music publishing
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Lawsuit Claims BMG ‘Refused’ to Pay ‘Uptown Funk’ Royalties to Gap Band Heirs
The Gap Band's Robert, Ronnie and Charlie Wilson were added as "Uptown Funk" songwriters alongside Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson thanks to a 2015 agreement
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Joey Ramone Estate Sells Punk Legend's Music Publishing for $10 Million
Ramones singer's songwriting credits include "I Wanna Be Sedated," "Rock n' Roll High School" and "Judy Is a Punk"
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David Bowie's Estate Sells 'Entire Body of Work' in Massive Publishing Deal
Warner Chappell acquires hundreds of musician's songs. The Bowie estate previously aligned with Warner Music Group in 2013 to handle the singer’s recorded catalog
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Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie Sells Catalog Rights to Hipgnosis
Merck Mercuriadis-led Hipgnosis Songs Fund now owns catalog of both McVie and Lindsey Buckingham, and eight of 11 Rumours songs
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Sony Revamps Its Publishing Company as the Power of Songwriters Rises
Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Lady Gaga, and Kanye West's songwriting home gets a new name and "revitalized" mission
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What Bob Dylan Selling His Music Catalog Does and Doesn't Mean
Universal Music Publishing Group is getting control of Dylan's songwriter income — but it doesn’t take over recording rights or future songs
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An Indie-Loving Company May Be Music's Next Billion-Dollar Success Story
If you're thinking about indie artists only as "a loss leader to collect the identification of superstar artists, you're going about it all wrong," says the CEO of the fast-growing Downtown Music Holdings
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