Independent publisher and music assets manager Primary Wave Music has acquired the artist royalties of R&B singer and songwriter Patti LaBelle, in a deal that includes the artist's catalogue of recorded music, which consists of 18 studio albums, three live albums, 14 compilation albums, and 47 singles.
Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Included in the deal are LaBelle’s songs such as 1974's 'Lady Marmalade', 'If Only You Knew', 'New Attitude', 'On My Own', a duet with Michael M...

Nashville-based independent music company Position Music has signed of songwriter and producer Matt Geroux to a global publishing deal.
Genous is known for blending pop and rock influences into modern country music.cHis work with country artist Josh Ross resulted in Country Radio No.1 song 'Single Again'. His catalogue has garnered over 500 million streams.
“Position instantly felt like family and now having them join forces with my home team at The Core makes this moment even more meaningful. ...

Warner Music Group's publishing division Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has signed Portugal’s songwriter and artist Maninho to a global publishing deal. The artist already has a recording agreement with Warner Music Portugal.
WCM said the signing was part of the company’s "strategic move to sign more Portuguese artists with international appeal and to capitalise on the significant growth and increasing prominence of Portuguese music within the broader Latin-speaking music scene."
Maninho said: “I ...