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.

Fall is an active time on the record release front. GramexPress rounded up some of the albums that have been or will be released this month, with sounds ranging from pop to metal and rock to rap.

On 15 October, Gramex paid out 7.3 million euros in the autumn distribution, compensating 9 215music performers and producers represented by Gramex in Finland. For the first time, more accurate international DDEX reporting was also piloted for some of the rights owners.

Gramex’s director Tuomas Talonpoika examines the importance of metadata in his “Music and the Metadata” -series.

When phonograms recorded by Finnish artists or producers are played abroad, Gramex collects the relevant remunerations. In the past few years, we have collected more money than ever before.

The music festival season is over, but the film season is just beginning. You can escape the rainy and chilly autumn evenings at the Joensuu music film festival Rokumentti.

Gramex is looking for a Data and Systems Specialist to join the team in Espoo. Apply now!