Tag: publishing

Margherita Gnech elevated to Managing Director of Italy at Sony Music Publishing

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:30:35 +0000

Based out of Milan, Gnech will report directly to Sony Music Publishing President, International Guy Henderson.

‘Music fans nowadays are so immersed in the online world, they can see what’s real and what’s manufactured.’

admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:17:22 +0000

MBW's World Leaders series meets Niels Walboomers, President, Recorded Music and Publishing, Benelux, Warner Music Group, which includes powerhouse dance label Spinnin’ Records

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US music publishing revenue jumped 13.4% to $7bn in 2024, outpacing the growth rate of recorded music

admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 18:11:32 +0000

Recovered unpaid royalties accounted for 27% of music publishing revenues last year, the NMPA's David Israelite said

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Universal Music and Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell launch joint venture with backing from Silver Lake

admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:42:06 +0000

JV to 'accelerate commercial opportunities for UMG’s artists and artist estates in rapidly growing areas outside traditional recorded music and music publishing'

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Anthem Music Publishing acquires Marty Robbins song catalog

admin — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:40:29 +0000

The acquisition covers more than 500 songs released across 72 albums spanning the late 1940s through the early 1980s.

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Music publishing brings in $11.1bn annually across 16 major markets, first-ever ICMP survey finds

admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:14:36 +0000

ICMP hopes snapshot of publishing revenue across major markets will be a valuable tool for understanding the nature of the business

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‘A&R is based on three things: trust, relationship and accountability.’

admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:32:03 +0000

After more than two decades with the majors, Amanda Hill now heads up Runner Music, the publishing company founded in 2023 by Ryan Tedder, Ron Laffitte and Andrew Sparkler. Here she discusses her career to date, artist development and archaic business models

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Bob Sinclar signs global deal with Warner Chappell Music

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 19:47:54 +0000

The deal covers a catalog of more than 350 works written or composed by the French DJ.

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Kobalt signs global deal with Música Mexicana specialist K Music Publishing

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 19:44:08 +0000

K Music was founded in 2019 by CEOs Alfredo Becerra & Leonardo Soto and songwriter/producer Carlos Santos

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Downtown expands presence in Africa, as Sheer rebrands to Downtown Music Publishing Africa

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 16:27:01 +0000

Sheer was acquired by DMP parent Downtown Music Holdings in 2020

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Payday Music Publishing inks deal with estate of ‘Under the Boardwalk’ co-writer Kenny Young

admin — Fri, 23 May 2025 13:34:42 +0000

Young was best known for co-writing the Grammy Hall of Fame song Under the Boardwalk, first a 1964 hit for the Drifters and later popularized by the Rolling Stones.

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‘Signing an artist is one thing but you have to know how you’re going to make a difference to their career.’

admin — Wed, 21 May 2025 18:49:29 +0000

President of Capitol, Lillia Parsa, talks about switching from publishing to records, what (and how) she learned from Jody Gerson and the power in speaking up

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Avex Music Group launches Toibox publishing JV with Drake and Rihanna producer Elkan

admin — Tue, 20 May 2025 17:02:10 +0000

Avex Music Group, led by CEO Brandon Silverstein, has also signed Elkan to a global publishing deal

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Reservoir subsidiary PopIndia strikes its first catalog deal with Musicraft Entertainment acquisition

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:02 +0000

Deal arrives a month after the launch of Reservoir Media's newly established Mumbai subsidiary

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Sony generated $2.54bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1 2025; Sony Music Group predicted to grow profit by ‘high single digits’ over next 12 months

admin — Wed, 14 May 2025 18:03:04 +0000

Both streaming and physical recorded music sales up single digits, as publishing division posts double-digit bounce in quarter

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