Sony Music Publishing Nashville has signed Nashville-based rising artist and songwriter Max McNown to a worldwide publishing deal in partnership with Tooth & Nail Publishing.
McNown's breakout single 'A Lot More Free' became a viral success, and was followed by the albums 'Wandering' (2024) and 'Night Diving' (2025), released through Fugitive Recordings, The Orchard and Columbia Records, featuring tracks such as 'Better Me for You (Brown Eyes)', as well as collaborations like 'Turned Into M...

Warner Music Group has elevated music executive Craig Kallman to the new position of Chief Music Officer for the company. Based in New York, Kallman will report directly to WMG’s CEO Robert Kyncl.
Kallman was Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records, where he spent the past 35 years, before becoming Chief Music Officer of Atlantic Music Group in October 2024. In this new role, Kallman will "provide his deep A&R expertise across WMG’s artist roster and label group globally," according to a statem...

Independent music publishing and neighbouring rights company peermusic has signed producer, musician and multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin to a worldwide publishing administration deal. In addition, peermusic will also represent Martin for global neighbouring rights collections.
Raised in Los Angeles, Martin has accumulated 17 billion streams and 16 million album sales during his career so far. His recent work includes two full-length releases — 'Albion Files' and 'Come As You Are', a collabo...