Third Man Records, the label launched by American artist and songwriter Jack White in Detroit, MI in 2001, has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Secretly Distribution.
The independent distributor will handle physical and digital music distribution, digital and retail marketing, and technological support for all of Third Man Records' forthcoming releases. The new albums from Snõõper and The Belair Lip Bombs will be Third Man's first new releases through Secretly Distribution.
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Spotify and Sony Music Group have extended and expanded their long-standing, global licensing partnership, focused on "delivering continued growth and innovation in music streaming that provides greater value for artists, songwriters and consumers worldwide." Details of the agreement were not disclosed.
The deal includes the repertoires from Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing, both of which have entered into multiyear agreements with Spotify. Spotify’s agreement with Sony Music P...

BMG has acquired the recorded music catalogue of Country music artist and songwriter Jason Aldean in a deal that also include interests in the recorded catalogues and publishing rights of a music collection from "a cross-section" of 23 artists and songwriters.
The agreement, which is described as "BMG’s single largest catalogue acquisition investment," includes over 1,000 songs across multiple genres. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but Bloomberg estimates that it is in the $250 million ran...