Vannessa Thomas is now heading up Sound Royalties' Canadian operation. The U.S. royalties finance firm offers advances to a wide array of copyright earners, including record producers and publishers, plus short-stop financing to entities seeking to sell catalogues. Pictured: Sound Royalties CEO Alex Heiche.
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October 5, 2022
by David Farrell
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June 9, 2022
by Martin Melhuish
Music Publishers Canada/Editeurs de Musique au Canada held its AGM virtually during Canadian Music Week at which CEO Margaret McGuffin laid out the
May 4, 2022
by FYI Staff
As the world emerges into a new phase of the global pandemic and as overall music consumption and engagement continue to grow globally,
January 30, 2022
by FYI Staff
Co-founded by Michael McCarty and Rodney Murphy in 2021, Kilometre Music Group confirms its status as a major player in music rights management with two major new deals. Pictured: Murda Beatz
January 17, 2022
by David Farrell
Academy Award-winning songwriter, musician and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie has struck a deal with newly-minted Cameron Strang’s Howe Sound Music Pu
October 27, 2021
by External Source
Worldwide royalty collections for originators of music, audiovisual, art, drama and literary works fell by 9.9% in 2020, with losses amounting to m
October 17, 2021
by External Source
The acquisitions are but a part of a much larger parcel of catalogue acquisitions by the Canadian company that include rights to songs by acts such as Camilla Cabelo, The Chainsmokers, and Post Malone.
July 29, 2021
by FYI Staff
The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) reports having distributed over $57 million to music publishers and self-published songwrit
July 8, 2021
by Nick Krewen
Experience comes in handy.
June 21, 2021
by FYI Staff
The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) and TikTok today announced an agreement for the collection of digital mechanical royalties
June 10, 2021
by FYI Staff
The new Canadian music rights management company scores big by securing 50% of the large song catalogue of Belly, one that includes many of The Weeknd’s biggest hits, including mega-smash Blinding Lights.