DEALS
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Primary Wave has signed a wide-ranging deal with the estate of late Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland. It covers his song and recording rights, as well as his name, image and likeness. “There are few rock artists that had the impact that Scott Weiland did on music”, says CEO Larry Mestel. “We are honoured to partner with Scott’s family on such a legendary catalogue of music and career”.
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Warner Music has partnered with Pakistani music company Giraffe. “This is a landmark moment for Warner Music as we work with Giraffe to establish a presence in Pakistan”, says President Of International Recorded Music at Warner, Simon Robson. “The combination of its local A&R experience and our global network will mean we can offer talented artists from Pakistan a chance to shine on an international stage”.
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Spirit Music Group has signed a new publishing administration services deal with Downtown Music Publishing. “This move allows us to pair Spirit’s expertise at A&R, marketing, branding, digital and synchronisation with Downtown’s extensive administration, technology and registration capabilities to provide the best infrastructure available for our songwriters and partners”, says Spirit Music chair Jon Singer.
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Concord Music Publishing has signed singer-songwriter Ryan O’Neal, aka Sleeping At Last. “I am THRILLED and honoured to begin this new chapter with Concord”, he says. “The depth, experience and ingenuity of their team will be such an incredible support to me and my music!”
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River House Artists, in partnership with Sony Music Publishing, has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with country songwriter Dean Dillon. “We are THRILLED to have Dean Dillon join our River House roster”, says River House GM Zebb Luster. “His songwriting is unparalleled and this is such an exciting time for us”.
APPOINTMENTS
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The American Association Of Independent Music has appointed Emmaline McCourt as Membership Manager. “We are delighted to welcome Emmaline to our team”, says CEO Richard James Burgess. “She will play an integral role in enriching our member experience and will contribute significantly to the growth of A2IM”.
TRAINING
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Music PR and marketing agency Charmfactory has partnered with training company The Change Academy to offer artists and labels coaching, mentoring, workshops and social media training. They have also launched a scholarship programme, offering two artists twelve months of free access to these services. More information here.
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Universal Music is launching UMusicLift, an online hub “dedicated to supporting the next generation of diverse, music-related startups and entrepreneurs who aim to accelerate the next wave of digital transformation”. The initiative was announced yesterday at the MusicAlly Connect conference.
LIVE BUSINESS
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London’s O2 Arena has launched a new private members club The NinetyThird, with a restaurant, bar, viewing platform and more. Members also get access to every public show at the venue, which is nice. Membership fees start at just £15,000 per year (not including VAT). Find out more here.
RELEASES
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Guns N Roses have released an AI-generated video for ‘The General’ - a track originally released in December.
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Bullion has teamed up with Carly Rae Jepsen for new single ‘Rare’. The track is taken from his new album ‘Affection’, which is set for release on 26 Apr.
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Empress Of will release new album ‘For Your Consideration’ on 22 Mar. New single ‘What’s Love’ featuring MUNA is out now.
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Grandaddy have released new single ‘Long As I Not The One’. New album ‘Blu Wav’ is out on 16 Feb.
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Phosphorescent will release new album ‘Revelator’ on 5 Apr. The title track is out now.
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USA Nails have released new single ‘Cathartic Entertainment’. Their new album ‘Feel Worse’ is out on 22 Mar.