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Fair MusE Project Ends: EU Praises Music Fairness Research

July 9, 2026

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After three years of interdisciplinary research, the EU-funded Fair MusE project has officially wrapped up, earning a clean bill of health from its independent reviewers and the European Research Executive Agency (REA), which confirmed the project "has been completed" and "has fully achieved its objectives and milestones."

Award-winning Fair MusE project releases new video on the future of music fairness

May 19, 2026

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Recorded during the final event of in Brussels, a newly released video featuring project coordinator Giuseppe Mazziotti and Silvia Ielmini reflects on the project’s mission to bring greater fairness and transparency to Europe’s digital music ecosystem. Produced as part of the prize awarded to Fair MusE after winning the .eu Web Awards, the video revisits the project’s key achievements while opening a wider conversation on the future of music streaming, creators’ rights, and the sustainability of artistic creation in the platform era.

Fair MusE Final Conference Puts Fairness in Digital Music Services at the Centre of European Policy Debate

March 18, 2026

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On 18 February 2026, more than 130 stakeholders gathered in Brussels for the final conference of the Fair MusE project, marking the culmination of three years of research into one of the most pressing questions facing Europe’s cultural and digital policy: how to ensure fairness for music creators in a platform-driven ecosystem.

Three Years Later, Fairness Remains Elusive… But No Longer Undefined

February 27, 2026

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After three years of research into the inner workings of Europe’s digital music economy, the project releases its final video. Not as a celebration, but as a reckoning. Streaming has transformed how music travels across borders and devices. Yet beneath its seamless surface lies a system still shaped by opacity, fragmented data, and structural imbalances that few can clearly see, and even fewer can challenge. Fair MusE’s last message is simple, and unsettling: fairness in digital music remains far away. But it is no longer invisible.

Threat or opportunity? Music at the AI crossroads

February 25, 2026

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AI-generated music is booming — but at what cost to cultural diversity and creators’ livelihoods? As major deals reshape the industry, experts warn of shrinking revenues, creative homogenisation and unchecked power. “AI can be an opportunity for the whole sector,” they argue, “but only if laws are adapted — and actually enforced.”

Fair MusE launches “Digital Rights Awareness”, an e-learning series on music, platforms, and creators’ rights, with two public webinars

February 20, 2026

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From vinyl records to streaming platforms, and from playlists to artificial intelligence, the way music is created, distributed, and valued has changed dramatically over the past decades. To help creators, professionals, and the wider public make sense of this transformation, the Fair MusE project is launching Digital Rights Awareness, a new eight-episode e-learning course that explores how music rights are shaped in today’s digital ecosystem.

Fair MusE calls for stronger EU action to improve transparency and fairness in digital music markets

February 20, 2026

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Behind every stream, playlist and recommendation lies a web of data few creators or regulators can see. A new Policy Brief from the Fair MusE project argues that closing this transparency gap is essential for fair remuneration, accountable platforms and a healthier European music ecosystem, and sets out concrete steps for EU action.

Fair MusE releases three new booklets to shed light on data, fairness and transparency

February 20, 2026

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Who gets seen, who gets heard, and who gets paid in the digital music economy increasingly depends on data few people can see. With the release of three new booklets, the Fair MusE project turns years of research into accessible guides that explain why metadata, dashboards and fairness metrics now sit at the heart of Europe’s debate on transparency, cultural diversity and platform accountability.

Fair MusE in Brazil: contributing to international debates on digital competition and creators’ rights

December 1, 2025

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Fair MusE’s research is crossing continents. As debates on AI, platform governance, and creators’ rights intensify worldwide, Prof. Giuseppe Mazziotti will represent the project at major events across Brazil, ensuring that the project's findings help shape international thinking on transparency, competition, and fairness in digital music markets.

Fair MusE wins the 2025 “.eu Web Award” for Cultural Ambassador

November 28, 2025

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A recognition of excellence in digital storytelling, cultural impact, and European values

Shaping the Conversation: Fair MusE’s October 2025 Contributions Across Europe

November 28, 2025

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October 2025 was a significant month for Fair MusE’s engagement with the international copyright and cultural policy community

Fair MusE at the EUI 2025 Digital Democracy Conference: Addressing Inequalities in the Digital Age

November 18, 2025

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Fair MusE will take part in the 2025 edition of the Digital Democracy Conference organised by the European University Institute (EUI) on November 20–21 in Florence (Italy). This year the conference is dedicated to “Understanding and Addressing Digital Inequalities.” The annual scientific conference -led by the Robert Schuman Centre, the Centre for Media Pluralism and […]

Fair MusE website nominated for the .eu Web Awards 2025

October 8, 2025

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The Fair MusE project has been selected as a finalist in the .eu Web Awards 2025, competing in the “Cultural Ambassador” category, a distinction that honours websites promoting Europe’s rich cultural heritage through the arts, creativity, and cross-border collaboration.

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