Research from the Music Intel team and guest writers.
Every article lists its sources and says what is fact, what is our analysis and what is opinion.
Chief Executive's Office
Music Data Intelligence
Market size and the money at stake.
The MLC historical royalties pool: what the current figures show
The MLC reported an adjusted historical total of $397.3 million and $238.7 million distributed through September 2026. The rest isn't necessarily unmatched royalties.
Neighbouring rights pay out across borders, and payment depends on data
Current PPL, GVL and SENA figures show the scale of neighbouring-rights activity. Whether you get paid depends on coverage, mandates, eligibility and recording data.
Chief Operations Office
Harmonic Considerations
Practical advice for people running the work.
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Chief Data Office
Music, Data & Insights
Identifiers, matching and standards.
CWR moves registrations in bulk. Sending the file is only the first step.
CWR is an established registration format. A practical guide to acknowledgements, conflicts and the controls needed after a file is submitted.
Chief Creative Office
For the Record
First-person stories and argument about music data.
Why identifiers and identity matching matter to royalty allocation
Royalties can stall when names, aliases, roles, works and recordings aren't properly linked. A plain guide to identity records, unmatched royalties and suspense.
Unauthorised uploads and recording identity abuse: what the public evidence establishes
Unauthorised uploads and malicious artist-profile attachments are documented. The public sources we reviewed don't show how often this happens, or that it diverts royalties.
Guest Office
Contributed Research
Research and perspective from named music industry contributors.
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