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WARNER/CHAPPELL
MUSIC SIGNS WORLDWIDE ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT WITH RENOWNED
PRODUCTION DUO THE RUNNERS |
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Warner/Chappell
Music has signed a worldwide administration agreement with The
Runners, the hit production team comprised of Jermaine "Mayne"
Jackson and Andrew "Dru Brett" Harr. As part of the agreement,
Warner/Chappell will administer both Jackson’s and Harr’s interests
in all of their future works and select catalog titles.
The
Runners have built a solid reputation as a leading hip-hop
production team and have also achieved critical and commercial
successes in both Pop and R&B. They work across an expanding
range of musical styles and collaborated on hit songs for a number
of popular songwriters and producers, including Lil Wayne, Justin
Bieber, Rihanna, T.I., Trey Songz, Rick Ross, Usher, Chris Brown,
Akon, Keyshia Cole, Fabolous, Ludacris and Mary J. Blige. [READ
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RISING
HIP-HOP STAR, WIZ KHALIFA, SIGNS WORLDWIDE CO-PUBLISHING DEAL WITH
WARNER/CHAPPELL
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Warner/Chappell
recently signed a worldwide co-publishing deal with up-and-coming
Pittsburgh rapper, Wiz Khalifa. Khalifa blew up in early 2010 when,
after releasing a steady stream of mixtapes, he unleashed the
critically-acclaimed, Kush and Orange Juice. The mixtape proved to
be an online phenomenon, quickly becoming the No. 1 trending topic
on Twitter with the hashtag #kushandorangejuice. Since then,
Khalifa’s online presence has skyrocketed, with more than 470,000
fans following him on Twitter, more than one million “Likes” on his
Facebook page, and nearly 9 million profile views and 33 million
plays at his official MySpace page.[READ
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RENOWNED
DJ, RECORDING ARTIST, SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER, STEVE AOKI, SIGNS
WORLDWIDE CO-PUBLISHING AGREEMENT WITH
WARNER/CHAPPELL |
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left to right: Greg Sowders (SVP, Head of A&R), Marc
Wilson (Manager, A&R) , Steve Aoki, Scott Francis (President
WCM & Chairman/CEO WCM
US) | Warner/Chappell
recently signed LA-based DJ, recording artist, songwriter and
producer, Steve Aoki, to a worldwide co-publishing agreement, which
includes future and select catalog works.
Steve Aoki,
founder of Dim Mak Records, is readying his highly-anticipated debut
album as an artist, which will fall under the Warner/Chappell
agreement, and is set to include collaborations with Lil Jon, Rivers
Cuomo of Weezer, Sky Ferreira, Chiddy Bang, Travis Barker, Kele of
Bloc Party, Kid Cudi, Blaqstarr, and will.i.am of Black Eye Peas’
alter ego, Zuper Blahq, who is featured on the lead single, “I’m in
the House.” [READ
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PRODUCTION
TEAM AND RECORDING ARTISTS THE KNOCKS SIGN WORLDWIDE CO-PUBLISHING
DEAL WITH WARNER/CHAPPELL |
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From
left to right: Greg Sowders (SVP, Head of A&R),
manager
René Symonds, James "J-Patt" Patterson, Ben "B-Roc"
Ruttner, Jason Boyarski (SVP & GM,
NY) | Warner/Chappell
Music has signed a worldwide co-publishing agreement with NYC-based
songwriting, recording and production duo, The Knocks, for their
existing and future works.
The Knocks are B-Roc (Ben
Ruttner) and J-Patt (James Patterson). Their repertoire spans all
genres, including pop, hip-hop, rock and adult contemporary. The
Knocks’ credentials are impressive, having worked with producers
Greg Wells (Katy Perry & Natasha Bedingfield) and Grammy
award-winning producer/writer Jerry Wonda, as well as having remixed
songs for Rihanna and Flo Rida. UK music publication NME
has praised the band on numerous occasions, hailing them as
“cred-pop’s answer to the Neptunes” and called their single, “Make
It Better,” a “magical modern disco.” Existing works include cuts
with The White Tie Affair, Samuel, Sky Ferreira and Ellie Goulding.
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ALICE
IN CHAINS SIGNS NEW ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT WITH WARNER/CHAPPELL
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Warner/Chappell
Music has signed an administration agreement with groundbreaking
grunge/heavy metal band, Alice in Chains, which covers the world
outside of U.S. and Canada.
