Independent music publishing company peermusic has signed songwriter/producer and recording artist Dan Lancaster to a go-forward global publishing deal. Lancaster is a UK-based producer, mixer and songwriter who has collaborated with some of the biggest names in rock, pop, and alternative music, such as Muse, Bring Me the Horizon, Blink-182, 5 Seconds of Summer, One OK Rock, Three Days Grace and The Warning, among many others. The deal was announced by Ralph W. Peer, Managing Director, UK, Aust...

Sony Music Publishing, in partnership with producer and songwriter Daniel Nigro's publishing venture Amusement, have signed Los Angeles-based songwriter and producer Jon Buscema to a global publishing deal. Buscema said, “Finding the right team can be one of the more challenging aspects of navigating the music industry. With Dan, Amusement, and Sony, I feel I’ve finally found a group of people who share a passion for developing artists and put music first. I’m incredibly grateful for the opportu...

The International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) has appointed John Reston, President of Global Administration at Universal Music Publishing Group as Chair of ICMP’s Industry Metrics Expert Group, and Damian Rinaldi, CEO of AMPAL (Australasia's MPA) and Kobalt Music Group Asia Director Frederica Wong as the new Chair and Vice Chair of ICMP Global Regional Group – Asia Pacific.

UMPG's John Reston

ICMP's Industry Metrics Group was recently formed as part of ICMP’s structural evolution,...