DEALS
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Take That have signed themselves to Universal Musicās EMI Records in order to release some new music. You know, on the off chance somebody somewhere wants some. Say Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen in perfect unison: āItās very clear that the team at EMI share our love and passion for music, and our ambition, and we are very excited about working togetherā.
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Music publisher OTM has announced a bunch of new signings, having recently done deals with Slinger, The Heavy, Poter Elvinger, Flyte and Moa Moa. Says founder Alex Sheridan: āAs a growing independent publisher, our focus has always been on building a roster of the best up-and-coming songwriters and producers in the world, so we are THRILLED to welcome these artists to OTMā.
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Music publisher the Wise Music Group has signed DJ/Producer Ron Trent to its Campbell Connelly imprint. Says he: āIn this business, partnerships are everything. I am looking forward to a great alliance with Wise Music and their creative forces to forge forward into more powerful foundational venturesā.
APPOINTMENTS
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Music lawyer Victoria Wood has rejoined the team at Clintons, where she trained ten years ago. āI had unfinished business with Clintons and I am THRILLED to re-join the highly accomplished teamā, she says. āClintons has such an established roster of clients and the move offers me a platform to be expansive and evolve and grow my practice furtherā. With her she brings her own roster of clients, including Rina Sawayama, Self Esteem, Shygirl and Sigala.
RELEASES
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Zara Larsson has released new single āEnd Of Timeā. āI have been working on this song for a long time and as soon as it was finished, we all knew that it was really specialā, she says.
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Bonnie āPrinceā Billy will release new album āKeeping Secrets Will Destroy Youā on 11 Aug. Out now is new single āBananasā.
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Dot Allison will release new album āConsciousologyā on 28 Jul. Out now is new single āUnchangedā.
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Ama Lou has released new single āCaught Me Runningā.
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Bad Dreems have released the video for āMalleeā from their new album āHoo Haa!ā, which is out now.
GIGS & TOURS
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Niall Horan has announced UK and Ireland live dates in February and March next year, including a performance at Wembley Arena in London on 1 Mar. His new album āThe Showā is out on 9 Jun.
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This yearās Eurovision winner Loreen will be back in the UK and Ireland for live shows later this year, as part of a wider European tour. The run will include a show at Electric Brixton in London on 10 Nov. āIām so THRILLED to finally go on a European tour and to invite you all into my universeā, she says. Tickets go on general sale on Friday.