Alice in Chains garnered
worldwide attention in the early 1990s when their distinctive blend
of textured acoustic sounds and heavy, grinding riffs placed them at
the frontier of Seattle’s grunge scene. Over the course of its
career, the band has received seven Grammy nominations for “Best
Hard Rock Performance,” has been nominated for three MTV Video Music
Awards, and won a MTV Video Music Award in 1993 in the category of
“Best Video from a Film” with the song “Would?” [READ
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SHAWN
MULLINS SIGNS WORLDWIDE CO-PUBLISHING AGREEMENT WITH
WARNER/CHAPPELL
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Warner/Chappell
Music has signed a worldwide co-publishing agreement with
Atlanta-based folk singer, Shawn Mullins, for select catalog works
as well as his current and future works.
Mullins released
his 11th studio album, Light You Up, in 2010, and has had a
successful career writing hit songs, including the recent single
“Toes,” which he co-wrote for Atlantic Records’ Zac Brown Band. The
track was nominated for a 2010 Academy of Country Music Award for
“Single Record of the Year” and received an award at the 2010 BMI
Country Music Awards as one of the year’s most-performed country
songs. [READ
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ROCKERS
SURFER BLOOD SIGN CO-PUBLISHING AGREEMENT WITH
WARNER/CHAPPELL
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Music has signed a co-publishing agreement with rising Warner Bros.
Records rock band, Surfer Blood, for their past and future works.
Guitarist/vocalist John Paul Pitts and drummer Tyler Schwarz
met in high school and later connected with guitarist Thomas Fekete,
bassist Brian Black, and percussionist Marcos Marchesani in 2009.
The band first gained notoriety after giving 13 performances of
their unique blend of surf and indie rock, in the span of seven days
at the 2009 CMJ Music Marathon in New York. Throughout the rest of
the year, the band toured with Art Brut and Japandroids. Soon after,
they released their debut album, Astro Coast, which reached
No. 2 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Albums chart and No. 19 on
Billboard’s Top Independent Albums chart. Their 2009 debut
single "Swim" was ranked 37th on Pitchfork's 100 Best Songs
of 2009 chart and is currently featured in the recently released
video game “Power Gig: Rise of the SixString.” [READ
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WARNER/CHAPPELL
SIGNS FIVE UP-AND-COMING THEATRE
COMPOSERS
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Warner/Chappell
Music recently signed five up-and-coming theatre composers to
worldwide administration agreements, including Robert Lopez, Kristen
Anderson-Lopez, Matt Sklar, Chad Beguelin and Neil Bartram.
Robert Lopez is the Tony Award-winning co-songwriter of the
smash hit musical, Avenue Q, which ran for six years on Broadway and
four years in London’s West End, and is now entering its second year
off-Broadway. [READ
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JIMMY
EAT WORLD SIGNS ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT WITH
WARNER/CHAPPELL |
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Music has signed an administration agreement with the four member
rock band Jimmy Eat World for their back catalog. Trailblazers of
the mid-'90s punk and emocore scene, Jimmy Eat World has developed
an incredibly loyal and growing fan base by adopting a blend of
alternative rock and power pop.
Jimmy Eat World formed in
1994 and since the 1999 release of their breakthrough debut album
Clarity, they’ve sold more than 2.8 million albums,
appeared on Saturday Night Live and have toured with Foo Fighters,
Green Day and Weezer. The band’s hit songs “The Middle” and “Pain”
both peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock
Tracks chart, and their albums Bleed American and
Futures were certified platinum and gold, respectively.
Their sixth album, Chase This Light, peaked at No. 5 on the
Billboard 200 chart. Their latest studio effort,
Invented, was released on September 28th, 2010, and peaked
at No. 10 on the Billboard 200. Jimmy Eat World is
currently on the road in support of the album. |
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SAMMY
HAGAR, DAVID LEE ROTH AND MICHAEL ANTHONY INK NEW DEALS WITH
WARNER/CHAPPELL |
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Chairman/CEOWCM US), Sammy Hagar, Greg Sowders (SVP, Head of
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recently inked deals with legendary rockers Sammy Hagar, David Lee
Roth and Michael Anthony, all of Van Halen fame.
As part of
the new agreement, Warner/Chappell acquired the entire catalog of
songs written by Sammy Hagar—songwriter guitarist, and former lead
singer of Van Halen (1986 through 1996)—including his work with the
bands Van Halen, Montrose and Chickenfoot, as well as his music as a
solo artist.
