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DEALSUniversal Music Publishing has expanded its relationship with the Irving Berlin estate and will now represent its catalogue worldwide.

That catalogue includes songs like ‘White Christmas’, ‘Let’s Face The Music And Dance’, ‘Puttin On The Ritz’ and ‘There’s No Business Like Show Business’. “I’ve been in the music publishing business my entire working life”, says President of UMPG North America, Evan Lamberg. “It doesn’t get any better than UMPG having the honour of representing the timeless cultural songs of Irving Berlin, as well as working with the wonderful Irving Berlin family and estate”.Classical music company Naxos Music Group has announced a new partnership with Downtown-owned music distributor FUGA covering releases on its various labels. “FUGA’s established commitment to music and technology aligns with our vision to provide the best possible service to our labels”, says Naxos Digital Services CEO Håkan Lagerqvist. “Together with our classical music expertise and deep catalogue, this new partnership will amplify the global presence of classical music and raise the standard for its discoverability throughout the digital ecosystem”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSSolo Music Agency has appointed Jonathan Lomax as its new Managing Director, he having most recently been with PR firm Blakeney, which supported live industry trade group LIVE on its campaigning during the pandemic. “It was one of the privileges of my career to support the live music industry during the pandemic, when I met the most interesting and committed people.

Despite everyone telling me that I was mad, I was determined to work in the industry permanently and I am THRILLED that [company founders] John and Caroline [Giddings] have taken me into the.