Entertainment and music investment firm Pophouse and BMG have closed a "strategic transaction" which will see Pophouse becoming an owner alongside BMG in the music interests of the catalogue of singer and songwriter and R&B legend Tina Turner. The deal, financial the terms of which were not disclosed, also includes the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rights. "The transaction makes Pophouse the majority owner in the music interests of Tina Turner," said Pophouse in a statement.

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Believe Music Publishing, a division of Paris-based music company Believe, has signed US songwriter and performer Janet Jackson to a long-term global publishing agreement, in a deal that will see Jackson bringing her entire catalogue to Believe Music Publishing. Believe’s VP of Publishing Peter McCamley said: “Janet Jackson is one of the most influential and important songwriters in music, with a unique creative vision. We’re thrilled to welcome her to the Believe Music Publishing family, and we...

NASDAQ-listed independent music company Reservoir Media has signed songwriter and artist Benjamin Francis Leftwich (pictured above, right) to a new global publishing agreement covering his future works. Based in the UK, Leftwich has released five albums under his own name, all released on British independent record label Dirty Hit, starting with his UK Top 40 debut album, 'Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm', released in 2011. Leftwich is currently working on a new solo album. “I’m grateful to hav...