The partners have also signed their first three talents: Gary "G Dav" Davis, Jesse "Dr. Blum" Blum, and Randy "Bandz" Holmes.
Crowder, who also signed a co-publishing deal with the company, has penned and/or produced a string of hits for Chris Young, Florida Georgia Line and more.
MC Altaf, D'Evil and Stunnah Beatz are longtime collaborators of DIVINE.
The deal is the biggest yet for any artist of his generation.
The deal includes all of Krieger and Manzarek's interests in recordings, publishing, and merchandise for The Doors.
Also this week: Big Machine signs a Texas-born talent and Bucks inks a deal with New Zealand's Molly Payton.
“I’m really kind of still in shock,” says the iconic rocker after buying a majority interest in the global publishing rights to his CCR song catalog from Concord.
"I want to be a source for young writers who haven’t gotten a chance yet to play ball,” the "Flower Shops" singer-songwriter says.
Also this week in music publishing news: Sony Music Publishing hosts its first writing camp in West Africa, Lickd partners with WCM and more.
He founded September Music and Galahad Music, and later sold them to Memory Lane Music.
