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24th March 2025

Brazilian authorities execute anti-streaming manipulation Operation Out of Tune

Following an operation supported by IFPI, Pro-Música Brasil, and Brazilian anti-piracy body Association for the Protection of Phonographic Intellectual Rights (APDIF), an individual responsible for generating more than 28 million fake plays on streaming services has been arrested and charged. 

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19th March 2025

IFPI: AMIDST HIGHLY COMPETITIVE MARKET, GLOBAL RECORDED MUSIC REVENUES GREW 4.8% IN 2024

~ Paid subscription streaming key revenue driver; all regions deliver growth~ ~ Music companies embrace AI’s opportunities~ 19th March 2025 – Global recorded music revenues have grown for the tenth consecutive year, according to IFPI, the organisation that represents the recording industry worldwide. Figures released today in IFPI’s Global Music Report 2025 reveal that total […]

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20th February 2025

Benson Boone’s Beautiful Things Confirmed by IFPI as Biggest-Selling Global Single of the Year

The IFPI Global Single Award is presented to the artist with the world’s best-selling single of the year across all digital formats – including paid subscription streaming, ad-supported platforms, and single-track downloads. Benson Boone’s Beautiful Things took the #1 spot in this year’s IFPI Global Single Chart, his first appearance in an IFPI Global Chart Top 10.

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18th February 2025

Taylor Swift makes music history as IFPI’s Biggest-Selling Global Recording Artist of the Year for the fifth time

Taylor Swift has been confirmed by IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, as the Global Recording Artist of the Year 2024.

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27th January 2025

Coalition of creators and rightsholders raise concerns about the Second Draft of the General-purpose AI Code of Practice under the EU AI Act

A coalition of creators and rightsholders across the EU’s cultural and creative industries has issued a letter raising serious concerns about the Second Draft of the General-purpose AI Code of Practice under the EU AI Act. It warns that the current draft fails to align with the carefully crafted objectives of the AI Act, jeopardising […]

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23rd January 2025

IFPI Launches Official Southeast Asia Charts Hub with Creation of New Charts in Philippines and Vietnam

IFPI, representing the recording industry worldwide,has today announced the launch of The Official Southeast Asia Charts, a regional hub housing the official weekly music charts for six countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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