One Liners: Coldplay, Bastille, The Wombats, more

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DEALSSentric-owned Black Rock has signed a deal to administer Adesso Music’s new publishing operation, Adesso Music Publishing. “Starting Adesso Music Publishing was the next logical step for us once we had the label up and running”, says AMP boss Geoff Muncey. “We see ourselves as a family of like-minded individuals and that’s exactly how we saw what Mark [Lawrence] had successfully built with Black Rock”.Distributor Proper Music Group has signed a deal with Mascot Label Group to handle its physical product sales and distribution across the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. “We’re THRILLED to be entering a new relationship with Proper and we’re excited about how we can all grow the Mascot Label Group family in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, together”, says Mascot CEO Ed Van Zijl. “We have a number of iconic names and upcoming young artists in our catalogue to come and feel we can do some special things together”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSSony Music Publishing has opened a new office in Lagos, Nigeria, appointing Godwin Tom as Managing Director. “I am honoured and humbled by the opportunity to work for the number one music publisher in the world”, he says. “Africa has so much talent, culture and uniqueness to share with the rest of the world and I am excited to be a part of the incredible global network of teams that will help build a home for Africa’s best songwriters”.————————————————–RELEASESColdplay have released the video for ‘Humankind’ from their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ album.Bastille have released new single ‘Revolution’, taken from the upcoming expanded edition of their ‘Give Me The Future’ album. “The chorus is about the intimacy of human connection in the context of some science fiction,.