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Netherlands-based investment fund Pythagoras Music Fund  (PMF) has acquired the catalog of British songwriter Dominic Bugatti, which includes hits like Air Supply’s Every Woman in the World, and Stardust/Daft Punk’s Music Sounds Better With…

Blackx, a new Asia-focused music fund, has acquired the catalog of Taiwanese songwriter, Frances Wang (Zhong Yan), spanning over 230 songs.The deal is among the first of blackx’s catalog purchases in Asia after the fund launched in late…

Louis Bell has made history by becoming the first songwriter to achieve eight RIAA Diamond-certified singles, six of which he created in collaboration with Post Malone.Each of these tracks has sold over 10 million copies in the US alone,…

Hipgnosis Song Management has acquired the writer’s share of performance income for all songs written by Canadian songwriter, composer, musician, arranger and producer, David Foster.David Foster has been nominated for 47 Grammy Awards –…

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…

Primary Wave Music has struck a music rights deal with singer and songwriter Russ Ballard.Described as a “multi-million deal”, the transaction sees the publisher acquire a stake in the singer and songwriter’s music publishing catalog and…

Bobby Caldwell, the soulful singer and songwriter behind R&B hits like "What You Won't Do For Love" and "Open Your Eyes," has died, according to a statement from his wife, Mary Caldwell."Bobby passed away here at home.…

Atlanta-based hip-hop and R&B record label Love Renaissance (LVRN) has appointed Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter Bryan-Michael Cox as Senior Vice President, A&R, and Executive Producer.In his new role, B. Cox will focus…

“It’s a short form, three and a half minutes, so everything counts. You can get away with murder in a 40-minute piece but not in three and a half,” Burt Bacharach said of pop songs. With obsessive attention to detail and supreme…

Issued on: 09/02/2023 - 18:31 Legendary American pop composer, songwriter and pianist Burt Bacharach, whose prolific output provided a chart-topping playlist for the 1960s…