Gramex’s director Tuomas Talonpoika examines the importance of metadata in his “Music and the Metadata” -series. This second part of the series focuses on the importance of music metadata and its content, such as various identifiers, in the activities and processes of collective management organisations.

Introducing exciting new developments in audio technology. These include the Earthworks Audio DM6 microphone, specifically designed for bass drum and bass guitar mixing, and the new Line 6 Catalyst CX range of amplifiers.

Indie record label Stupido Records is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. The work at the company is broad and colorful, but rarely boring.

The soulful and raspy-voiced artist Bee, whose real name is Bertta Seppälä, casually reflects on the events of the past year while having breakfast. It becomes clear that the past year has been the most significant of her career so far. Read the interview!

With her hit song Timanttei, Mirella rose to explosive popularity. Now she answers the phone in the middle of rehearsals for the Elämä Lapselle concert, her hair curled and her make-up ready for tonight's performance. She exudes a joyful, bubbling, engaging energy. Read the interview!

Sentina is known for its "Songbird" and "Theatre" content services, which provide models for music, exercise, reminiscence and games programmes in elderly care. Sentina's services support functional capacity and bring joy to the lives of older people every day. Music is a key component of the services, and Sentina's extensive music library offers a diverse range of music from different decades. Music licensing is handled with Gramex.

Last month, the first Finnish seven-inch vinyl in almost 30 years was produced in Kyläsaari, Helsinki, along with the first ever Finnish record pressed from biovinyl.

TikTok accuses indie collective Merlin of streaming fraud, and seeks to bypass Merlin's collective bargaining power by striking individual deals with independent labels. What does this mean for indie music creators and publishers?

Bomfunk MC's Freestyler and Darude's Sandstorm were released 25 years ago. Both songs continue to get remunerations from abroad

According to a recent customer and stakeholder survey, Gramex customer satisfaction has improved significantly. The Gramex Customer Satisfaction Index (NPS) in the survey, which ended in early October, was 43 points, compared to 1.34 in the previous survey. Customers cited an efficient accounting process and a renewed, more professional and ambitious approach as the reasons for the increased ratings.