The deal covers 67 songs Johnson wrote for Styles, Meghan Trainor, Sam Smith and more between 2012 and 2020.
At the Association of Independent Music Publisher's first meeting of 2023, David Israelite discusses the year ahead for publishers.
The company's robust publishing business helped offset a $4 million net loss related to one-off debt and the higher U.K. tax rate.
Bryan's music has already reached one billion streams, according to the publishing company.
The deal includes Jesso's share of 40 different songs, including "When We Were Young" by Adele and "Slow Hands" by Niall Horan.
Jason Klein took over as interim CEO following Murphy's departure.
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Included in the deal are 217 songs from TMS, adding to the 121 songs Hipgnosis has already bought from the trio of songwriters.
Re-recording classic tracks has become more common for financial and creative reasons, but the “Betty (Get Money)” case may give producers pause.
The company's first employee "built one of the best global creative teams in the industry," says CEO Laurent Hubert.
