Malian French singer and songwriter Aya Nakamura (pictured, right) has renewed her worldwide publishing agreement with Warner Chappell Music (WCM), the publishing division of Warner Music Group. The deal, signed via WCM's French affiliate, extends a partnership that began in 2017. Nakamura said: “Warner Chappell Music has been a partner and a source of support for me since my beginnings, and I’m very happy to continue this collaboration with Matthieu and his team.” In 2018, Nakamura, who blends ...

Independent publisher and music assets management company Primary Wave Music has made a strategic investment in POPS Music, home to a catalogue of Vietnamese and regional repertoire. Terms of the deal will see Primary Wave invest capital in the company, the details of which have not been disclosed, and provide additional resources to POPS Music "for further Southeast Asian catalogue investments to accelerate its IP growth in the region." The injection of capital will allow the company's team "to...

US communications firm Shore Fire Media, a subsidiary of Dolphin, has appointed Angela Barkan as the company's new CEO as outgoing Founder and CEO Marilyn Laverty will transition to Chairman of Shore Fire and Senior Advisor to Dolphin. Barkan will run Shore Fire’s day-to-day operations and new revenue strategy from the company’s headquarters in New York City. She will lead the company's executive team and report to Dolphin CEO Bill O’Dowd.

“Shore Fire has long set the standard for excellence...