Warner Chappell Music has signed a worldwide publishing deal with the hit songwriter John Ryan. With six titles written and produced at Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet and cuts with Thomas Rhett, Teddy Swims, Harry Styles, Benson Boone, Maren Morris, Maroon 5, Niall Horan and more, WCM North America president Ryan Press calls Ryan a “pop powerhouse.”
Primary wave has cooperated with his estate Rick Ocasek to the publishing catalog of the late Cars songwriter as well as the rights to his name, image and likeness. The terms of the deal will see the label work with all songs from his time with the band 'Magic' and his songs as a solo artist.
Audiusa decentralized music streaming service and community platform, has signed a global licensing deal with Cobalt. The deal provides a new revenue stream for Kobalt's roster of songwriters and creates a path for music fans using Audius to support their favorite artists with direct payments in US dollars. This is the latest in a series of deals Audius has struck this year with the music business foundation to ensure proper licenses are in place and musicians can be paid by the platform. This includes new deals with ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and GMR.
UMPG UK signed producer and writer James Ford in a global release management agreement. Although best known as a creative collaborator with top acts such as Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode via Foals, Florence and The Machine, Haim, Gorillaz and Jessie Ware, Ford has also recently embarked on his own solo project with the 2023 album The hum.
Savan Kotehaknown for his work with The Weeknd, Ariana Grande and One Direction, has joined forces with major Indian talent management company REPRESENT to launch OversubscriptionIndia's first incubator for songwriters. With Outwrite, Kotecha hopes to launch a global hub for songwriters, producers, musicians and engineers, offering end-to-end solutions for everything related to music creation and supervision, and bring more Indian music talent to the top recording studios.
Big Yellow Dog Music has signed Trent Tomlinson to a worldwide music publishing deal. Tomlinson is best known for hits like Scotty McCreery's “Damn Strait” and Brett Young's “In Case You Didn't Know” as well as other artists including Lainey Wilson, George Strait, Chris Young and Sara Evans.
Sony Music Publishing has signed an exclusive worldwide co-publishing deal with the hit songwriter and producer Jeremy Stovercovering his future projects. As part of the deal, Sony also acquired many of Stover's songs, including hits by Tim McGraw and Justin Moore, underscoring her continued creative partnership with RED Creative Group. Stover, known for his current singles like Justin Moore's “This Is My Dirt” and Ashley McBryde's “The Devil I Know,” continues to work with major artists like Luke Combs, Priscilla Block and Travis Denning .
Position music has signed Eric Ron in a global publishing deal. A rock and alternative artist, Ron has worked with jxdn, Bad Omens, Huddy, Ellise, Charlotte Sands, Maggie Lindemann, Loveless, Jack Harris, MOD SUN, Emei, Sueco, Neoni, grandson, nothing, nowhere., Papa Roach and more.
Position music has signed Fabio Aguilar in a worldwide publishing deal in partnership with the Grammy Award-winning producer Keanu Beach. The news comes on the heels of Auilar's BMI Hip Hop Award win for his co-production of Quavo and Takeoff's “HOTEL LOBBY (Unc & Phew).” Just 22 years old, Aguilar is a producer, looper, beatmaker and instrumentalist, also known for his work with Lil Baby, Jack Harlow, NLE Choppa, Roddy Ricch, Denzel Curry and Logic.
Downtown Music Publishing (DMP) today announces a worldwide music publishing deal with PDUthe record and publishing company from the iconic Italian singer Mina. Under this new agreement, DMP will provide global version management and synchronization services for Mina's renowned catalog.
Campbell Connellypart of it Wise Music Grouphas signed an exclusive songwriter deal with Josephine Stephenson. The deal further cements Stephenson's relationship with Wise Music Group. (Her concert repertoire is published by Leduc through Wise's Paris offices.) A composer, arranger and performer, Stephenson has worked as an arranger or performer with Damon Albarn, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys and Daughter.
ESMAAan Abu Dhabi-based rights management entity representing global music stakeholders in the Gulf and Middle East, and Angamia leading music streaming platform in the Middle East and North Africa region, have agreed to a new music licensing deal on behalf of independent music publishers. The agreement marks the resolution of a legal dispute between ESMAA (representing PopArabia and Reservoir) and Anghami.
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