European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA)
@ecsa.bsky.social
Representing composers and songwriters, we defend and promote the rights of music authors on national, EU, and international level. Co-funded by Creative Europe.
www.composeralliance.org
www.composeralliance.org
✍️ Today, 23 organisations from across Europe's music sector, including ECSA, call for a strong budget and an ambitious sectoral approach for music within the future #AgoraEU programme.
➡️ Read our letter: bit.ly/4rHQWQL
➡️ Read our letter: bit.ly/4rHQWQL
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM
✍️ Today, 23 organisations from across Europe's music sector, including ECSA, call for a strong budget and an ambitious sectoral approach for music within the future #AgoraEU programme.
➡️ Read our letter: bit.ly/4rHQWQL
➡️ Read our letter: bit.ly/4rHQWQL
🚨 Today, European songwriters and composers as well as representatives of CMO's came together in the European Parliament with EU decision makers to address harmful contractual practices and the long-standing phenomenon of buy-out practices.
➡️ Press release: bit.ly/4kl5XWg
➡️ Press release: bit.ly/4kl5XWg
February 3, 2026 at 4:09 PM
🚨 Today, European songwriters and composers as well as representatives of CMO's came together in the European Parliament with EU decision makers to address harmful contractual practices and the long-standing phenomenon of buy-out practices.
➡️ Press release: bit.ly/4kl5XWg
➡️ Press release: bit.ly/4kl5XWg
ECSA's January news is out!
🔵 ECSA welcomes JURI report on copyright and AI
🔵 ECSA at ESNS: Creators' Talks panel and much more
🔵 ECSA President @helienne.bsky.social interviewed on #AI on Bloomberg Tech Europe
🔵 NFMD and SCGC panels in Berlin, Camille Awards news, and much more!
➡️ bit.ly/4kbwSnl
🔵 ECSA welcomes JURI report on copyright and AI
🔵 ECSA at ESNS: Creators' Talks panel and much more
🔵 ECSA President @helienne.bsky.social interviewed on #AI on Bloomberg Tech Europe
🔵 NFMD and SCGC panels in Berlin, Camille Awards news, and much more!
➡️ bit.ly/4kbwSnl
January 30, 2026 at 7:58 AM
ECSA's January news is out!
🔵 ECSA welcomes JURI report on copyright and AI
🔵 ECSA at ESNS: Creators' Talks panel and much more
🔵 ECSA President @helienne.bsky.social interviewed on #AI on Bloomberg Tech Europe
🔵 NFMD and SCGC panels in Berlin, Camille Awards news, and much more!
➡️ bit.ly/4kbwSnl
🔵 ECSA welcomes JURI report on copyright and AI
🔵 ECSA at ESNS: Creators' Talks panel and much more
🔵 ECSA President @helienne.bsky.social interviewed on #AI on Bloomberg Tech Europe
🔵 NFMD and SCGC panels in Berlin, Camille Awards news, and much more!
➡️ bit.ly/4kbwSnl
✅ The European Parliament’s JURI Committee just adopted its report “Copyright and generative AI – opportunities and challenges”.
ECSA welcomes the report and encourages all MEPs to adopt it in plenary session.
⤵️ Read our press release below or via: bit.ly/3M41ABU
ECSA welcomes the report and encourages all MEPs to adopt it in plenary session.
⤵️ Read our press release below or via: bit.ly/3M41ABU
January 28, 2026 at 11:39 AM
✅ The European Parliament’s JURI Committee just adopted its report “Copyright and generative AI – opportunities and challenges”.
ECSA welcomes the report and encourages all MEPs to adopt it in plenary session.
⤵️ Read our press release below or via: bit.ly/3M41ABU
ECSA welcomes the report and encourages all MEPs to adopt it in plenary session.
⤵️ Read our press release below or via: bit.ly/3M41ABU
This morning, ECSA President Helienne Lindvall @helienne.bsky.social spoke live with Tom Mackenzie on Bloomberg Tech Europe about the impact of #AI on composers and songwriters, as well as on the music industry as a whole.
▶️ Watch the full show, with Helienne's interview from 18:10, below:
▶️ Watch the full show, with Helienne's interview from 18:10, below:
EU AI Act is Toothless: ECSA President
The European Composer & Songwriter Alliance says licensing is a good first step, but has called for greater transparency over the deals major labels are striking with AI music cpmpanies.
The group's P...
