Zee Entertainment sues Nykaa for using its songs in Instagram reels without licenceZee Entertainment has sued Nykaa's parent company, FSN E-Commerce Ventures, for using its songs in Instagram promotions without permission....
06 May, 2026, 08.28 AM IST
Tips Music promoters eye stake sale; talks with Universal stalledTips Music promoters are seeking to sell a minority stake to fund film content investments and strengthen music rights control. Previous ta...
05 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
When music isn't just about the note but about 'notes', tooMusic is emerging as a valuable asset class with singers and composers launching their own labels to make more money in royalty payments.
27 Feb, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
AI music boom may hit artist royalties, warns Fitch RatingsFitch Ratings warns that the rise of AI-generated music could diminish demand for artist-created content and impact royalty-backed music in...
17 Oct, 2025, 11.15 AM IST
Taylor Swift earns $5 million from her shows alone. 'The Life of a Showgirl' artist's net worth is unbelievableTaylor Swift's new album, 'The Life of a Showgirl', crashed Spotify, underscoring her financial dominance. Her net worth is projected to re...
03 Oct, 2025, 04.14 PM IST
Music royalty kitty crosses Rs 700 crore in 2024 on boost from streamingIndia's music royalty collections surged to over ₹700 crore in 2024, marking a 42% year-on-year increase and a fourfold growth in five year...
31 May, 2025, 01.05 AM IST
Brands play it loud but pay it light, leaving music industry in the redIndia's music industry faces significant revenue loss, estimated at ₹8,000-10,000 crore annually, due to copyright infringements in branded...
28 Apr, 2025, 10.46 AM IST
DPIIT's withdrawal of a copyright rule order to strengthen rights owners' position: ExpertsLast week, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) withdrew an office memorandum from September 2016 that exten...
26 Aug, 2024, 11.39 AM IST
Room for music royalty collection to grow: Union Minister Piyush GoyalUnion minister Piyush Goyal has said the music industry's royalty collections have jumped 10 times to around Rs 550 crore in the last two y...
07 Nov, 2023, 11.59 PM IST
IPAB allows IPRS to collect royalties from FM Radio Stations for its membersThe tribunal, headed by chairman Justice Manmohan Singh and technical members N Surya Senthil and SP Chockalingam, pronounced the judgement...
04 Jan, 2021, 05.35 PM IST
Artists representative body IPRS and Facebook sign music licensing agreementThe alliance will allow Facebook and Instagram users to choose music from IPRS’s library to add in their own videos, music stickers or stor...
20 Jul, 2020, 02.47 PM IST
Indian Performing Rights Society wants royalties for music used by telcosIPRS sent notices to carriers including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular and Reliance Jio Infocomm last month to sign licensing...
16 Feb, 2018, 11.21 AM IST
Onerous licensing regime killing legal digital musicIndustry sources pointed out that music companies — as a result — try to extract as much as 300% escalation in minimum guarantees every yea...
12 Jul, 2014, 01.17 PM IST
Onerous licensing regime killing legal digital musicOne of 4 major legal music streaming services - Dhingana - shut down, leaving Gaana.com, Saavn & Hungama as remaining digital music outlets...
20 Feb, 2014, 10.58 AM IST
- Google strikes deal with European music publishers
The accord with Armonia, the alliance of French, Italian and Spanish licensing groups, is billed as the broadest of its kind.
19 Nov, 2012, 09.09 PM IST
- Radio companies seek statutory licensing provision in Copyright Amendment Bill
India's radio operators are protesting a move to significantly alter an earlier version of the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2010.
27 Apr, 2012, 07.25 AM IST
- YouTube acquires RightsFlow
YouTube has acquired RightsFlow, a firm that manages royalty payments for songwriters and music publishers, for an undisclosed amount.
11 Dec, 2011, 02.12 PM IST