Additionally, Warner/Chappell extended and
expanded its worldwide administration agreements with songwriters
David Lee Roth, original lead singer for Van Halen (1978 through
1984), and Michael Anthony, bassist for Van Halen and Chickenfoot.
Roth’s existing catalog, including his Van Halen and solo work, as
well as Anthony’s work with Van Halen and Chickenfoot’s debut
self-titled album, are part of the agreements. [READ
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HIP-HOP
HITMAKER GUCCI MANE EXTENDS AND EXPANDS AGREEMENT WITH
WARNER/CHAPPELL |
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left to right: lawyer Damien Granderson, manager Kevin "Coach
K" Lee, Gucci Mane, Jason Boyarski (SVP
& GM, NY), and
Ryan Press (Sr. Director, Urban
Music) | Warner/Chappell
Music has extended and expanded its worldwide agreement with
Birmingham, Alabama, chart-topping hip-hop artist and songwriter,
Gucci Mane. Previously, Gucci Mane had been signed to a worldwide
administration agreement with Warner/Chappell. Under the new
arrangement, Warner/Chappell will co-publish all existing and future
songs.
Gucci Mane’s latest album, The Appeal: Georgia’s
Most Wanted, was released on September 28, 2010, and peaked at
No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 6 on the Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Released on December 8, 2009, his
album The State vs. Radric Davis debuted at No. 1 on
Billboard’s Hot Rap Albums chart, No. 2 on the Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 10 on the Billboard
200. The first single from the album, “Wasted” (featuring Plies and
OJ Da Juiceman), reached No. 3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and
Hot Rap Songs charts. The second and third singles from the album,
“Spotlight” (featuring Usher) and “Lemonade,” both reached No. 8 on
Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart. [READ
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PARAMORE’S
JOSH FARRO EXTENDS WORLDWIDE CO-PUBLISHING AGREEMENT WITH
WARNER/CHAPPELL
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Warner/Chappell
recently extended its worldwide co-publishing agreement with Josh
Farro, co-songwriter, lead guitarist and backing vocalist for Grammy
Award-winning, Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic recording group, Paramore.
Paramore is a rock band formed in Franklin, Tennessee in
2004. Their third and most recent album, brand new eyes, was
released in 2009, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and went
gold by the end of the year. Featuring some of Paramore’s strongest
songwriting to date, the album reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rock
Albums, Alternative Albums and Digital Albums charts.
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HANSON
EXTENDS AND EXPANDS AGREEMENT WITH
WARNER/CHAPPELL |
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left to right: Isaac Hanson, Scott Francis (President,
WCM, and Chairman and CEO, WCM US), Zac Hanson,
Greg Sowders (SVP,
Head of A&R US), Taylor
Hanson | Warner/Chappell
recently extended and expanded its existing music publishing
agreement with Tulsa, Oklahoma pop rock band, Hanson. Under the new
worldwide agreement, which now includes North America,
Warner/Chappell will administer their catalog of existing works and
co-publish all future works.
In June, 2010, the band
released their fifth studio album, Shout It Out, which was
produced and written by Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson, and debuted on
Billboard’s Top Independent Albums chart at No. 2. Over the
course of its career, the band has earned its share of accolades and
recognition including multiple Grammy nominations—in fact, drummer
Zac Hanson is the youngest Grammy-nominated songwriter in
history—and the Guinness World’s Record for the loudest concert
audience in history. It was Hanson’s 1997 release Middle of
Nowhere that initially put the band on the map, due in part to
the success of its smash hit single, “MMMBop,” which peaked at No. 1
on Billboard’s Hot 100 and spent 22 weeks on the chart. The
album itself peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and spent
just over a year—58 weeks—on the chart. [READ
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WARNER/CHAPPELL
EXTENDS AND EXPANDS ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT WITH ALAIN BOUBLIL
MUSIC LTD |
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Music recently extended and expanded its worldwide administration
(excluding France and Japan) with the Alain Boublil Music Ltd.
catalog (ABML). The agreement now includes representation throughout
North America, the UK and Australasia.
