These are some of the main music deals announced in the past weeks:

Pat Metheny

Independent publisher and music asset management firm Primary Wave Music has signed a partnership agreement with guitarist, composer and bandleader Pat Metheny, in a deal that will cover Metheny’s music publishing catalogue as well as recordings. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Additionally, under the deal, Metheny will launch his own label – Uniquity Music – in partnership with Green Hill Music, which o...

USA

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has held its Annual Membership Meeting on October 1. During the meeting, several changes to the organisation’s Board of Directors were approved. The MLC’s Class A Members re-selected Kara DioGuardi to serve another three-year term as a Songwriter Director of the Board. The MLC’s Class B Members re-elected Tim Cohan of peermusic to serve another term as a Publisher Director and elected Lidi...

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