Songwriter Xplicit Signs Global Publishing Deal with Sony Music

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Photo Credit: Caroline Trujillo Grammy award-winning songwriter Xplicit signs with Electric Feel Entertainment for management and signs a global publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing. Grammy award-winning songwriter Xplicit (pictured center) has announced his signing […]

Danna Paola Signs Global Publishing Deal with Warner Chappell

Danna Paola signs Global Publishing Deal with Warner Chappell Music

Photo Credit: Sergio Valenzuela Singer-songwriter Danna Paola has inked a global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Mexico. The four-time multi-platinum Latin pop star released the viral hit “XT4S1S” earlier this year, racking up more […]

Iggy Azalea sells master recording and publishing for eight figures – Music News

Iggy Azalea sells master recording and publishing for eight figures - Music News

Iggy Azalea has sold her entire master recording and publishing catalogue to Domain Capital for an impressive eight-figure sum. The mega deal includes the rap star’s biggest hits: ‘Fancy’, ‘Black Widow’ and ‘Problem’. As reported […]

HYBE Pushes into Gaming — Inks Publishing Deal with Flint

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Photo Credit: HYBE Corporation HYBE pushes into gaming with a global publishing deal with developer Flint upcoming massively multiplayer online game, Dragon Blaze 2: Knights of Veda. The deal was signed between the game’s developer, […]

Universal Music Publishing Group Inks Deal With Ryce Publishing

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(l to r) UMP China MD Joe Fang, Ryce founder and CEO Daryl K, and UMPG president of Asia Pacific Andrew Jenkins. Photo Credit: Universal Music Publishing Group Universal Music Group (UMG) has taken another […]

Irving Berlin Estate, UMPG Ink ‘Exclusive Global Publishing’ Deal

Irving Berlin Estate, UMPG Ink 'Exclusive Global Publishing' Deal

Irving Berlin. Photo Credit: Al Aumuller Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has announced an expanded deal to “exclusively represent” the catalog of Irving Berlin worldwide. Universal Music Group’s publishing division and the estate of Irving […]

Concord Music Publishing Signs Songwriter Russell Dickerson

Concord Music Publishing Russell Dickerson

Photo Credit: Concord Music Publishing Concord Music Publishing signs a worldwide publishing deal with multi-Platinum singer-songwriter Russell Dickerson. Concord Music Publishing has announced the signing of country singer-songwriter Russell Dickerson. The worldwide deal is effective […]

Sony Music Publishing Sign Admin Deal with Muddy Waters Estate

Sony Music Publishing Global Admin Deal Muddy Waters

Photo Credit: Val Wilmer/Redferns/Getty Images Sony Music Publishing has signed a global admin deal with the estate of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Muddy Waters. The deal encompasses his complete catalog of works with legendary hits […]

Sony Music Publishing Signs Global Deal with Lostboy

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Photo Credit: Sony Music Publishing Sony Music Publishing UK signs a worldwide publishing deal with breakthrough songwriter, producer, and artist Lostboy. The creative force behind Tiesto’s highest charting US single, “The Motto,” with Ava Max, […]

Avicii Estate Sells Masters, Publishing Catalog Stake to Pophouse

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Six months after purchasing the song rights of Swedish House Mafia, Björn Ulvaeus’ Pophouse Entertainment has acquired a majority interest in the recordings and publishing catalog of Avicii. Pophouse Entertainment just recently unveiled its newest […]

Want To Own Kanye West’s Publishing Catalog? It’s For Sale, But Considering The Annual Royalty Income, It’s Not Going To Be Cheap…

Want To Own Kanye West's Publishing Catalog? It's For Sale, But Considering The Annual Royalty Income, It's Not Going To Be Cheap...

No matter what you think about his behavior and politics, Kanye West is a musical machine. As of this writing, he’s sold more than 160 million albums, scored 69 Top 40 and 20 Top 10 […]

Future’s Publishing Catalog Bought by Influence Media in Eight-Figure Deal

Future’s Publishing Catalog Bought by Influence Media in Eight-Figure Deal

Future’s publishing catalog has been acquired by Influence Media in an estimated deal worth eight figures. Influence Media, a New York-based entertainment company first launched in 2019, announced the deal on Tuesday. In a statement, Influence […]

Kanye West Invokes Taylor Swift, Says “My Publishing Is Being Put Up for Sale Without My Knowledge”

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Kanye West is refuting a report from Billboard that he “has been quietly and intermittently shopping his publishing catalog.” In an Instagram story (viewed by Pitchfork), the rapper wrote: JUST LIKE TAYLOR SWIFT MY PUBLISHING […]

Sony Music Publishing Opens Nigeria Office, Godwin Tom Leads

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Photo Credit: Sony Music Publishing Sony Music Publishing is opening a new office in Lagos, Nigeria. Creative exec Godwin Tom will lead as Managing Director. As the leader of Sony Music Publishing’s Nigeria division, Godwin […]