Publishing Briefs: 'Sunday Best' Duo Signs With UMPG, DaBaby Producer Finds 'Champion' In Sony/ATV

Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in8Cancel Play now TOM Davis has tied the knot.The Keith Lemon Sketch Show star took to Instagram to share a series of photos from the big day. The Plebs actor posed alongside his new wife, writing: “Best day of my life”, as fans congratulated the couple.Tom went on to share a photo featuring comedian Jake Whitehall, who attended the ceremony.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRussian director Vladlena Sandu’s upcoming TV series “Identification,” whose pilot episode plays Tuesday at Roskino virtual market, Key Buyers Event, starts with four naked female bodies, each with the same tattoo on their neck, found by police in a refrigerator truck on the border between Russia and Finland.Cut to three years later in Moscow where a young woman named Valeria who is an immigrant from the Kyrgyz Republic, and a recent convert to Islam,

Located in the middle of the Mojave Desert and surrounded by stunning desert scenery, Las Vegas is one of the most famous and exciting entertainment hubs on earth. The fact that a city sprung up in one of the most arid climates in the US is quite a surprise but there it is…thriving.

Korean actor Song Joong Ki has announced his decision to step down from his upcoming film “Season of You and Me” (literal translation). The actor has a slew of projects in his kitty.

Steve Priest, the bass player who co-founded the UK group Sweet that had hits including “Ballroom Blitz,” “Fox on the Run” and “Love Is Like Oxygen,” died today, his bandmates said without providing details. He was 72.

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German rapper Capital Bra has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Warner Chappell Music.Capital Bra is one of the most popular artists in Germany, having racked up over 1.4 billion streams and 21 No.

Black Music Month kicks off today (June 1), amid national outrage over the recent death of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police.

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Sony/ATV Music Publishing has promoted Peter Brodsky to general counsel to compliment his longtime role as executive vp, business affairs. In the expanded role, Brodsky will oversee the company’s global business strategy and all legal matters, as well as major catalog acquisitions and North American digital strategies.

Since the advent of the Hot 100 publisher rankings in the first quarter of 2019, Sony/ATV and Universal Music Publishing Group have been fighting fiercely for market share with the former coming out on top three out of the last four times.

Singer, songwriter and rapper Rod Wave has been signed to a worldwide co-publishing deal by Sony/ATV, the publisher announced Monday (May 18). The agreement covers his catalog and future works.Rod Wave broke through with the single “Heart on Ice,” which rose to No.

Helen Thomas has been announced as head of station at BBC Radio 2, it was confirmed Tuesday (May 12) by BBC controller of pop Lorna Clarke. Thomas’s new position is one of five new head of station roles responsible for pop music networks at the broadcaster, with the remaining appointments to be announced at a later date.Thomas has served as Radio 2’s head of content commissioning since 2018.

An Arkansas concert venue, which was scheduled to play host to an “intimate solo acoustic performance” by country-rock star Travis McCready on Friday, just postponed the controversial concert after it had its alcohol license pulled by state regulators who have said the venue was in defiance of the state’s ban on large gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Labrinth, the London-born singer-songwriter and producer who has worked with the likes of Beyoncé, Kanye West and Nicki Minaj, and is also a member of super-group LSD.