Justin Shukat: Last News

DEALSConcord Music Publishing, Creative Nation and Pulse Music Group have all teamed up to sign singer-songwriter Lori McKenna. “I’m THRILLED and thankful to keep doing what I love most with my Creative Nation family in Nashville”, she says.

Primary Wave has acquired the songs catalogue of singer-songwriter and Semisonic frontman Dan Wilson. The deal covers Wilson’s Semisonic work as well as songs he has written for and/or with Adele, The Chicks, Taylor Swift, John Legend, Pink and Josh Groban, among others.Announcing the deal, Primary Wave Music Publishing President Justin Shukat said: “The musical art that Dan has created as a songwriter is undeniable.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe music-publishing catalog of songwriter-producer Dan Wilson, known for his hits with Adele, the (Dixie) Chicks and his own band Semisonic, has been acquired by Primary Wave.Terms of the deal include some of Wilson’s biggest hits: three from Adele, including the smash “Someone Like You”; six from the (Dixie) Chicks, including their Grammy-winning hit “Not Ready to Make Nice”; and songs recorded by Taylor Swift, John Legend, Dierks Bentley, Pink, Josh Groban, Chris Stapleton, Leon Bridges and Semisonic, including their 1998 hit “Closing Time.”“The musical art that Dan has created as a songwriter is undeniable,” says Justin Shukat, President of Primary Wave Music Publishing.