PRESS RELEASE: New National ICMP Member MPA Malaysia

Brussels 8 November 2024: ICMP, the global voice of music publishing, has welcomed its latest national industry association among its worldwide membership. The Music Publishers’ Association (MPA) of Malaysia becomes the 77th national trade group among ICMP’s membership across 6 continents. These 77 MPAs are the backbone of the trade body, which also represents majors, […]

ICMP & Creative Industries’ Letter on implementing EU AI Act

29 October 2024, Brussels:  call for the full and effective implementation of the AI Act. ICMP has co-written a joint letter with European creative industries, creators and rightholders to hundreds of European politicians and decision makers calling for the full and effective implementation of the EU AI Act. Too many AI companies – including Big Tech with AI divisions – are building GenerativeAI off the back of the world’s […]

PRESS RELEASE: ICMP GLOBAL BOARD MEETING / Singapore

Brussels 3 Oct.:  ICMP‘s Global Board – comprised of 20 Directors from across ICMP’s global membership of Majors, Indies and national trade bodies (‘Music Publisher Associations’ or ‘MPAs’) across 6 continents – has met in Singapore to tackle the latest and future issues for the music industry and our creative partners.   Asia is one […]

PRESS RELEASE: EU Copyright Directive & Article 17 Completed

Landmark Law Addresses ‘Value Gap’ of Online Music Brussels 20 September: Transposing the EU Copyright Directive into the 27 national laws across Europe is complete today as it enters into force in Poland, the last remaining EU Member State. This vital law affects every music company, songwriter and artist worldwide whose work is streamed in […]