Main wave music has created a collaboration with the alternative rock band Spin Doctors. The label will now collect the group's publishing and artist rights, as well as handling their new album, which will be released later this year. As part of the partnership, Spin Doctors will also have access to Primary Wave's marketing team and publishing infrastructure, including digital strategy, licensing, syndication opportunities and television production. The New York-based band shot out of a cannon in the early 1990s with their debut album, Pocket full of kryptonite, which spawned the hits “Two Princes” and “Little Miss Can't Be Wrong” and was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA. A follow-up LP, Turn it upside downalso went platinum, and the Chris Barron-led band released four more studio albums, the last in 2013 If the river was whiskey.
Peak'small White Stork Music Division, the publishing company founded by the British composer Tom Howehas entered into a partnership with a British production company Touchdown Movies. White Stork will now provide Touchdown with funding, world-class music services and access to White Stork's music catalog for current and future productions. White Stork retains the copyright for its original music composed for Touchdown projects.
OTM musica boutique publishing company, has signed the Stones Throw violinist and singer Sudan Archives, Metronomy, Still Woozyand HONNE in new publishing agreements. Offers include each act's back catalog and future work. Started in 2017 by CEO Alex Sheridan, OTM Music has a curated roster that includes Dot Da Genius and Gianluca Buccellati. Within a year, the company attracted investment from Sony Music Publishing. Later, after acquiring SMP's initial investment several times over, he partnered with Firebird Music Holdings backed by the Raine Group.
Concord Music Publishing has signed an electronic duo Mount Kimbi (Dom Maker, Kai Campos) in a global publishing deal. The deal covers all of the duo's work, including their new album The Sunset Violent which was released earlier this year. Additionally, Maker and Campos are individually signed to Concord for publication.
BeatStars celebrates winning two BMI Pop Awards with producer Dan Darmawan for d4vd's 3x platinum “Romantic Homicide” and 2x platinum “Here With Me”, both of which were licensed to her market. The company has surpassed $325 million in payouts to its 10 million creators, underscoring its commitment to empowering artists worldwide.
Producer/Writer Rogét Chahayed'small TruSauce Publishing is signed by the artist Amidi to his expanding list of songwriters. The Jamaican American artist calls her melodic rap and dancehall-inspired songwriting style “pastel rap.” She is perhaps best known for her involvement in Isaiah Rashad's The house is on fire and for tours with Amaarae, Dreamer Isioma and Saba.
Warner Chappell is a signed singer-songwriter from South Carolina Ricky Young in a global publishing deal. An up-and-coming country act, Young has already worked with Lee Brice (“I Carry It With Me”), Bubba Sparxx (“Baby Wussup”) and John Driskell Hopkins. He also toured with Luke Combs, Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker.
Concord Music Publishing ANZ has signed a new publishing deal with the Australian songwriter John Butler. The deal includes representation for his entire catalog in all territories except Japan. This includes catalog hits such as “Better Than”, “Zebra” and “Ocean”.
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