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One Liners: Ole, Regina Spektor, Jorja Smith, more

By Chris Cooke and Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 5 April 2017

Other notable announcements and developments today…

• Toronto-based music rights firm Ole has announced a deal with Canadian broadcaster Bell Media, which sees the music firm manage and administer the media company’s in-house catalogue of musical works. Bell Media hopes that the deal will grow the international exploitation of its music rights.

• A new trade organisation for music supervisors in the UK and Europe you say? You bet. It’s called the UK & European Guild Of Music Supervisors and it will officially launch at Metropolis Studios in London tomorrow. Lovely stuff.

• Public Service Broadcasting have released a video for new single ‘Progress’.

• There’s a new Sleep Party People album, called ‘Lingering’, coming out on 2 Jun. About time too. Here’s first single ‘The Missing Steps’.

• Noga Erez has released the title track from her debut album, ‘Off The Radar’, which is out on 2 Jun.

• Regina Spektor will be touring the UK this summer, ending with a show at the Hammersmith Apollo on 9 Aug.

• The Drums have announced a short UK tour in October, finishing up at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London on 7 Oct.

• Jorja Smith will play her biggest headline show to date at Electric Brixton on 20 Jul.