{"id":19533,"date":"2026-08-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/hook-selects-musicinfra-for-rights-and-royalty-management\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:00:00","slug":"hook-selects-musicinfra-for-rights-and-royalty-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/hook-selects-musicinfra-for-rights-and-royalty-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Hook Selects MusicInfra for Rights and Royalty Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hook<\/strong>, a platform that lets fans remix licensed music into shareable vertical videos, has selected <strong>MusicInfra<\/strong> to handle licensing and rightsholder payments.<\/p>\n<p>MusicInfra will manage Hook&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/bmg-acquires-remaining-interests-in-hal-david-john-lee-hooker-and-arc-music-catalogs\/\">licensed rights and royalty administration<\/a> as the platform expands its features and catalog.<\/p>\n<h2>Rights and royalty administration<\/h2>\n<p>MusicInfra&#8217;s services for Hook include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>multi-rightsholder clearance across composition and master rights<\/li>\n<li>publisher-level clearance visibility across territories<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ddex.net\">DDEX (Digital Data Exchange)<\/a>-compliant reporting<\/li>\n<li>a real-time rightsholder dashboard with catalog details, usage data, and earned royalties on an ongoing basis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MusicInfra will also process rightsholder payments on behalf of Hook.<\/p>\n<h2>Universal Music Group licensing<\/h2>\n<p>The partnership follows Hook&#8217;s licensing agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalmusic.com\"><strong>Universal Music Group (UMG)<\/strong><\/a>. 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