Tag: publishing

How Publishers Can Maintain Content Quality When Using AI Writing Tools

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:56:52 +0000

AI writing tools can help publishers produce drafts faster without adding extra staff. However, speed alone does not make an article useful for readers. Publisher data shows why careful editing deserves serious attention today. WAN-IFRA surveyed more than 100 media leaders during 2025 about AI use. Seventy-five percent reported efficiency improvements across their publishing operations. […]

Sia sells 50% of music catalog to Pophouse in $180M deal

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:20:00 +0000

Pophouse says it's acquired Sia's "publishing and master music rights"; the pricetag suggests a $360M valuation for the full set

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Partisan acquires Firebird’s interest in indie pubco OTM Music, merges it with its Left Music publishing arm

admin — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:55:40 +0000

As part of the merger, OTM will incorporate the team and roster of Left Music, the publishing company Partisan set up with Craig Michie in 2022.

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Robert Palmer estate strikes deal with Primary Wave covering publishing and recording catalogs, plus name, image & likeness rights

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:03:25 +0000

Palmer recorded 14 studio albums and three live albums

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Annie Christensen appointed VP, Catalogue at Warner Chappell Music UK

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:01:04 +0000

Christensen joins the publishing arm of Warner Music Group from a career in A&R, and will report to WCM UK President Shani Gonzales.

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Patrick Moxey’s Helix Records and Payday Music Publishing open European hub in central London

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:24:26 +0000

Its facilities include offices, recording studios, event and performance spaces, songwriting rooms, and content creation areas.

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Warner Chappell strikes global deal with France’s Kidding Aside – as electronic music indie launches publishing venture with Nicolas Klersy as Partner

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:59:27 +0000

Warner Chappell described Kidding Aside as "one of France's most influential independent electronic music companies."

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How to Recover From a Google Algorithm Update (2026 Guide)

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:50:56 +0000

Watching your traffic fall off a cliff is one of the worst feelings in publishing — and figuring out how to recover from a Google algorithm update is often the first real SEO crisis a site owner faces. The good news is that recovery is possible. The better news is that it follows a predictable […]

Wilson Pickett estate strikes deal with Primary Wave covering publishing catalog and name, image & likeness rights

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:35:20 +0000

Primary Wave announced the deal on Wednesday (September 2). Financial terms were not disclosed

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Now Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic in multi-billion dollar lawsuit: ‘One of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history.’

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:51:27 +0000

The publishing arms of all three major music companies are now litigating against the Claude maker

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Sony Music Publishing wins Publisher of the Year at 2026 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:58:51 +0000

The Sony-owned publisher landed the prize for representing 27 of the past awards year's most-performed R&B and hip-hop songs in BMI's repertoire

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Megan Thee Stallion inks deal with UMG’s Interscope – and keeps ownership of her masters

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:50:40 +0000

Megan retains complete ownership of her masters and publishing, and will keep releasing music through her own company, Hot Girl Productions.

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Weeks after Beyoncé’s ‘Alien Superstar’ sample suit was dismissed, a second one is filed – this time Beyoncé is a defendant

admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:55:36 +0000

The other defendants are Parkwood Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing, W Chappell Music Corp. and John Holiday.

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Judge tosses shoe retailer DSW’s preemptive copyright suit against Sony Music

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:58:26 +0000

A federal judge dismissed the part of DSW's declaratory judgment lawsuit that targeted Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing.

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Anthropic seeks partial dismissal in music publishers’ $3B lyrics suit – as CEO moves to drop the direct-infringement claim against him

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:19:22 +0000

The two filings target the case that Concord Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group and ABKCO are pursuing over more than 20,000 songs.

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