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K.J. Yossman Lewis Capaldi’s feature-length documentary “How I’m Feeling Now” has been snapped up by Netflix. The streamer has acquired worldwide rights to the doc, which is set to drop globally on April 5, via Independent Entertainment. The project was produced by BMG and Pulse Films, a VICE Media Group company, and co-financed by Quickfire Films. “Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now” is directed by Joe Pearlman (“Bros: After the Screaming Stops”) and gives fans an inside look into the multi-platinum, award-winning artist as he returns to his roots following unimaginable global success including five headline tours and chart-topping singles.

DEALSBMG has acquired various music rights from Chris Rea, just as his song ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ starts its annual rise up the charts. “Chris Rea’s integrity as a musician and his commitment to his art is legendary”, says BMG’s UK President Repertoire & Marketing, Alistair Norbury. “BMG is proud to become custodian of his music interests”.————————————————–RELEASESLittle Simz has announced that she will release a new album called ‘No Thank You’ at some point in the future.

Simple Minds have sold their “key music interests” to major label BMG.The agreement was made between the label and the band’s core members Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, giving BMG the publishing rights to over 240 songs.“We are very pleased to have struck this deal,” Kerr said in a statement obtained by Music News. “It feels like the right time for us and our families.

have drifted off into the ether and become something else, and I’m ever so grateful for it.”That song turns 35 this year and is still very much alive, buoyed by a second chapter as a gentle joke wherein someone baits you with an enticing online link, which points instead to the video for this 1987 dance-pop smash. It’s called Rickrolling.Thirty-five years later, Astley is singing it this summer on tour with New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue for the 57-date “The Mixtape Tour 2022.” A remastered version of his 1987 debut album also has been released featuring, of course, “Never Gonna Give You Up.”“I’m never going to have a song as big as that ever, and I kind of knew that while it was happening.

Take That’s Mark Owen has officially announced that he has signed a new solo record deal with BMG – following the recent release of his new single ‘You Only Want Me’ and the announcement of his first solo album for nearly a decade, ‘Land Of Dreams’.In fact, if you were paying very close attention you had probably already worked out that that deal had been done – after all, BMG is listed as the label on the new track on the streaming services. But now the deal has been written about in both a press release and the CMU Daily.

Primal Scream have sold a 50 per cent stake of their song rights to BMG, along with their neighbouring rights.The band’s frontman Bobby Gillespie, guitarist Andrew Innes and the estate of late bassist, guitarist and keyboardist Robert Young, have all struck a deal with the publishing arm of the label.BMG now owns 50 per cent of the three musicians’ song rights to the entire Primal Scream back catalogue, from their 1987 debut ‘Screamadelica’ to their latest album, 2016’s ‘Chaosmosis’. The label has also purchased the trio’s neighbouring rights – the public performance right that is paid to performing artists, rather than a song’s writers or publishers – in full.“Primal Scream are one of the most influential bands of the past 30 years with a cultural resonance which continues today,” Alistair Norbury, BMG’s president of repertoire and marketing UK, said.

BMG has acquired a 50% stake in the song catalogues and, on the recordings side, a stake in the so called neighbouring rights income of Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes and the estate of Robert Young for their work with Primal Scream. The deal covers all eleven of the band’s albums.“Primal Scream are one of the most influential bands of the past 30 years with a cultural resonance which continues today”, says Alistair Norbury, BMG President Repertoire & Marketing UK.

BMG has announced a deal with that Rita Ora which will see it release her future recordings.Ora is, obviously, “THRILLED” about the deal. Who wouldn’t be? And she’s particular THRILLED about the BMG model which means she’ll retain ownership of the rights in the recordings she puts out with the company“I’m THRILLED to announce that I am partnering with BMG”, she announced on Instagram. “I couldn’t be happier that they will be my label family moving forward.

Following the release of his new album ‘The Boy Named If’ last week, Elvis Costello has announced that he has signed a new worldwide publishing deal with BMG. The company will administer his full catalogue, which is quite a lot of songs.

Johnny Marr has signed a new worldwide record deal with BMG, adding to his existing publishing contract with the company.“I’m very pleased to be working with the people at BMG on this new chapter”, says he. “It’s a good feeling”.BMG’s UK President Of Repertoire & Marketing UK, Alistair Norbury, adds: “BMG have proudly represented Johnny Marr as a songwriter for many years, including publishing his three consecutive top ten solo albums.

Johnny Marr has announced a new worldwide album deal with the music publisher BMG.The company has represented the former Smiths guitarist as a songwriter for a number of years, publishing his last three solo albums: 2013’s ‘The Messenger’, 2014’s ‘Playland’ and 2018’s ‘Call The Comet’.“I’m very pleased to be working with the people at BMG on this new chapter,” Marr said in a statement.

Suede have signed a new recording deal with BMG, expanding on the publishing agreement they already have with the company. BMG also co-produced a Sky-aired documentary with the band back in 2018 called ‘The Insatiable Ones’.“I’m absolutely THRILLED because we have the publishing relationship, and we co-produced ‘The Insatiable Ones’ film with Sky”, says Alistair Norbury, BMG VP Repertoire & Marketing UK.

Steps are lining up a collaboration - their first ever - for their next single. 

The Rolling Stones have extended their publishing deal with BMG, and appointed the company to collect their neighbouring rights revenues too. So double the fun.“If you are in the business of selling services to artists and songwriters, these are the kinds of client you dream of attracting”, says BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch.

Kylie Minogue is continuing to work on her upcoming fifteenth studio album during lockdown, according to the president of her record label BMG.

DEALSBMG has signed a new deal with ITV Studios which will see it publish and administrate all of the telly show maker’s future commissioned music. It also sees the two companies launch a joint venture label and announce plans for a new online platform, possibly motivated by having to put this whole deal together via online channels.