Your weekly roundup of promotions, hires, exits and everything in between across music.
This marks Kobalt's first use of a third-party platform for global sync transactions.
Also this week: Laguna Beach creator Liz Gateley forms a new company, Payday expands its sync team and Symphonic Distribution beefs up its presence in Asia.
Also: Thrive partners with Kobalt, Polyphia pairs with Position and Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia signs a Gracie Abrams collaborator.
Also: Pierce the Veil cuts a deal with Kobalt, WCM sign a rising Afrobeat artist and Peermusic pairs with "Blue Ain’t Your Color" writer Clint Lagerberg.
The publisher will administer Tovar's entire catalog and future songs worldwide.
Existing somewhere between traditional publishers and DIY publishing administrators like Songtrust, KOSIGN is designed to offer easy and flexible royalty collection for mid-level careers.
This week in publishing news: Warner Chappell Music and Madfun sign Sam Ellis, peermusic gels with Jaze and more.
Kobalt will administer Finn’s entire catalog of songs, which includes Split Enz’s “I Hope I Never,” “I See Red” and “Six Months In A Leaky Boat,” and "Woodface"-era Crowded House works.
The company will administer all of the Mexican music star's catalog and future recordings.