Also this week in publishing news: PULSE forms a joint venture with Gabe Simon, Austin Corona signs with Sony/Bossy and more.
Also this week: Keith Richards joins Reliant, a Chinese music platform says its president left months ago and Sony Publishing's U.S. sample clearance team promotes leader.
This week in publishing news: The Circuit Group has partnered with Kobalt, 45RPM partners with UMPG and more.
As part of the agreement, the company will also oversee the publishing interests of the JOP-founded label Street Mob Records.
Also this week: Hipgnosis hires a new creative chief, Downtown promotes a marketing and communications exec and Merlin welcomes back a former colleague.
For Q2 of 2024, WCM continues to dominate with stakes in 68 of the quarter's top 100 songs at radio, including Zimmerman's "Where It Ends."
UMPG finishes at No. 1 on the Hot 100 ranking after 19 Swift songs chart in the quarter. True to form, Sony clocks its 13th straight frame atop Radio Airplay rankings.
The deal encompasses the bulk of Black’s many hits, including “A Good Run of Bad Luck,” “Like the Rain” and “Nothin’ But the Taillights.”
"Otis’ songs have shaped the cultural landscape across genres and generations," remarked SMP chief Jon Platt.
Kevin Parker says that "passing on ownership of my songs is one that I don't think about very lightly, at all," but that he has "a lot of love and trust" in SMP.
