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Music deals — Week 36, 2022

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Concord has acquired selected assets from Hitco Entertainment, the company founded in 2018 by L.A. Reid and Charles Goldstuck, The deal — the terms of which have not been disclosed — includes the company’s entire sound recording catalogue and certain recent releases, with limited exclusions. Apparently, the deal does not include the roster of artists signed to Hitco. News of the transaction was first unveiled by Variety in a mid-August report. The hip-hop and contemporary-focused record label ha...

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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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Stromae’s Mosaert renews global admin agreement with Warner Chappell Music

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Mosaert, the independent creative and publishing company founded by Belgian artist and songwriter Stromae, has renewed its worldwide publishing administration deal with Warner Chappell Music (WCM), the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group. The deal was led by WCM France, whose Managing Director, Matthieu Tessier, said: "Warner Chappell Music France and myself are proud to continue our partnership with the Mosaert Label, a renewal that reaffirms our commitment to supporting Stromae, whose ...

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Reservoir inks global admin publishing deal with composer Hans Zimmer

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NASDAQ-listed independent music company Reservoir Media has renewed and expanded its relationship with composer Hans Zimmer, who has scored more than 200 projects across all mediums, which have grossed more than $30 billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Under the new agreement, Reservoir will continue to administer the rights to the numerous scores composed by Zimmer the company has signed since 2015, and will also administer globally Zimmer’s publishing catalogue through his company, Re...

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Warner Chappell Music taps Edward Matthew as VP, International A&R and Head of Creative, WCM Scandinavia 

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Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has appointed Edward Matthew as VP, International A&R and Head of Creative, WCM Scandinavia. Based in Stockholm, Matthew will report to Shani Gonzales, Managing Director, WCM UK & Head of International A&R, and Lars Karlsson, Managing Director, WCM Scandinavia. In his dual role, Matthew will bring “extensive cross-border expertise and entrepreneurial vision to WCM’s global creative operations,” said the company. He will focus on "driving international coll...

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