Concord

As expected, Concord has acquired Round Hill’s UK-listed music fund, Round Hill Music Royalty Fund (RHM).Concord confirmed the news on Thursday (November 2), noting that the deal includes over 150,000 songs and 51 catalogs, including works…

Bob Valentine first joined Concord 24 years ago, in 1999, after Norman Lear’s Act III Communications bought the music firm – then called Concord Records – out of bankruptcy.At this point in history, iTunes was still two years from launch;…

Los Angeles-based pop publisher PULSE Music Group is expanding into the record label space.PULSE, which already operates a music publishing and artist management arm, is launching a new label called PULSE Records, with Concord.The new…

Concord has renewed its multi-year partnership with Pan-European licensing hub, ICE Services.According to a press release from ICE, having been a direct member of the ICE Core since 2018, Concord “has seen significantly increasing…

Jen Hubbard has been appointed to the newly formed role of Director, Sync A&R at Concord Music Publishing.In her new position, Hubbard will be responsible for the development and management of Concord’s U.S. songwriter roster for the…

Firewalk Studios has officially announced Concord, its first original AAA project. At the PlayStation State of Play Showcase, Concord is a new PvP multiplayer set in a science-fiction universe. In addition to launching on PS5,…

Brooke Primont has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Global Sync, at Concord Music Publishing.Reporting to Jim Selby, Chief Publishing Officer, Primont will be based out of Concord’s New York City office.As EVP of Global Sync,…

Concord has announced what it calls a “planned transition” at the top of its international music publishing business.Longtime executive and Concord’s President of International Publishing, John Minch, will step back from his day-to-day…

Six years after launching, and less than a year after raising $3 million from investors, streaming service Gimme Radio is calling it quits.“Sadly, today, I’m writing to announce that we are pulling the plug on Gimme on April 29, 2023,”…

Concord, the US-headquartered music rights company, has confirmed that its long-time CEO, Scott Pascucci, is leaving the role as part of a management re-organization.Succeeding Pascucci as Concord CEO from July 1 will be Bob Valentine, the…