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January 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
This morning, ECSA President Helienne Lindvall @helienne.bsky.social spoke live with Tom Mackenzie on Bloomberg Tech Europe about the impact of #AI on composers and songwriters, as well as on the music industry as a whole.
▶️ Watch the full show, with Helienne's interview from 18:10, below:
▶️ Watch the full show, with Helienne's interview from 18:10, below:
Tomorrow, at 09:30 AM CET, ECSA President Helienne Lindvall @helienne.bsky.social will speak live with Bloomberg Tech Europe about the impact of #AI on composers and songwriters as well as on the music industry as a whole.
▶️ Tune in tomorrow via: bit.ly/44ZEP8F
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▶️ Tune in tomorrow via: bit.ly/44ZEP8F
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January 8, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Tomorrow, at 09:30 AM CET, ECSA President Helienne Lindvall @helienne.bsky.social will speak live with Bloomberg Tech Europe about the impact of #AI on composers and songwriters as well as on the music industry as a whole.
▶️ Tune in tomorrow via: bit.ly/44ZEP8F
© Bloomberg
▶️ Tune in tomorrow via: bit.ly/44ZEP8F
© Bloomberg
Out now: ECSA's December news!
💫 Season's greetings from ECSA
🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at ESNS
🔵 AMCC and SGAE host conference on contemporary music in Madrid
🔵 High-level roundtable on artists’ working conditions, consultation on #AgoraEU, and much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/48J0kNq
💫 Season's greetings from ECSA
🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at ESNS
🔵 AMCC and SGAE host conference on contemporary music in Madrid
🔵 High-level roundtable on artists’ working conditions, consultation on #AgoraEU, and much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/48J0kNq
December 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Out now: ECSA's December news!
💫 Season's greetings from ECSA
🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at ESNS
🔵 AMCC and SGAE host conference on contemporary music in Madrid
🔵 High-level roundtable on artists’ working conditions, consultation on #AgoraEU, and much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/48J0kNq
💫 Season's greetings from ECSA
🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at ESNS
🔵 AMCC and SGAE host conference on contemporary music in Madrid
🔵 High-level roundtable on artists’ working conditions, consultation on #AgoraEU, and much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/48J0kNq
ECSA's November news is out!
🔵 Statement on major labels’ licensing deals with #AI companies
🔵 Panel at Linecheck on incidents of violation or violence
🔵 Policy recommendations: EU-UK cultural and media relations
🔵 Kristiansand roundtable, AMCC-SGAE conference, & much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/3MjaJ9z
🔵 Statement on major labels’ licensing deals with #AI companies
🔵 Panel at Linecheck on incidents of violation or violence
🔵 Policy recommendations: EU-UK cultural and media relations
🔵 Kristiansand roundtable, AMCC-SGAE conference, & much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/3MjaJ9z
December 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
ECSA's November news is out!
🔵 Statement on major labels’ licensing deals with #AI companies
🔵 Panel at Linecheck on incidents of violation or violence
🔵 Policy recommendations: EU-UK cultural and media relations
🔵 Kristiansand roundtable, AMCC-SGAE conference, & much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/3MjaJ9z
🔵 Statement on major labels’ licensing deals with #AI companies
🔵 Panel at Linecheck on incidents of violation or violence
🔵 Policy recommendations: EU-UK cultural and media relations
🔵 Kristiansand roundtable, AMCC-SGAE conference, & much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/3MjaJ9z
🚨 ECSA expresses concern over the lack of transparency of the recent licensing deals announced by the three major labels with various AI companies, and calls on the major labels to properly value the works of composers and songwriters.
➡️ Full statement: bit.ly/3KhQZTd
➡️ Full statement: bit.ly/3KhQZTd
November 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🚨 ECSA expresses concern over the lack of transparency of the recent licensing deals announced by the three major labels with various AI companies, and calls on the major labels to properly value the works of composers and songwriters.
➡️ Full statement: bit.ly/3KhQZTd
➡️ Full statement: bit.ly/3KhQZTd
🇪🇺 🇬🇧 ECSA is glad to co-sign a set of policy recommendations to strengthen cultural and media relations between the EU and UK, together with more than 200 stakeholders from the EU’s and the UK’s CCS, and developed by the Forum on EU–UK Cultural & Media Relations. Full letter: bit.ly/3LYevox
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🇪🇺 🇬🇧 ECSA is glad to co-sign a set of policy recommendations to strengthen cultural and media relations between the EU and UK, together with more than 200 stakeholders from the EU’s and the UK’s CCS, and developed by the Forum on EU–UK Cultural & Media Relations. Full letter: bit.ly/3LYevox
⏰ Deadline approaching: one week left to apply to become a mentor in the AEC–ECSA–EJN–JMI Mentorship Programme!
