# CISAC Reports Record Global Creator Royalties, Warns of ‘Largest Test’ From AI

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cisac-reports-record-global-creator-royalties-warns-of-largest-test-from-ai/
- Published: 2026-11-04T07:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T04:08:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/pro/cisac-record-global-creator-royalties-warns-ai-threat/
- Topics: AI, Technology

## Key points

- Publishing collections hit €14.06 billion in 2025.
- Digital royalties made up 45.6% of the total.
- CISAC says AI is a major test for creators’ rights.

## Summary

Global music publishing collections reached a record €14.06 billion in 2025, up 11.9% on the previous year, according to CISAC. The rise shows continued demand for creative works, but much of the increase came from a change in reporting rather than underlying growth, while CISAC warns that artificial intelligence presents a major test for protecting creators’ rights.

Digital was the largest source of publishing royalties, accounting for 45.6% of the total, or €6.41 billion, up 28%. More than half the overall increase reflected the first-time inclusion of US agency the Mechanical Licensing Collective; organic growth was about 5.3%, ahead of the 4.8% increase in recorded-music revenues reported by IFPI. Concert and background music revenue rose 7.2%, while television and radio, CDs and video, private-copying assessments, synchronisation and other licensing sources declined.

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