ABML represents Alain
Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg, and their co-writers for songs
from the worldwide, record-setting and award-winning musicals,
Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, as well as
Martin Guerre, The Pirate Queen and
Marguerite. Les Miserables won eight Tony Awards,
ran for a record-setting 18 years on Broadway, and is still running
after 23 years in London's West End and in countless productions
worldwide. Miss Saigon won three Tony Awards, ran for ten years on
Broadway and in London’s West End, and continues to play all over
the world. As testament to its popularity, Susan Boyle’s
multi-platinum album (and the launch of her career on Britain’s
Got Talent) centered on her performance of “I Dreamed a Dream”
from Les Miserables. |
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WARNER/CHAPPELL
OPENS RECORDING STUDIOS IN NEW YORK CITY AND LOS ANGELES
OFFICES
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Warner/Chappell
is pleased to announce the grand opening of its brand new recording
studio in its New York City office, which will be made available to
visiting artists, producers and songwriters in the Warner/Chappell
family.
The completed studio joins the family of existing
Warner/Chappell recording studios including the recently re-opened
and upgraded studio in the Los Angeles office as well as the
soon-to-be-opened studio in the Nashville office. The
new-and-improved Los Angeles studio, which has been updated with
state-of-the-art equipment, has already seen many talented
Warner/Chappell songwriters and producers come through its doors in
recent months, including Michelle Branch, Sam Farrar, Audra Mae,
Deana Carter, Mêlée, Simple Plan, and the production team Play
Productions, as well as hit recordings artists The Jonas Brothers
and David Cook, among others. |
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WARNER/CHAPPELL
SONGWRITERS WIN 17 BMI URBAN MUSIC AWARDS |
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At
this year’s BMI Urban Music Awards, an annual celebration of the
songwriters, producers and music publishers of the year’s
most-performed R&B, Rap and Hip-Hop songs, Warner/Chappell and
its songwriters and producers earned an impressive 17 awards. Lil
Wayne was named “Urban Songwriter of the Year,” and Daniel "Kane
Beatz" Johnson was named one of the year’s “Top Urban Producers.”
Additionally, the following songwriters received Most-Performed
Urban Song of the Year awards: Lil Wayne for “Best I Ever Had,”
“Every Girl,” “Forever,” “My Life,” “Successful” and “Turnin’ Me
On;” T.I. for “Ain’t I,” “Dead and Gone” and “Live Your Life;”
Athanasios Alatas for “Run This Town;” Bernard Edwards for “Hotel
Room Service;” Big Zak Wallace for “Turnin’ Me On;” David Siegel for
“Kiss Me Thru The Phone;” Dawaun Parker for “Crack a Bottle;” Kevin
Cossom for “Knock You Down;” Marcus Cooper for “Boyfriend #2;” and
Trey Songz for “Successful.” [READ
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STEPHEN
SONDHEIM CELEBRATES HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY WITH EVENTS, ALBUMS AND
TRIBUTES |
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legend Stephen Sondheim celebrated his 80th birthday in March 2010,
but the festivities continue throughout the year and around the
world. All-star gala concerts were presented by the New York
Philharmonic (taped for PBS broadcast and DVD), New York City
Center, the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, the BBC Proms at Royal
Albert Hall in London, the St. George’s Society, the New York Pops
at Carnegie Hall, and many more. The Roundabout Theatre in New York
presented the world premiere of the new multimedia musical revue,
Sondheim on Sondheim (cast album available on PS Classics),
and named a Broadway theatre in his honor—one of the very few times
this has been done for a living writer. The hit revival of his show,
A Little Night Music, continues to run on Broadway,
starring Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch (cast album available
on Nonesuch/PS Classics). If that wasn’t enough, Knopf/Random House
published Sondheim’s first book, Finishing The Hat, a
brilliant and frank analysis of his own lyrics, in October. [READ
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WARNER/CHAPPELL
ARTISTS WIN LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS |
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A
number of Warner/Chappell artists received highly-coveted Latin
Grammy Awards at the 11th annual event last Thursday.
Warner/Chappell songwriters Fernando Otero and Sergio George were
recognized in the categories of “Best Classical Album” for Vital and
“Producer of the Year,” respectively. Additional congratulations go
out to the Warner/Chappell songwriters who contributed to the awards
given in the following categories: “Best Male Pop Vocal Album;”
“Best Urban Music Album;” “Best Traditional Tropical Album;” “Best
Ranchero Album;” “Best Banda Album;” “Best Norteño Album;” “Best
Tango Album;” “Best Latin Jazz Album,” “Best Samba/Pagode Album,“
and “Best Sertaneja Music Album.” |
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WARNER/CHAPPELL
IS THE #1 PUBLISHER ON BILLBOARD’S QUARTERLY TOP 10 COUNTRY
PUBLISHERS AIRPLAY CHART
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Warner/Chappell
is pleased to announce that it is the No. 1 Country Music publisher
for the third quarter of 2010 according to Billboard, based
on Nielsen BDS Country radio airplay statistics from nearly 200 U.S.
