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Nettwerk Music Group’s management plans buyout from existing investors supported by $300m from Create Music Group

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Canadian independent music company Nettwerk Music Group, supported by music assets society Create Music Group, has disclosed that it has entered into a definitive agreement to complete a management buyout from its existing investors. As part of the proposed agreement, Create Capital will invest over $300 million into Vancouver-based Nettwerk and will provide "access to substantial follow-on capital and support services thereafter." The transaction is expected to close this month. The details o...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Believe Music Publishing signs Loreen to a worldwide publishing agreement

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Believe Music Publishing has signed Swedish artist and songwriter Loreen to a worldwide publishing deal. The agreement will see Believe represent Loreen new album, 'Wildfire', which was released on March 27. The new album’s first single, 'Feels Like Heaven', was written by Loreen alongside Sia and produced by Jesse Shatkin.

Loreen has twice won the Eurovision Song Contest, in 2012 with 'Euphoria' and in 2023 with 'Tattoo'. She has over 2.5 billion global streams across all platforms and ove...

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Concord acquires Los Angeles-based Mothership Music Publishing’s assets

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Independent music company Concord has acquired the publishing assets from Mothership Music Publishing. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The deal will see Concord assume the terms of the existing deals with the Los Angeles-based company’s roster of active songwriters, as well as the acquisition of more than 5,000 copyrights across pop, indie pop, rock, alternative, indie folk, Latin, and singer-songwriter genres. Mothership was founded in 2013 as a partnership between Brett ...

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Bella Figura Music acquires Paul Epworth’s publishing catalogue

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London-based independent music publishing company Bella Figura Music has acquired the publishing catalogue of producer and songwriter Paul Epworth, in a deal that includes Epworth’s publishing rights and producer income. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The acquisition covers songs and recordings of the past three decades, including his co-writes and productions on Adele’s album '21' ('Rolling in the Deep', among others) as well as the song 'Skyfall', co-written with Adele. The catalog...

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