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Rob Stringer: Sony Music will expand its Legacy Unrecouped Balance Programme

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Sony Music Group (SMG) Chairman and CEO Rob Stringer said his company was expanding its Legacy Unrecouped Balance Programme, which made artists eligible for royalties even though they had not recouped their historic advances. The programme, which was which launched in June 2021 for recorded music artists and in July 2021 for songwriters, applied to artists whose contractual relationship with Sony pre-dated 2000.

Speaking from New York during his segment at Sony's annual investors presentatio...

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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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broke records teams up with influencer agency Strega Entertainment Group

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broke records, the independent label founded by Andre Benz and Brandon De Oliveira with the support of Create Music Group, has entered in a strategic partnership with influencer's agency Strega Entertainment Group. Under the agreement, Strega Group will serve as the official talent and influencer representation for broke records’ roster of artists, to help them "build meaningful careers at the intersection of music, digital culture, and brand storytelling." “In today’s landscape, artists are mo...

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Sony Music Publishing UK and Second Songs sign global publishing agreement with songwriter Bastian Langebaek

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Sony Music Publishing UK (SMP UK), in partnership with JV partner Second Songs, have signed songwriter and producer Bastian Langebaek to a global publishing agreement, in a deal that includes his future works. Langebaek was previously associated with Universal Music Publishing Group. “I’m incredibly excited and grateful to sign a new publishing deal with Second Songs and Sony Music Publishing, getting to work once more with Mark Gale, who I first signed with 11 years ago, a moment that chan...

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Domain Capital Group raises $768 million to invest in entertainment-related assets

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Private investment management firm Domain Capital Group LLC, and its subsidiary Domain Capital Advisors LLC, have closed $768 million in equity commitments for its second entertainment fund Fund II and its affiliates. Domain Entertainment Fund II focuses on investments in film libraries, television participation and music catalogues with additional allocations for other entertainment-related assets, including literary works, theatrical productions and sports. Domain’s first entertainment fund cl...

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