Wise Music Group, one of the world’s leading independent music publishing companies, has announced that Wiebke Busch has been appointed as Managing Director, UK Rights Companies. Busch succeeds James Rushton, who retired from the business at the end of 2020, following a career with the group spanning over forty years. Read Full Article
WISE MUSIC GROUP ACQUIRES CATALOGUE OF LEGENDARY ITALIAN FILM COMPOSER RIZ ORTOLANI
Wise Music Group is proud to announce it has acquired the catalogue of legendary Italian composer Riziero ‘Riz’ Ortolani. Ortolani, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 87, was one of the most important Italian composers of the last century.
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SONY MUSIC MASTERWORKS & WISE MUSIC GROUP ANNOUCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Sony Music Masterworks, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, and Wise Music Group today announced a new strategic partnership to identify and sign top artist and composer talent.
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The Music Sales Group is now Wise Music Group
We’ve just rebranded ourselves as Wise Music Group. This name-change, effective from Monday 3rd February 2020, is also reflected in our various international office titles.
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Music Sales Corp. Appoints Jeffrey Duncan as Executive Vice President in Charge of West Coast Operations
Music Sales Corp., part of a leading international music publishing group, announces the appointment of Jeffrey Duncan as Executive Vice President. Duncan will be in charge of managing all aspects of the company’s west coast operations. His duties commenced at the company’s Santa Monica office on January 1st 2019.
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The Music Sales Group announces the sale of its printed music and retail divisions to Hal Leonard LLC
Global independent music publisher The Music Sales Group has today announced the sale of its physical and online printed music and Musicroom-branded retail businesses to Milwaukee-based worldwide music print publisher Hal Leonard LLC.
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The Music Sales Group acquires Bleu Blanc Rouge
London based Music Sales Group has completed the acquisition of Bleu Blanc Rouge (BBR) from legendary Belgian record producer and songwriter Jean Kluger.
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The Music Sales Group acquires Le Chant du Monde
On 22 November The Music Sales Group (MSG) completed the acquisition of Paris-based publishing house Le Chant du Monde from [PIAS].
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New Edition of ‘The Lyrics of Leonard Cohen’ to be Published by Omnibus Press
Omnibus Press is delighted to announce they will be publishing a fully revised new edition of The Lyrics of Leonard Cohen with contributions from author and musician Malka Marom. This new edition will feature previously unpublished interviews and unseen pictures of the much-loved Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and novelist.
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