Country Music radio stations.
Some of Warner/Chappell’s top
Country songs that contributed to the publisher’s success this
quarter include Blake Shelton’s “All About Tonight,” which was
co-written by Warner/Chappell’s Ben Hayslip; Josh Turner’s “All Over
Me," which was also co-written by Hayslip; Lady Antebellum’s “Our
Kind of Love,” which was co-written by Warner/Chappell’s Charles
Kelley and Dave Haywood; and Lee Brice’s “Love Like Crazy,” which
was co-written by Warner/Chappell’s Tim James. |
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WARNER/CHAPPELL
SONGWRITERS WIN BMI COUNTRY AWARDS AND COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION
AWARDS
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Many
of Warner/Chappell’s artists were recognized for their talents at
the BMI Country Awards and CMA Awards.
On November 9th,
Warner/Chappell songwriters racked up eight awards at the 58th
Annual BMI Country Awards, which honor the songwriters and
publishers of the top BMI Country songs from the past year,
including: Charles Kelley and David Haywood for “Do I,” “I Run To
You,” and “Need You Now”; Marv Green for “Consider Me Gone”; Wendell
Mobley for “Strange”; Tim James for “All I Ask For Anymore”; Wynn
Varble for “Sounds Like Life To Me”; and “A Little More Country Than
That.” [READ
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MARCUS
HUMMON, NASHVILLE’S RENAISSANCE MAN, SIGNS WORLDWIDE CO-PUBLISHING
AGREEMENT WITH WARNER/CHAPPELL
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Warner/Chappell
Music has signed a worldwide co-publishing agreement with
Nashville-based songwriter, recording artist, producer, studio
musician, playwright and author, Marcus Hummon.
Hummon has
often been referred to as Nashville's Renaissance Man as he has
enjoyed a successful career recording in many genres of music
including pop, R&B, gospel and, most notably, country. His
country songwriting discography reads like a "who's who" list of
country notables over the past 15 years, as it includes Rascal
Flatts, Garth Brooks, The Dixie Chicks, Brooks & Dunn, Tim
McGraw, Wynonna Judd, Sara Evans, Alabama, The Nitty Gritty Dirt
Band, Brian White, Lee Ann Womack and Patty Loveless, among many
others. [READ
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MONIQUE
STAFFILE AND CALEB SHERMAN OF HER & KINGS COUNTY SIGN WORLDWIDE
CO-PUBLISHING AGREEMENT WITH
WARNER/CHAPPELL
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Warner/Chappell
recently signed Monique Staffile and Caleb Sherman, the principal
songwriters behind Brooklyn-born country band, Her & Kings
County, to a worldwide co-publishing agreement. The band, which
expertly blends the genres of bluegrass, hip-hop, country and rock,
has spent the last few years touring and opening for such acts as
Montgomery Gentry, Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Charlie Daniels, Kellie
Pickler, Keith Anderson and Randy Houser.
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RAY
CHARLES' 80TH BIRTHDAY
Ray
Charles was an innovator in music who fused elements of gospel, jazz
and blues with a fiery, fervid style that came to be known as soul
music. That same powerful gospel/jazz/blues mix eventually created
the foundation for rock and roll.
This year, Warner/Chappell
Music celebrates the 80th birthday of "The Genius."
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ON
THE RISE: NEVER SHOUT NEVER
Warner/Chappell
is proud to introduce its new sampler series, “On The Rise”
featuring Never Shout Never. Never Shout Never is Christofer Drew, a
young, singer-songwriter with a loyal following of fans coast to
coast that hang on his every word. Through his passionate social
network of fans, Never Shout Never epitomizes a new generation of
musical artists giving fans inside access to embrace each musical
experience. [VIEW THE
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WARNER/CHAPPELL CHART SUCCESS
BOLSTERED BY NEW DEALS WITH SONGWRITERS OF CHART-TOPPING
SONGS
