The ICMP represents the worldwide pursuits of the music publishing neighborhood. Its membership spans the majors, hundreds of indies and 76nationwide commerce associations throughout six continents.
Based on the group, it “defends the rights behind roughly 90% of the world’s commercially launched music – greater than 160 milliontracks, of each style”.
MPA Iceland, which collectively represents the publishing sector in Iceland’s music market, turns into the eightieth nationwide group amongst ICMP’s community.
Inga Magnes Weisshappel, MPA member and Publishing Supervisor at Sensible Music Group in Iceland, mentioned: “As members of the newly shaped Icelandic MPA, Sensible Music Iceland are honoured to have been invited to affix the ICMP household.
“We stay up for working and speaking with our colleagues around the globe to be taught extra about techniques and constructions in different territories and likewise to supply our enter on the important thing alternatives and challenges going through the worldwide music publishing business.”
“We stay up for working and speaking with our colleagues around the globe to be taught extra about techniques and constructions in different territories.”
INGA MAGNES WEISSHAPPEL, MPA Iceland / WISE MUSIC GROUP
John Phelan, ICMP Director Basic, mentioned: “From Kiasmos to Björk, Sigur Rós to Víkingur Ólafsson, Hildur Guðnadóttir to HÖH, Iceland has an outsized influence on worldwide music”
“We’re delighted to carry this newest nationwide business affiliation aboard at ICMP.”
john phelan, icmp
Added Phelan:“We’re delighted to carry this newest nationwide business affiliation aboard at ICMP.
“We’ll assist the music publishing business there and guarantee it thrives through our international community.”
Jackie AlwayOBE, ICMP Chair, MPA UK and EVP Worldwide Authorized & Business Affairs at Common Music Publishing Group UK (UMPG UK), mentioned: “On behalf of the ICMP Board, I’m delighted to welcome the Icelandic MPA to our ICMP household.
“The majesty of the Icelandic panorama is matched by the great thing about its music.
“We’re delighted to be working collectively in defence of copyright, the Icelandic music publishing business and the rights of songwriters and composers in Iceland.”
“We’re delighted to be working collectively in defence of copyright, the Icelandic music publishing business and the rights of songwriters and composers in Iceland.”
JACKIE ALWAY, OBE
The Icelandic growth arrives simply over per week after the ICMP launched its first-ever evaluation of worldwide music publishing, surveying 16 main music markets.
The nations surveyed included 9 of the ten largest music markets, as decided by IFPI in its recorded music report for 2024: America, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, France, South Korea, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. It additionally included seven nations that fell in need of the highest 10 – Australia, Brazil, Italy, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, and Sweden – in addition to Hong Kong.
The report discovered that music publishing brings in a bit of over $11 billion yearly in these markets.Music Enterprise Worldwide
