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Exceleration Music acquires Chicago-based label Bloodshot Records

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Exceleration Music has reached an agreement with Bloodshot Records founders Rob Miller and Nan Warshaw to acquire the label. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal will see Exceleration assume "full operational control" of the label, which will include working to ensure that all commitments to the Bloodshot artists are met. Bloodshot’s catalogue will now be distributed and managed by Exceleration Music. Exceleration also plans to embark on a long-term campaign to revitalise the ...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Pophouse acquires from BMG a majority share in Tina Turner’s catalogue

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Entertainment and music investment firm Pophouse and BMG have closed a "strategic transaction" which will see Pophouse becoming an owner alongside BMG in the music interests of the catalogue of singer and songwriter and R&B legend Tina Turner. The deal, financial the terms of which were not disclosed, also includes the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rights. "The transaction makes Pophouse the majority owner in the music interests of Tina Turner," said Pophouse in a statement.

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Believe Music Publishing inks long-term global publishing deal with Janet Jackson

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Believe Music Publishing, a division of Paris-based music company Believe, has signed US songwriter and performer Janet Jackson to a long-term global publishing agreement, in a deal that will see Jackson bringing her entire catalogue to Believe Music Publishing. Believe’s VP of Publishing Peter McCamley said: “Janet Jackson is one of the most influential and important songwriters in music, with a unique creative vision. We’re thrilled to welcome her to the Believe Music Publishing family, and we...

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Mexican rock band Ladrones sign global recording deal with Rise Records/BMG

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Mexican rock band Ladrones have signed a new global recordings agreement with Rise Records/BMG to release their upcoming third studio album. Hailing from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Ladrones have already released two albums, 'Flow Pesado' and 'Mexican Pesado'. Since 2021, they fuse together influences of rock and metal, hip-hop and regional Mexican music to create a unique style they call “Flow Pesado.”

Pictured (l. to r.): Andrew Jarrin, Jose Macario, Zxmyr, Sean Heydorn (Rise Records) (Picture by...

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