Marrakech – Visa For Music 2025 gathers industry leaders, creators, and innovators from around the world to address one of the most pressing challenges in today’s music industry: safeguarding creators’ rights and ensuring fair compensation in an increasingly digital and AI-driven landscape.
The festival’s dedicated panel on music rights featured prominent experts including Naima Samri, Head of the Legal Affairs Department at BMDAV, Ali Mafi, Founder and President of FORTHRIGHT MUSIC INC., Carlos Pastor, Chief Operations Officer at AIE, and Guillaume Damerva, Director of SPEDIDAM France.
Together, they explored the evolving nature of royalties, revenue streams, and the mechanisms that ensure artists are properly remunerated in the face of new technologies.
Cabo Verdean artist and songwriter Solana Cesarovna, attending Visa For Music 2025 as both a performer and ambassador, highlighting the festival’s unique atmosphere and significance.
Speaking to MWN, she stated, “It’s a beautiful week where everybody breathes African music,” and beyond.
“We love being here to celebrate, to do business, to exchange, to bring important subjects that we can share with songwriters, producers, and other artists.”
She highlighted the importance of understanding and protecting creators’ rights in the digital age, noting that “We are together to understand better how we can protect our rights as creators, to make sure that we are fairly moderated in the digital age and AI age,”
Her comments emphasized a growing concern among musicians worldwide: as technology reshapes how music is produced, distributed, and consumed, the need for fair compensation and robust rights protections has never been more critical.
Visa For Music 2025 not only offered performances and networking opportunities but also acted as a platform for knowledge exchange, bringing together artists and industry professionals to explore the future of music rights.
The event emphasized that protecting creators is not just a legal or financial matter.
It is essential for sustaining artistic innovation and ensuring that the global music ecosystem remains vibrant, equitable, and inclusive.
As the music industry continues to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the digital era, forums like Visa For Music 2025 play a vital role in shaping policies, encouraging dialogue, and inspiring new solutions that balance creativity with fairness.
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