👉 More info and applications: bit.ly/46ZwKkl
👉 More info and applications: bit.ly/46ZwKkl
🎶 Are you an experienced female or non-binary music creator wanting to contribute to greater equality and visibility across the European music sector? Apply as a mentor in the AEC–ECSA–EJN–JMI Mentorship Programme!
👉 More info and applications: bit.ly/46ZwKkl
🗓️ Deadline: 10 November 2025
👉 More info and applications: bit.ly/46ZwKkl
🗓️ Deadline: 10 November 2025
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
⏰ Deadline approaching: one week left to apply to become a mentor in the AEC–ECSA–EJN–JMI Mentorship Programme!
👉 More info and applications: bit.ly/46ZwKkl
👉 More info and applications: bit.ly/46ZwKkl
ECSA's October news is out! This month:
🔵 ECSA Session in Ljubljana hosted by DSS
🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at WSA Ghent
🔵 Voting recommendations on proposed amendments to JURI draft report on #copyright and #AI
🔵 Panel at Linecheck, Apollon & FIM conference, and much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/47ZNs3V
🔵 ECSA Session in Ljubljana hosted by DSS
🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at WSA Ghent
🔵 Voting recommendations on proposed amendments to JURI draft report on #copyright and #AI
🔵 Panel at Linecheck, Apollon & FIM conference, and much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/47ZNs3V
November 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
ECSA's October news is out! This month:
🔵 ECSA Session in Ljubljana hosted by DSS
🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at WSA Ghent
🔵 Voting recommendations on proposed amendments to JURI draft report on #copyright and #AI
🔵 Panel at Linecheck, Apollon & FIM conference, and much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/47ZNs3V
🔵 ECSA Session in Ljubljana hosted by DSS
🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at WSA Ghent
🔵 Voting recommendations on proposed amendments to JURI draft report on #copyright and #AI
🔵 Panel at Linecheck, Apollon & FIM conference, and much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/47ZNs3V
🎬 What can film composers do to better protect their rights? What action can we take against unfair contractual practices?
Watch the recording of our #CreatorsTalks panel "Negotiating in The Dark: The Composer’s Contract", earlier this month at WSA Ghent @wsawards.bsky.social, below ⤵️
Watch the recording of our #CreatorsTalks panel "Negotiating in The Dark: The Composer’s Contract", earlier this month at WSA Ghent @wsawards.bsky.social, below ⤵️
WSA Creator's Talk 2025: Negotiating in the Dark - The Composer's contract
YouTube video by Film Fest Gent // World Soundtrack Awards
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October 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🎬 What can film composers do to better protect their rights? What action can we take against unfair contractual practices?
Watch the recording of our #CreatorsTalks panel "Negotiating in The Dark: The Composer’s Contract", earlier this month at WSA Ghent @wsawards.bsky.social, below ⤵️
Watch the recording of our #CreatorsTalks panel "Negotiating in The Dark: The Composer’s Contract", earlier this month at WSA Ghent @wsawards.bsky.social, below ⤵️
🎥 Last week, we co-organised our #CreatorsTalks panel "Negotiating in The Dark: The Composer’s Contract" at WSA Ghent. @wsawards.bsky.social
📰 Want to know what has been discussed? Below, @variety.com listed five takeaways from the conversation ⤵️
bit.ly/3WL08pN
📰 Want to know what has been discussed? Below, @variety.com listed five takeaways from the conversation ⤵️
bit.ly/3WL08pN
Takeaways From the Discussion on Composers’ Contracts at the World Soundtrack Awards
Production companies are not publishers, beware of buyouts and kill fees: leading industry figures discuss the dos and don'ts of composers contracts
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October 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🎥 Last week, we co-organised our #CreatorsTalks panel "Negotiating in The Dark: The Composer’s Contract" at WSA Ghent. @wsawards.bsky.social
📰 Want to know what has been discussed? Below, @variety.com listed five takeaways from the conversation ⤵️
bit.ly/3WL08pN
📰 Want to know what has been discussed? Below, @variety.com listed five takeaways from the conversation ⤵️
bit.ly/3WL08pN
🎶 Are you an experienced female or non-binary music creator wanting to contribute to greater equality and visibility across the European music sector? Apply as a mentor in the AEC–ECSA–EJN–JMI Mentorship Programme!
