hinesley, will remain CTO.

Deezer and France's music rights society SACEM have adopted the artist centric payment system (ACPS) for music publishing rights covering music played on the music streaming service in France.

NASDAQ-listed music company Reservoir Media has acquired the publishing catalogue of Lastrada Entertainment. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Lastrada Entertainment was founded by Herb Moelis in 1987 as a family company, and is currently operated by his children Stephen Moelis and Larry Moelis. Lastrada's President of Music Publishing Stephen Moelis said, “The Moelis family takes pride in the catalogue of hits we were part of, and in the personal relationships we forged with our incredibly ...

Mistral AI has signed a multiyear content agreement with Agence France-Presse (AFP) giving the Paris-based artificial intelligence company access to the French new agency's deep news content.

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a court decision finding video sharing service Vimeo not liable for infringing content posted on its platform.

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Olivia Trusty as the next Commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Trump, who made the announcement of his social network Truth Social, said Trusty "has fought tirelessly to grow the Economy, empower Innovation, and reignite the American Dream."

Concord has promoted Lidia Kim to the position of Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs of the newly formed Digital division for Concord Music Publishing. Based in New York, she reports to Concord General Counsel, Amanda Molter.

The Nashville Chapter of the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) has elected John Ozier, EVP, Creative at Reservoir Media Management, as Chapter President. Ozier was elected alongside other Officers for the period 2025-2026. The AIMP Executive Board, which consists of each Chapter's President and Vice President, will convene shortly to elect the Association's National Chair.

Chelsea Songs, the UK-based joint venture between industry veteran Eddie Levy and independent music publisher Bucks Music Group launched in February 2024, has disclosed that it has signed a raft of deals, including representation agreements for the publishing catalogues of Art Garfunkel and the late Robert Palmer.

The creative sector has expressed concern about the UK government's ‘AI Opportunities Action Plan', which outlines the country's ambition to become a major player in the field of artificial intelligence. The report — led by tech entrepreneur Matt Clifford, Chair of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) — contains 50 recommendations, which the government intends to implement.