BMI Names New Chief Financial Officer
BMI announces Martijn Tel as new Chief Financial Officer, joining the executive team to support strategic growth initiatives for music creators and copyright owners....
Sony Music Publishing Nashville Global Deal
Sony Music Publishing Nashville signs exclusive worldwide co-publishing deal with hit songwriter Jeremy Stover, acquiring songs from Tim McGraw and Justin Moore....
Kobalt Signs Global Deal with Atmyamil
Kobalt signs worldwide publishing deal with Atmyamil, producer behind billion-stream hit 'Gata Only' by FloyyMenor and Cris MJ....
Michael Jackson Estimated Estate Value
Michael Jackson's estate has grown from $482 million in 2009 to potentially over $1.6 billion today, earning $47.2 million annually from music rights and catalog...
Alison Donald Announces Departure from Kobalt
Alison Donald, Kobalt's Head of Global Creative, announces departure after 7 years. She signed major artists including Sam Fender, Cigarettes After Sex, and Rage Against...
Kobalt Names Bob Bruderman Chief Digital Officer
Kobalt elevates Bob Bruderman to Chief Digital Officer, leading global digital strategy and partnerships with major platforms like Spotify, Apple, and TikTok....
BMI Announces New Appointments to Leadership Team
BMI announces two key leadership appointments: Tom Kershaw as Chief Technology Officer and Justin Rohde as Chief Transformation Officer to advance strategic growth initiatives....
Ketch Secor Signs Sony Music Publishing Deal
Ketch Secor, Old Crow Medicine Show frontman and co-writer of hit "Wagon Wheel," signs global publishing deal with Sony Music Nashville....
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Evaluates $1.488B Blackstone Bid
Hipgnosis Songs Fund evaluates Blackstone's $1.488 billion takeover bid against a competing $1.364 billion offer from Concord and Apollo Global Management....
Josh Hoge Renews Publishing Deal with Sony Music
Josh Hoge renews global publishing deal with Sony Music Nashville and Verse 2 Music. The multi-platinum hitmaker recently achieved #1 success with Kane Brown's "Bury...
Katie Pruitt Signs with Reservoir Media
Reservoir Media signs Americana artist Katie Pruitt to new publishing deal through One Riot joint venture. Deal includes her upcoming album Mantras....
Kobalt Music Group Boosts Funding Capacity to Over $1B
Kobalt Music Group secures over $1 billion in funding capacity through inaugural asset-backed securitization and credit facility to fuel growth initiatives....
ASCAP Shatters Records with $1.737 Billion Revenue in 2023
ASCAP breaks records with $1.737 billion revenue in 2023, distributing $1.592 billion to songwriters and publishers. This marks the highest royalty distribution by any U.S....
The MLC Announces Six Advisory Committee Appointments
The Mechanical Licensing Collective announces six new advisory committee appointments across dispute resolution, operations, and unclaimed royalties oversight roles....
Carl LeGrett Promoted to SVP at Create Music Group
Carl LeGrett has been promoted to Senior Vice President of A&R and Music Publishing at Create Music Group after starting as an intern in 2018....
Anthem Acquires Chantal Kreviazuk’s Hit Catalog
Anthem Entertainment acquired Grammy-winning songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk's hit catalog, including songs for Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, and Drake....
Reservoir Media & PopArabia Partner with Nancy Ajram
Reservoir Media and PopArabia announce major publishing deal with Nancy Ajram's In2Musica, covering the Lebanese star's entire catalog including hit albums....
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Hello Group Renews Global Agreement with Sony Music
Hello Group Publishing has renewed its global distribution agreement with Sony Music, extending their partnership in the music publishing sector....
Sony Music Publishing Signs Sadie Bass
Sony Music Publishing and One4 Entertainment have signed emerging artist Sadie Bass to a new publishing deal, expanding their roster of talented musicians....
BMG Opens App to Songwriters & Artists for Creating New Hits
BMG opens its myBMG app to all artists industry-wide, allowing direct pitching to top songwriters like Jessie Reyez and Victoria Monet through an innovative digital...
Warner/Chappell Signs Charles Strouse Catalogue Deal
Warner/Chappell Music signs worldwide publishing agreement with composer Charles Strouse for his complete catalogue, including Broadway hits like Annie and Bye Bye Birdie....