Category : Music Publishing
Songwriter signings, catalog sales, rights management, performance royalties, sync licensing, and the financial infrastructure behind music ownership and long-term revenue.
Romeo Santos & Andres Castro Win ASCAP Latin Songwriter Award
Romeo Santos and Andres Castro were named Songwriters of the Year at the 22nd Annual ASCAP Latin Music Awards. Daddy Yankee's 'Limbo' won Latin Song...
Reach Music Publishing Joint Venture With Boardwalk
Reach Music Publishing partners with Boardwalk Publishing Group in joint venture, signing Village People's Victor Willis for administration of iconic hits like 'YMCA' and 'In...
Unlimited Sounds: Publishing & Distribution for Musicians
Unlimited Sounds Publishing & Distribution LLC launches to help independent musicians with digital distribution and publishing administration. The company offers no upfront costs and helps...
BMG Chrysalis US Acquires Rights To Music From Khumba
BMG Chrysalis US acquired 100% music rights to Khumba, the 3D animated film from Cape Town's Triggerfish Studios featuring Lawrence Fishburne and Liam Neeson....
Ole Acquires Nu Image & Millennium Films Catalogs
Ole acquires music publishing and master catalog from Nu Image/Millennium Films, including compositions from over 100 films like The Expendables franchise and Olympus Has Fallen....
Aimee Mayo Signs Publishing Deal With Warner/Chappell
Chart-topping songwriter Aimee Mayo signs worldwide publishing agreement with Warner/Chappell Music. The BMI Songwriter of the Year wrote hits for Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, and...
BMG CONCLUDES TALPA MUSIC ACQUISITION
BMG completes acquisition of Talpa Music, gaining top EDM artists like Afrojack, Nicky Romero, and Fedde Le Grand while becoming the leading Benelux publisher....
BMG Moves Writer Services Hub to LA Under Scherer
BMG relocates its Writer Services hub to Los Angeles under newly-promoted EVP Thomas Scherer. The move strengthens BMG's songwriting operations....
Universal Music Group & Glassnote Announce Distribution Deal
Universal Music Group announces exclusive global distribution partnership with Glassnote Entertainment, home to Childish Gambino, Mumford & Sons, and CHVRCHES....
BMG To Acquire Leading Music Publisher Talpa Music
BMG acquired Talpa Music, a leading EDM publisher with 37,000 songs from artists like Ti�sto and Afrojack. The merger creates BMG Talpa Music, strengthening BMG's...
BMG Chrysalis US Appoints Mark Robinson SVP, General Counsel
Mark Robinson joins BMG Chrysalis US as SVP & General Counsel, bringing 10+ years of Warner Music Group experience to head North American Business and...
ASCAP Celebrates 100 Years at Library of Congress
ASCAP celebrates 100 years with a major exhibition at the Library of Congress featuring historic manuscripts, Supreme Court documents, and artifacts from legendary artists including...
Gibson Guitars Sponsors USA Songwriting Competition
Gibson Guitars sponsors the 19th Annual USA Songwriting Competition, supporting emerging songwriters. Past winners have secured major label deals with Island and Interscope Records....
STIM and Kobalt Partnership Concludes Major Music Licenses
Kobalt STIM partnership secures major licensing deals with iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon in under a year. The collaboration provides one-stop European licensing for over...
Clark Miller Named EVP Operations, Warner/Chappell Music
Clark Miller has been appointed Executive Vice President of North America Operations at Warner/Chappell Music, bringing decades of music publishing experience from Sony/ATV and EMI....
David Renzer Named Chairman at Spirit Music Group
Veteran music executive David Renzer has been named Chairman of Spirit Music Group after leading Universal Music Publishing Group for 15 years....
Royalty Exchange: 3 Doors Down Auction Success
Royalty Exchange announces auction of 3 Doors Down song royalties including Grammy-nominated hit 'Kryptonite.' The Feb. 11 sale marks the company's highest offering since 2011....
Sony ATV Signs The Swon Brothers to Arista Nashville
The Swon Brothers have signed with Sony ATV Music Publishing Nashville. The Arista Nashville duo will join legendary songwriters at their new home....
Reservoir Signs Deal with Phantogram
Reservoir signs New York duo Phantogram for publishing deal ahead of their February album Voices release. The agreement includes hit single 'Fall In Love' gaining...
Universal Music Publishing Launches UMPG Songs
Universal Music Publishing launches UMPG Songs, a new online platform offering unprecedented access to hundreds of thousands of tracks for sync licensing in film, TV,...
ASCAP Morning Glory 5th Annual Breakfast Reception
ASCAP honors gospel legends Edwin Hawkins, Tye Tribbett, and Warryn Campbell at the 5th annual Morning Glory breakfast reception in Nashville, featuring performances by Tasha...
Copyright Society Of The South Elects New Board Members
The Copyright Society of the South elected new Board of Directors for 2014, including music publishers, attorneys, and performing rights representatives....
Todd and Ellen Truley Attend Grudge Match Premiere
Nashville actor Todd Truley attended the Grudge Match premiere in NYC with wife Ellen Truley, SESAC VP. Todd plays Dr. Camare in the DeNiro-Stallone comedy....
BMG Promotes Casimir To Run Worldwide Recordings Business
BMG appoints Fred Casimir as Executive Vice President International Repertoire to run its worldwide recordings business. Casimir will oversee new recordings and catalogue including Sanctuary...
John Dobinson Named Chief Operating Officer Of BMG
BMG has appointed John Dobinson as Group Chief Operating Officer, expanding his role from BMG Chrysalis UK & Europe to worldwide operations oversight....