Warner Chappell Music Nashville has renewed its global publishing agreement with country music songwriter and performer Parker McCollum. Known for his songs 'Pretty Little Heart' and 'Burn It Down', McCollum released this year his fifth, self-titled album on UMG Nashville, recorded with producers Frank Liddell and Eric Masse.
McCollum said: “Writing songs is where I’m myself the most. I’m a songwriter first, and getting to do what I love, alongside a team that has fully supported my journey sin...

Paris-based independent music company Believe is formally launching Believe Music Publishing, a new unit combining music publishing assets previously owned by Believe and the catalogue and infrastructure of Sentric, the music publishing company acquired from Utopia in 2023, and offering "a fair and transparent approach."
The new division will be led by Chris Meehan as CEO of Publishing, with the mission of "building the company’s global publishing foundations and establishing Believe Music Publi...

Philippe Kern, the Managing Director of Brussels-based consultancy firm KEA, is retiring from the company he founded 26 years ago. KEA is specialised in providing policy advice in the culture and creative industries sectors as well as sport, education and youth. KEA also advises local authorities, governments and companies on culture investment.
"Philippe’s visionary leadership has been instrumental in positioning KEA as a unique and influential voice in European cultural affairs by bridging pol...