LAS VEGAS (CelebrityAccess) — Audius, the decentralized music community and artist discovery platform, announced it has reached a multi-territory licensing agreement with International Copyright Enterprise (ICE).
The deal will allow more than 330,000 rights holders to receive royalties when their copyrighted material is used on Audius in multiple territories, including sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific.
The deal with ICE is the latest agreement Audius has secured with music publishing and performing rights organizations in recent months, including Kobalt, ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and GMR, to name a few.
“ICE is one of the most forward-thinking technology players in royalty collection and distribution,” said Shamal Ranasinghe, Chief Business Officer at Audius. “Establishing an agreement with them ensures that thousands of artists, songwriters and other rights holders around the world can begin earning royalties via Audius’ global music marketplace.”
“Our mission at ICE is to proactively embrace and support emerging platforms like Audius, ensuring creators, songwriters and publishers all benefit from a dynamic and evolving international music ecosystem,” said Tim Rawlinson, VP of Licensing at ICE. “We’re happy to collaborate with Audius, whose platform not only creates and fosters deep connections between artists and fans, but also opens up new revenue opportunities to ensure sustainable growth across unique digital ecosystems.”
