As he readies the release of the new Bon Iver album, SABLE, fABLE, Justin Vernon is also racking up some literary bona fides. Today, micro-distributed print magazine Little Engines announced that Vernon’s first-ever published poems […]
A live performance from Ultra Records-signed Icona Pop, whose ‘Stockholm At Night’ allegedly infringes on Ultra Publishing’s interest in the underlying composition. Photo Credit: Kim Metso The Ultra International Music Publishing v. Sony Music legal […]
A live performance from Ultra Records-signed Icona Pop, whose ‘Stockholm At Night’ allegedly infringes on Ultra Publishing’s interest in the underlying composition. Photo Credit: Kim Metso The Ultra International Music Publishing v. Sony Music legal […]
Photo Credit: Sony Music Publishing / TIPS Music Ltd. Sony Music Publishing has renewed its exclusive global deal with India’s TIPS Music. The deal is expanded to include YouTube worldwide, excluding India, as a key […]
Photo Credit: Ultra Records A federal judge rules that Patrick Moxey’s Ultra Music Publishing must change its name within six months for breaching Sony Music’s ‘Ultra’ trademark. Ultra Music Publishing, owned by Patrick Moxey, who […]
Photo Credit: Sony Music Publishing / Soneium Sony Music Publishing taps its Soneium blockchain to create NFTs for J-pop group Sandal Telephone. NFTs aren’t quite the source of hype in 2025 that they hoped to […]
Photo Credit: Arden Records (Andrew Kwan, Jordan Smith, sagun) Lo-fi specialists Arden Records announces an expansion with the launch of its new publishing arm to buoy its artists. Arden Records, whose name translates to “Great […]
Photo Credit: T-Pain by Glenn Francis (PacificProDigital) / CC by 4.0 T-Pain cuts a deal to sell his entire publishing catalog and select masters to asset management company HarbourView Equity Partners. HarbourView Equity Partners, the […]
A look at the latest music industry scuttlebutt on Spotify’s post-bundling renegotiations with major content owners – and how the calculus keeps shifting for every publisher, label, songwriter and artist on the field. If you […]
Photo Credit: Tori Amos by Kavita Kaul / Downtown Music Publishing Downtown Music Publishing announces a slew of expansions and renewals, including a renewed partnership with singer-songwriter Tori Amos. Under the renewed agreement, which was […]
Photo Credit: Johnny McDaid by Bradley Quinn for Concord Concord announces the acquisition of songwriter, musician, and producer Johnny McDaid’s song catalog. Concord has announced the acquisition of a portion of former Snow Patrol member, […]
Photo Credit: Tatchara Longprasert, General Manager of SMP Thailand Sony Music Publishing (SMP) launches a flagship office in Thailand, appointing Tatchara Longprasert as General Manager. Sony Music Publishing’s strategic expansion into Thailand is based on […]
A live performance from Janet Jackson, one of the many artists who have recorded works featured in the catalog of Lastrada Entertainment. Photo Credit: J Vettorino Reservoir Media has officially acquired the publishing catalog of […]
Photo Credit: Lainey Wilson for Sony Music Publishing Sony Music Publishing Nashville announces the renewal of its global publishing administration agreement with Lainey Wilson. Sony Music Publishing Nashville has announced the renewal of its global […]
Photo Credit: Alejandro Gonzalez for Sony Music Publishing (Studio A) Sony Music Publishing has announced the opening of its new office space and creative hub for songwriters in Los Angeles. The location is located just […]
A live performance from Flavour, one of the songwriters allegedly contacted by Sony Music amid a legal battle with Ultra International Music Publishing. Said battle now includes an ongoing trial as well as a separate […]
Photo Credit: Warner Chappell Music Warner Chappell Music has announced it has signed a global administration deal with K-pop superstar ROSÉ. ROSÉ is the lead vocalist of BLACKPINK—one of the most celebrated K-pop acts in […]
Matt Alderman, who’s sold a portion of his song rights to (and inked a publishing deal with) Anthem Entertainment. Photo Credit: Anthem Let the music IP sales continue: Anthem Entertainment has purchased “a catalog of […]
Photo Credit: Ubisoft (Far Cry 6) Ubisoft Entertainment has announced it has re-inked its long-standing global publishing administration partnership with BMG. Ubisoft is the game developer behind the Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Just Dance, and […]
Photo Credit: Sal Priadi / Sony Music Publishing Indonesia Sony Music Publishing Indonesia signs an exclusive global deal with Indonesian singer, songwriter, and actor Sal Priadi. Sony Music Publishing Indonesia (SMPI) has announced the signing […]