👉 More info and applications: bit.ly/46ZwKkl
🗓️ Deadline: 10 November 2025
👉 More info and applications: bit.ly/46ZwKkl
🗓️ Deadline: 10 November 2025
October 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🎶 Are you an experienced female or non-binary music creator wanting to contribute to greater equality and visibility across the European music sector? Apply as a mentor in the AEC–ECSA–EJN–JMI Mentorship Programme!
👉 More info and applications: bit.ly/46ZwKkl
🗓️ Deadline: 10 November 2025
👉 More info and applications: bit.ly/46ZwKkl
🗓️ Deadline: 10 November 2025
🚨 Today, ECSA and 12 other organisations representing hundreds of thousands of European creators and artists, sent a letter to MEP's in the JURI Committee, presenting our voting recommendations on amendments to the draft report “Copyright & #genAI – opportunities and challenges".
ℹ️: bit.ly/48TpPMf
ℹ️: bit.ly/48TpPMf
October 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🚨 Today, ECSA and 12 other organisations representing hundreds of thousands of European creators and artists, sent a letter to MEP's in the JURI Committee, presenting our voting recommendations on amendments to the draft report “Copyright & #genAI – opportunities and challenges".
ℹ️: bit.ly/48TpPMf
ℹ️: bit.ly/48TpPMf
Out now: ECSA's September news!
🔵 #AgoraEU: EU music sector calls for comprehensive policy strategy and ambitious budget
🔵 ECSA President interviewed by Creatives Unite
🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at WSA Ghent
🔵 New #TuneInDialogues podcast episode, mentoring sessions, and much more!
➡️ bit.ly/3Krl8z8
🔵 #AgoraEU: EU music sector calls for comprehensive policy strategy and ambitious budget
🔵 ECSA President interviewed by Creatives Unite
🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at WSA Ghent
🔵 New #TuneInDialogues podcast episode, mentoring sessions, and much more!
➡️ bit.ly/3Krl8z8
September 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Out now: ECSA's September news!
🔵 #AgoraEU: EU music sector calls for comprehensive policy strategy and ambitious budget
🔵 ECSA President interviewed by Creatives Unite
🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at WSA Ghent
🔵 New #TuneInDialogues podcast episode, mentoring sessions, and much more!
➡️ bit.ly/3Krl8z8
🔵 #AgoraEU: EU music sector calls for comprehensive policy strategy and ambitious budget
🔵 ECSA President interviewed by Creatives Unite
🔵 #CreatorsTalks panel at WSA Ghent
🔵 New #TuneInDialogues podcast episode, mentoring sessions, and much more!
➡️ bit.ly/3Krl8z8
Today, 21 organisations from across Europe’s music sector, including ECSA, call for a comprehensive policy strategy and an ambitious budget for Europe’s music sector within #AgoraEU, reflecting the economic, social, and cultural importance of music in Europe.
➡️ Full statement: bit.ly/4mAhvEd
➡️ Full statement: bit.ly/4mAhvEd
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Today, 21 organisations from across Europe’s music sector, including ECSA, call for a comprehensive policy strategy and an ambitious budget for Europe’s music sector within #AgoraEU, reflecting the economic, social, and cultural importance of music in Europe.
➡️ Full statement: bit.ly/4mAhvEd
➡️ Full statement: bit.ly/4mAhvEd
🗣️ ECSA President Helienne Lindvall spoke to #CreativesUnite about our concerns on the AI Act implementation, the place of culture in the recently proposed Multiannual Financial Framework, and the importance of establishing an EU strategy for the music sector within the new #AgoraEU programme.
August 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🗣️ ECSA President Helienne Lindvall spoke to #CreativesUnite about our concerns on the AI Act implementation, the place of culture in the recently proposed Multiannual Financial Framework, and the importance of establishing an EU strategy for the music sector within the new #AgoraEU programme.
ECSA's July news is out!
🔵 Joint statement on EU AI Act implementing package
🔵 European Commission’s investigation into UMG’s acquisition of Downtown
🔵 ECSA welcomes MEP Axel Voss’ draft report on copyright and #genAI
🔵 EU budget proposal, SoundTrack_Cologne, and much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/4ojTaF2
🔵 Joint statement on EU AI Act implementing package
🔵 European Commission’s investigation into UMG’s acquisition of Downtown
🔵 ECSA welcomes MEP Axel Voss’ draft report on copyright and #genAI
🔵 EU budget proposal, SoundTrack_Cologne, and much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/4ojTaF2
July 31, 2025 at 7:17 AM
ECSA's July news is out!
