Sony/ATV Music Publishing has entered into a partnership with Neale Easterby and Richard Ramsey of Empire Management (managers of the Bedingfields, among others) to launch a new publishing company to be known as Empire Artist Music Limited. The new company will look to source "new and exciting songwriting talent" whose work will be managed by Empire in the UK, and with Sony/ATV globally.
Confirming the new venture, Sony/ATV UK boss Rak Sanghvi told CMU: "I have been a great admirer of Neale and Richard for a long time and when this opportunity to work together came along I jumped at the chance. They have proved themselves to be an internationally successful management team with a fantastic understanding of music and musicians and I'm very excited about what we can achieve together."