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One Liners: Rüfüs Du Sol, Alesso, Billie Eilish, more
By Andy Malt and Chris Cooke | Published on Wednesday 16 December 2020
DEALS
Grammy nominated Rüfüs Du Sol have expanded their relationship with Kobalt so to include neighbouring rights on the recordings side as well as their song rights. “Being able to extend our relationship with Rüfüs Du Sol, whom we currently publish, to include neighbouring rights is an exciting opportunity”, says Kobalt’s Simon Moor.
Warner Chappell has signed Alesso to one of those worldwide publishing deals. The DJ/producer is “very excited” about it. Arvid Frisk, Head Of A&R at Warner Chappell Scandinavia, is “THRILLED”.
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MARKETING & PR
Lynne Best has announced that she is standing down from her Head Of Communications role at collecting society PPL to launch a new company called The Fourth Pillar that will be “dedicated to championing the rights of creators and the sustainable growth of the creative industries through communications, advocacy and policy”. Her initial focus in early 2021 will be on her homeland of Northern Ireland, with an initial client list including the Third Bar Belfast Artist Development venture co-founded by Davy Matchett and Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody.
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RELEASES
Apple TV+ has released the trailer for Billie Eilish documentary ‘The World’s A Little Blurry’, which is set for release on the video streaming service on 26 Feb.
For their sixth ‘Hanukkah Sessions’ track, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin have covered Elastica’s ‘Connection’.
Kid Cudi has released short film ‘Heaven On Earth’, featuring music from his latest album, ‘Man On The Moon III: The Chosen’.
Arlo Parks has released the video for new single, ‘Caroline’.
Blues singer Lady A appears to have released a diss track aimed at the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum, titled ‘My Name Is All I Got’. Legal action over who has rightful ownership of the Lady A name is ongoing.
Ms Banks has released new single ‘You Don’t Know’.
Drones have released new single ‘Epitaph’. It’s “the emo anthem of our new record”, says vocalist Lois McDougall. “The umbrella term ‘mental health’ is so widespread and complex that it can be hard to pin-point the exact problem that one person is experiencing. Personally, I’ve done a lot of exploring over the last few years to try and find out which wires are crossed for me and since writing this song I have finally found some appeasing answers”.
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GIGS & TOURS
McFly have announced that they will play the O2 Arena on 21 Nov 2021. Tickets go on general sale on Friday.
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