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BMG Rights Management Signs Leona Lewis
March 09, 2010 - Global | Publishing | Rock and Pop
BMG Rights Management has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with Leona Lewis. » Full Story
Beatport Links With RightsFlow
March 08, 2010 - Publishing
RightsFlow will provide global society reporting services for Beatport, the international dance music digital retailer. » Full Story
Espinoza Paz Named BMI Latin Songwriter Winner
March 05, 2010 - Latin
Regional Mexican hitmaker Espinoza Paz was named BMI's Latin songwriter of the year for the third time in a row Thursday night, in a ceremony that also named Hussein Barreras' "Te Presumo" song of the year and Editora Arpa Musical publisher of the year. » Full Story
Modest Juanes Accepts BMI Latin Award
March 05, 2010 - Latin | Publishing
In accepting the president's award at the 2010 BMI Latin Awards, Colombian star Juanes forwent the pomp and circumstance usually associated with these events in favor of a more subtle, introspected celebration. » Full Story
UMPG Inks Deal With Stephan Moccio
March 05, 2010 - Publishing
Universal Music Publishing Group has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with songwriter/artist Stephan Moccio. » Full Story
Ludacris, Quincy Jones Set For ASCAP Expo
March 03, 2010 - Publishing
Ludacris will interview Quincy Jones about his prolific career at ASCAP's 5th annual I Create Music Expo, to be held April 22-24 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles. Other guests include John Mayer and Bill Withers. » Full Story
Bug Music Signs Songwriter/Producer Lucas Secon
March 03, 2010 - Publishing
Secon's thumbprint will be on 2010 singles from Kylie Minogue, Toni Braxton, Travis McCoy (Gym Class Heroes), among others. » Full Story
Op-Ed: A Cultural Gateway
March 03, 2010 - Publishing | Latin
Latin music must not forget the central role of songwriters, says ASCAP SVP of membership/Latin Alexandra Lioutikoff. » Full Story
UMPG, Black Eyed Peas Drummer Ink Deal
March 01, 2010 - Publishing
Through the agreement, UMPG now represents Harris’ publishing rights for the US and Canada and will represent Harris’ worldwide publishing in July 2010, upon completion of his deal with EMI Music Publishing. » Full Story
Job Losses Expected At PRS for Music
February 26, 2010 - Global | Publishing
Back-office job losses are imminent at U.K. authors' body PRS for Music, which is due to unveil its results for 2009 within the next few days. » Full Story
EMI Appeals Men At Work Plagiarism Ruling
February 25, 2010 - Global | Publishing | Legal and Management
EMI has appealed against a court ruling that found Men at Work had plagiarized a children's song in their '80s hit "Down Under." » Full Story
Love Never Dies For Universal, Andrew Lloyd Webber
February 23, 2010 - Global | Record Labels | Publishing
Universal Music Group has signed a new, long-term global deal with Andrew Lloyd Webber, which renews and expands an existing agreement with the British composer whose new musical "Love Never Dies" opens in March. » Full Story
ARIA/PPCA CEO Stephen Peach Steps Down
February 22, 2010 - Global | Record Labels | Publishing
Stephen Peach has revealed he is to step down as chief executive officer of Australian labels association ARIA and the PPCA collecting society. » Full Story
ASCAP Nashville Shake-Up
February 22, 2010 - Country | Publishing
A change of leadership happened this morning, according to MusicRow. » Full Story
Chrysalis Q1 Royalty Income Rises
February 18, 2010 - Global | Publishing
British music publisher Chrysalis said its share of income from royalties rose 9% in the first quarter, helped by successful records from Robbie Williams, Jay-Z and JLS. » Full Story
Ole, Random House Ink 'Cat In The Hat' Deal
February 17, 2010 - Publishing
In a deal with Random House Children's Entertainment, ole will co-own all compositions in the new series “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That," which will air on PBS. » Full Story
UMPG Signs Deal With Justin Bieber
February 17, 2010 - Publishing
The deal encompasses all of the artist's catalog including his debut album "My World" and his upcoming album "My World (Part II)." » Full Story
Imagem Snags Global Admin Rights For RHO
February 15, 2010 - Global | Publishing
Imagem Music Group has agreed a deal to buy out the worldwide administration rights contract to the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization (RHO) from EMI Music Publishing. » Full Story
Just Signed: Blue Williams, Kid Cudi
February 12, 2010 - Publishing
Primary Wave Music has entered into a joint venture with former Outkast manager Blue Williams; Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi has signed with Kobalt. » Full Story
Australian Competition Body Challenges APRA System
February 09, 2010 - Global | Publishing
Australia's competition watchdog has proposed some sweeping changes to the way APRA licenses music rights. » Full Story
BMG Rights Management Snags Germany's Ich + Ich
February 09, 2010 - Global | Publishing
The composers and producers of the German language duo Ich + Ich have signed an exclusive worldwide publishing contract with BMG Rights Management for their publishing company Trackworks in Berlin. » Full Story
New SUISA CEO To Take Charge July 2010
February 09, 2010 - Global | Publishing
Swiss collecting society SUISA has confirmed that its new CEO Andreas Wegelin will take charge July 1, 2010. » Full Story
Canciones Nacionales, Rondor Music Ink Administration Deal
February 05, 2010 - Latin
Canciones Nacionales, the publishing arm of Latin alternative label Nacional Records, has reached an exclusive worldwide administration deal with Rondor Music. Canciones Nacionales was previously administered by Nettwerk. » Full Story
Men At Work's Hay Accuses Publisher Of 'Opportunistic Greed'
February 05, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management | Publishing
Colin Hay, the frontman of Men at Work, has hit out at the Federal Court of Australia ruling which saw the songwriter lose a high-profile copyright case over the band's '80s hit "Down Under." » Full Story
Sony Corp's Music Revenues Inch Up
February 04, 2010 - Global | Record Labels
Sony Corp has issued third quarter results showing the first profit in five quarters at the Tokyo-based company, following its restructuring. » Full Story
 




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