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FTMI announces recipients of 2024 awards for outstanding contribution to music creator rights

28 Oct 2024

Teresa Parodi and Satoshi Watanabe are recipients of the FTMI Award for outstanding contribution to music creator rights in 2024. 28 October 2024 – Montréal, Canada: Fair Trade Music International (FTMI) has announced Argentinean songwriter and inaugural minister for culture,…

FTMI partner announces new collaboration with the African Music Library

05 Oct 2024

The African Music Academy (AMA) has announced new partnership with the African Music Library (AML). This data-based documentation and preservation organisation aims to work with music makers, engineers, historians and anthropologist to document all music made in Africa. This objective…

New remuneration right could solve legal and ethical challenges of generative AI for music creators

12 Sep 2024

Legal analysis white paper, authored by Prof. Daniel Gervais and released by FTMI, now available to download as an eBook 12 September 2024 – Toronto: One of the world’s leading IP law experts has proposed a new right of remuneration…

The CIAM “With One Voice” newsletter

09 Aug 2024

Each month, our partners at the International Council of Music Creators (CIAM) produce a newsletter rounding up the most recent news and events. For August, “With One Voice” shines a spotlight on the inaugural African Music Academy Awards and discusses…

Winners of FTMI Awards for outstanding contribution to music creator rights announced in Rio de Janeiro

09 Nov 2023

Cape Verdean songwriter Solange Cesarovna and German composer Jörg Evers are award recipients in 2023 10 November 2023 – Rio de Janeiro: Fair Trade Music International (FTMI) has announced Cape Verdean artist, lyricist and songwriter Solange Cesarovna and the late…

Hero of the Song – A songwriter’s perspective on the 2023 Ed Sheeran case

05 Jul 2023

The following article was written by FTMI board member Eddie Schwartz , a multi-award winning songwriter and president of the International Council of Music Creators (CIAM). This text originally appeared at www.ciamcreators.org. “In November of this year, one of…

Mechanical royalties: Footnote to a historic achievement

11 May 2022

Our international partner, the International Council of Music Creators (CIAM) has released a summary of the recent achievements regarding the US Copyright Royalty Board and mechanical royalties on physical and downloads. The text is reproduced below: In this, the…

FTMI partner, CIAM welcomes the Ivors Academy to its global family of creator alliances

30 Jun 2021

Fair Trade Music International partner organization, the International Council of Music Creators, has welcomed the Ivors Academy of Music Creators as CIAM Observers. Aligned with the goals of CIAM, the new connection with the Ivors Academy allows music creators in…

Eddie Schwartz honoured with SOCAN Cultural Impact Award

28 May 2021

We are delighted to announce that long-standing board member and ex-chair of Fair Trade Music International, Eddie Schwartz, has been awarded the 2021 SOCAN Cultural Impact Award for his international influence as a songwriter. His impact as a songwriter on…

International Council of Music Creators issues new year update on unidentified royalties

16 Jan 2021

The International Council of Music Creators (CIAM) has issued a new year update on the growing pool of streaming royalties that are currently unidentified and cannot therefore be distributed. While specific details are still emerging, the total figure is estimated…