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BMG taps Sarah Mitchell to handle Rights and Royalties operations across publishing and recordings in Europe and the UK

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BMG has promoted Sarah Mitchell to SVP Rights and Royalties UK and Europe. In her new role, she will be responsible for the Bertelsmann-owned music company's Rights and Royalties operations across both music publishing and recordings in Europe and the UK.

The operations and customer service expert is based in London and reports to Chief Operating Officer Sebastian Hentzschel. She will continue to form part of BMG’s senior leadership team in the UK, sitting on the BMG UK board.

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Universal Music Group posted Q1 2024 revenue up 5.8% to €2.59 billion

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Euronext Amsterdam-listed Universal Music Group posted revenue of €2.59 billion, up 5.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, driven by healthy growth "in all segments," with EBITDA up 15.9% year-on-year to €591m, above the €567m expected by analysts via Visible Alpha.

"Universal Music Group has had a strong start to 2024," said UMG Chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge. "The three months have brought us yet another quarter of solid growth. Revenue was up 8% in constant currency and adjusted...

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UK government urged to protect creators and the public from AI-generated content

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A cross-party group of British Members of Parliament and Peers, regrouped within the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Music, have published a new report, titled 'Artificial Intelligence and the Music Industry – Master or Servant?', calling for new legislation regulating artificial intelligence.

The "AI Act" would respond to calls from MPs for new legislation to protect music creators from "theft" of their work and fans from being "ripped off" by tech giants, and ensure that the publi...

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Ircam Amplify launches technology intended to identify AI-generated tracks

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Ircam Amplify, the Paris-based audio AI company, has brought to market a new technology that can help detect AI-generated music tracks.

Ircam Amplify's AI-Generated Detector is designed to bring more transparency to the music sector by allowing record labels, publishers, performing rights and collective management organisations, distributors, streaming platforms and download stores by "accurately identify AI-generated music," according to a statement.

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