Also this week in publishing news: Armada's BEAT music fund buys Cloud 9 Music and BMI launches new royalty dashboard.
Finn is widely regarded as one of the greatest contemporary songwriters in the game, and is a member of the ARIA Hall of Fame.
The new offering, All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words, presents the full interviews from the writer’s 1980 conversations with the group.
The team at Poems — founded by a producer duo, a publishing A&R, and a group of top managers — talks signing strategy and first hits with Selena Gomez and Benson Boone.
The investment advisor for the troubled fund says it has "repeatedly been blamed" for issues that were not its responsibility.
The RAK catalog includes shares of songs like "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" "You Sexy Thing" and "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)."
As the music business continues to diversify, Western songwriters are finding increased opportunities — and success — collaborating with artists around the world.
The deal values each Hipgnosis share at £0.93, a premium of roughly one third the royalty fund’s shareprice at the close of trading on Wednesday.
The deal includes a stake in the publishing and master rights to evergreens like "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," "Love Will Keep Us Together" and more.
Each fellowship includes a $40,000 project stipend, public engagement and presentation opportunities, dedicated time in the Bob Dylan Archive and more.