🔵 Joint statement on EU AI Act implementing package
🔵 European Commission’s investigation into UMG’s acquisition of Downtown
🔵 ECSA welcomes MEP Axel Voss’ draft report on copyright and #genAI
🔵 EU budget proposal, SoundTrack_Cologne, and much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/4ojTaF2
🔵 Joint statement on EU AI Act implementing package
🔵 European Commission’s investigation into UMG’s acquisition of Downtown
🔵 ECSA welcomes MEP Axel Voss’ draft report on copyright and #genAI
🔵 EU budget proposal, SoundTrack_Cologne, and much more!
➡️ Read: bit.ly/4ojTaF2
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"A betrayal of the EU AI Act’s objectives”
„We are being sold out in favour of GenAI model providers“:
Joint Statement on the GPAI Code of Practice and the template by 40 Federations of the European Cultural and Creative Sectors
europeanwriterscouncil.eu/ccs-joint-st...
#AIAct #CodeOfPractice
„We are being sold out in favour of GenAI model providers“:
Joint Statement on the GPAI Code of Practice and the template by 40 Federations of the European Cultural and Creative Sectors
europeanwriterscouncil.eu/ccs-joint-st...
#AIAct #CodeOfPractice
July 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"A betrayal of the EU AI Act’s objectives”
„We are being sold out in favour of GenAI model providers“:
Joint Statement on the GPAI Code of Practice and the template by 40 Federations of the European Cultural and Creative Sectors
europeanwriterscouncil.eu/ccs-joint-st...
#AIAct #CodeOfPractice
„We are being sold out in favour of GenAI model providers“:
Joint Statement on the GPAI Code of Practice and the template by 40 Federations of the European Cultural and Creative Sectors
europeanwriterscouncil.eu/ccs-joint-st...
#AIAct #CodeOfPractice
❗ Together with a broad coalition of rightsholders active across the EU’s cultural and creative sectors, we express our strong concerns about the EU AI Act implementing package, which does not provide a meaningful implementation of the GPAI obligations under the AI Act.
➡️ Read: bit.ly/3H8lCsC
➡️ Read: bit.ly/3H8lCsC
July 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
❗ Together with a broad coalition of rightsholders active across the EU’s cultural and creative sectors, we express our strong concerns about the EU AI Act implementing package, which does not provide a meaningful implementation of the GPAI obligations under the AI Act.
➡️ Read: bit.ly/3H8lCsC
➡️ Read: bit.ly/3H8lCsC
Reposted by European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA)
Very informative launch of @imro Ireland: Music Report 2025 this morning. Recognising the cultural, social and economic value of music and threats of unregulated AI and getting a fair share from streaming for creators
@ecsa.bsky.social @malcolmbyrne.bsky.social
@ecsa.bsky.social @malcolmbyrne.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Very informative launch of @imro Ireland: Music Report 2025 this morning. Recognising the cultural, social and economic value of music and threats of unregulated AI and getting a fair share from streaming for creators
@ecsa.bsky.social @malcolmbyrne.bsky.social
@ecsa.bsky.social @malcolmbyrne.bsky.social
🚨 We urge the European Commission to block Universal Music Group (UMG)’s acquisition of Downtown Music.
July 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🚨 We urge the European Commission to block Universal Music Group (UMG)’s acquisition of Downtown Music.
Opportunity for European film composers: Film Music Career Mentoring courses with Oticons!
Get tailored guidance through both the creative and business aspects composing for film by acclaimed film composers agent George Christopoulos and renowned composer Miriam Cutler.
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/44cIIHi
Get tailored guidance through both the creative and business aspects composing for film by acclaimed film composers agent George Christopoulos and renowned composer Miriam Cutler.
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/44cIIHi
July 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Opportunity for European film composers: Film Music Career Mentoring courses with Oticons!
Get tailored guidance through both the creative and business aspects composing for film by acclaimed film composers agent George Christopoulos and renowned composer Miriam Cutler.
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/44cIIHi
Get tailored guidance through both the creative and business aspects composing for film by acclaimed film composers agent George Christopoulos and renowned composer Miriam Cutler.
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/44cIIHi