Oscar Contender ‘Apolonia, Apolonia’ Gets NA Distribution Deal – Deadline

Apolonia Sokol

EXCLUSIVE: Grasshopper Film and streaming platform DOCUMENTARY+ have acquired North American rights to the Oscar-shortlisted feature Apolonia, Apolonia, a deal announced as the nomination voting window opens for the 96th Academy Awards. Grasshopper will release […]

ADA Worldwide Partners with Rostrum Records, Global Distribution

ADA Worldwide inks global distribution deal with Rostrum Records

Photo Credit: WMG ADA Worldwide has announced it has inked a global distribution deal with Rostrum Records. The deal will see ADA cover global distribution services for Rostrum’s entire label catalog and new releases. Rostrum […]

Succession Composer Nicholas Britell Inks Deal with Secretly Distribution

Succession composer Nicholas Britell

Photo Credit: DeCombray / CC by 3.0 Succession composer Nicholas Britell inks a deal with Secretly Distribution, releasing the series’ Season 4 soundtrack just hours after the finale aired. As Secretly Distribution marks its 25-year-anniversary as […]

CD Baby to End Physical Distribution Service, Close Warehouse

CD Baby Partners with Cosynd to Streamline Copyright Registration

Following an October layoff round and an April reorganization within its Downtown parent, CD Baby is getting out of the physical distribution game. The Portland-headquartered distributor just recently detailed the operational pivot (which, despite the […]

K-Pop Label HYBE Inks New Distribution Deal with Tencent Music

HYBE inks distribution deal with Tencent Music Entertainment

Photo Credit: HYBE Insight K-pop powerhouse HYBE has inked a music distribution deal with China’s Tencent Music Entertainment.  According to reports from The Seoul Economic Daily, the deal will see HYBE artists available on streaming […]

SoundExchange Announces $10 Billion Distribution Milestone

Questlove Aristocats

Photo Credit: Joe Mabel / CC by 3.0 SoundExchange says it’s distributed north of $10 billion since debuting as a standalone organization in 2003. The Washington, D.C.-based entity, which collects royalties from non-interactive digital music […]

Warner Music Singapore and Cross Ratio Entertainment Sign Global Distribution Deal

WMG Singapore Cross Ratio Entertainment

Photo Credit: Gerald Ang & Dean Augustine Warner Music Singapore and Cross Ratio Entertainment announce signing an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement. Warner Music Singapore and Cross Ratio Entertainment, Singapore’s largest independent record label, have announced […]

VerseOne Distribution Offers New Interface for Artists

VerseOne

Photo Credit: VerseOne VerseOne Distribution is launching a new revamped dashboard for artists to more effectively manage their career from a centralized dashboard. Here’s how it works.   The newly developed in-house software helps make […]

PPL Pays Out £17.4M of International Revenue in Q1 Distribution

PPL Q1 distribution

Photo Credit: Laurence Oxenbury, PPL Director of International PPL pays out £17.4 million of international revenue to more than 26,000 performers and recording rightsholders in its Q1 distribution. In its Q1 distribution of international revenue, […]

Chrysalis Records Inks Physical and Digital Distribution Pact with Secretly Distribution

Chrysalis Records

Photo Credit: Alison Wenham (COO, Chrysalis Records), Darius Van Arman (Co-CEO, Secretly Distribution), Jeremy Lascelles (CEO, Chrysalis Records) Independent record company Chrysalis Records has announced a new physical and digital distribution deal with Secretly Distribution. […]

Mel Carter Label Inks Global Distribution Deal With Warner Music

Mel Carter Label Inks Global Distribution Deal With Warner Music

Second Estate Records founder Mel Carter. Photo Credit: Warner Music Group Warner Records has announced a “worldwide joint venture” (including distribution as well as marketing) with the newly founded Second Estate Records, the professional home […]

Sumerian Records Inks Distribution Deal with Virgin Music

Sumerian Records Virgin Music

Photo Credit: Sumerian Records Sumerian Records signs a distribution pact with Virgin Music’s Label & Artist Services. Independent rock label Sumerian Records has signed a long-term distribution deal with Virgin Music Label & Artist Services. […]

Topshelf Records Launches Kickstarter After Distribution Partner Abruptly Shutters

An illustration of a cracked vinyl record

Independent label Topshelf Records has started a Kickstarter campaign after the mail order fulfillment company with which it partnered, Awesome Distro, abruptly entered bankruptcy. In a lengthy statement posted to the website, Topshelf co-founder Kevin […]