Global trade body forms new international Expert Group

24 March 2023 - Press release

ICMP - The Global Voice Of Music Publishing representing 'Majors', 'Indies' and 76 national trade associations on 6 continents - is launching its latest international Expert Group: Collective Management & Societies

This Expert Group will be Chaired by industry veteran Steve Clark (Chief Operating Officer, Round Hill Music) and gathers leading industry experts from music markets on 5 continents, including:

Round Hill Music
Universal Music Publishing
Sony Music Publishing
Warner Chappell Music
BMG
Kobalt
Concord
peermusic
Reservoir
The US National Music Publishing Association (NMPA)
The UK Music Publishers' Association
The Hong Kong Music Publishers' Association
The German Music Publishers' Association
Music Publishers' Canada
The International Music Publishing Group (Industry association which is an ICMP member)

ICMP defends the rights behind almost 100 million music tracks, of more than 5,000 genres. Our members license this vast repertoire across all usages (e.g. digital, streaming, TV, radio, film, emerging tech, physical, live etc.) in all corners of the world. Collective management is one way in which music is administered by broadcasters, digital services and live venues. The international Group's work will be to ensure this area becomes ever more modern and efficient on behalf of our industry's many thousand songwriter and composer partners worldwide.