Category : Music Publishing
Songwriter signings, catalog sales, rights management, performance royalties, sync licensing, and the financial infrastructure behind music ownership and long-term revenue.
Detroit Institute of Music Education Launches
Detroit Institute of Music Education launches downtown, offering degrees in Creative Music Performance. The new music college opens September 2014 with courses in guitar, vocals,...
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...
Snoop Dogg Talks Meeting Oprah, Obama, and His New Festival
Snoop Dogg appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to discuss his encounters with President Obama and Oprah, plus details about his upcoming festival and talk show....
Jon Bahr Named Senior Director of Marketing & Communications at ASCAP
Jon Bahr has been promoted to Senior Director of Marketing & Communications at ASCAP after nearly two decades with the organization. He will continue overseeing...
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....
ASCAP Hosts First Break Bread Networking Event of 2014
ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul team hosted its first Break Bread networking event of 2014 in New York, bringing together writers and producers for relationship building....
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....
ASCAP Announces Several Promotions
ASCAP promotes Jennifer Harmon, Jeff Jernigan, Jamie McLaughlin and Evan Trindl to Directors of Creative Services across Film/TV and Pop/Rock departments....
Royalty Exchange Partners with ICAP Patent Brokerage
Royalty Exchange partners with ICAP Patent Brokerage to auction patent royalties online, expanding beyond music into tech IP investments for alternative asset buyers....
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....
Warner/Chappell Music Launches New Website Features
Warner/Chappell Production Music launches improved website with enhanced search platform and mobile compatibility, featuring 80+ music catalogs for TV, film and advertising....
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....
