Today (June 4), Music Nation Copyrights Management, which handles music rights administration within the United Arab Emirates, introduced the corporate acquired formal approval to license, gather and distribute royalties from public efficiency and neighboring rights. The approval will ship a significant new income for music rights holders, based on Music Nation.  

By partnerships with performing rights group BMI and digital international collective administration group SoundExchange, Music Nation would be the business’s first rights administration group able to natively amassing efficiency, mechanical and neighboring rights. 

“As we speak marks a pivotal second for the UAE and Music Nation,” stated Music Nation chairwoman Rasha Khalifa Al Mubarak in a launch. “After years of cautious planning, Music Nation is positioned to develop into a cornerstone of music licensing, empowering the Emirates’ vibrant inventive business. As an Emarati, I’m honored to determine a world-class music rights infrastructure that not solely elevates native artists to larger heights, but additionally showcases our wealthy musical heritage and cultural traditions to the world.” 

Music Nation is a part of a broad UAE initiative to assist the creation of a thriving music ecosystem and to raise the area’s music business by defending the rights of music creators and compensating them for the industrial use of their work.  

“The Ministry [of Economy] continues its efforts to develop a sophisticated system for the governance of copyright and associated rights, primarily based on international greatest practices. That is achieved by growing regulatory and legislative frameworks, stimulating funding in creativity, and supporting efficient collective administration methods that make sure the safety of rights and improve the boldness of creators and musicians within the nation’s inventive local weather,” stated undersecretary of the Ministry of Economic system Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh in a launch. 

He continues: “The collective administration license for music performs an vital function in selling a inventive tradition in society, offering complete safety for the mental property rights of musicians and artists, and offering mechanisms to make sure monetary justice for artists and creators within the distribution of revenues and transparency within the assortment and distribution of copyrights. This helps elevating the competitiveness of the music business within the nation and making it a lovely vacation spot for inventive and cultural works worldwide.” 

Music Nation will start amassing royalties within the UAE for greater than 2 million songwriters, composers, publishers, artists, sound recording house owners and different music creators. That 2 million determine represents the mixed copyrights held by shoppers of BMI and SoundExchange. Music Nation will gather and distribute royalties on their behalf within the UAE. 

“We’re thrilled to accomplice with Rasha, the Music Nation crew and SoundExchange to make sure that music creators within the UAE have the chance to show their ardour into their careers by being paid for their inventive work,” stated BMI president and CEO Mike O’Neill in a launch. “BMI has all the time been an unwavering advocate for the songwriters, composers and rights holders behind the songs the world loves, and we’re excited to supply our music licensing infrastructure, experience and deep expertise fostering profession growth to learn the area’s unbelievable creators. There are countless prospects forward that Music Nation will ship, and we sit up for a vibrant future collectively.” 

The UAE and the broader Center East and North Africa (MENA) area stay the fastest-growing music market on this planet, with the IFPI reporting the territory expanded in 2024 for a tenth consecutive yr. Music income in MENA final yr climbed by 22.8%, outpacing the worldwide common of 5.9% progress. 

“It is a main milestone and a vote of confidence from the UAE Ministry of Economic system within the mixed skills of Music Nation, SoundExchange and BMI,” stated SoundExchange president and CEO Michael Huppe in a launch. “We’re excited to get to work establishing the area’s premier collective administration group and serving creators with the identical stage of excellence now we have for greater than twenty years within the U.S.”