Andy Serrao has been named Chief Creative Officer of Concord Label Group, effective immediately. Based in Los Angeles, he reports to Concord Label Group CEO Tom Becci. In his new role, Serrao will oversee A&R and strategic marketing across Concord’s owned label imprints, including Fearless Records, Concord Records, and Rounder Records. He will focus on "widening Concord’s A&R lens and expanding the creative expectations for each of its label imprints." His mandate also includes "broaden...

Sony Music Publishing Nashville and private equity firm Domain Capital Group have partnered to acquire the complete back catalogue of songs written by songwriter, artist, producer and entrepreneur Miranda Lambert. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. In addition, SMP Nashville and Domain have signed a go-forward global publishing agreement with Lambert covering future works. These two deals extend SMP’s longstanding partnership with the country superstar, which originally began in 200...

broke records, the independent label founded by Andre Benz and Brandon De Oliveira under Create Music Group, has launched a dedicated publishing unit, broke publishing, designed "to support and develop the next generation of artists, producers, and songwriters." The division will be led by Brennen Bryant, who joins as Head of Publishing. He most recently served as Senior Director of A&R at Avex USA Publishing. Over the past five years, Bryant has developed and signed producers, writers, and ...