DEALS
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Warner Chappell has signed a worldwide publishing deal with songwriter and producer Jon Shave, who has written songs with and for the likes of Iggy Azalea, Charli XCX, Rita Ora, Britney Spears, Clean Bandit, Ellie Goulding and Zayn. Says Paul Smith, VP A&R & Global Creative at the Warner music publisher, “Jon is an amazing songwriter, who can work across many genres and knows what it takes to make a hit. He’s experienced amazing success in his career so far and we hope to help him reach new heights by partnering him with the world’s biggest acts. We’re excited to get to work!”
APPOINTMENTS
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Booking agency Midnight Mango has announced that two new agents have joined its team: Joe Frampton, who focuses on guitar-based genres, and Yazid Sadi, who works with artists from the Middle East and North Africa.
MUSIC EDUCATION
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UK collecting society PPL has announced it will provide funding to East London Arts & Music – or ELAM – the specialist school for those pursuing a career in the creative industries. The new funding will be “directed towards key programmes designed to ensure young people from under-represented communities have equal access to ELAM’s specialist education, such as the industry engagement programme, pastoral and mental health support, student recruitment and outreach, peripatetic music tuition and travel bursaries”.
AWARDS
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Kylie Minogue will be presented with the BRITs Global Icon award at this year’s big BRITS bash on 2 Mar, where she will also perform. And if you think Minogue might be THRILLED about the award, think bigger people. “I am beyond THRILLED to be honoured with the Global Icon Award and to be joining a roll call of such incredible artists”, says she. “The UK has always been a home from home so the BRITs have a very special place in my heart. I have some amazing memories from the awards over the years and I can’t wait to be back on the BRITs stage”.
RELEASES
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Sister Bliss from Faithless has released her latest solo single, ‘Do It Right’.
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Tunng’s Mike Lindsay will release his debut solo album ‘Supershapes Volume 1’ on Moshi Moshi Records on 14 Jun. Here is first single ‘Lie Down’ which includes guest vocals from Anna B Savage, who features heavily across the album.
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Nick Mulvey has released new single ‘Freedom Now’ described as “a cross-cultural musical collaboration transcending borders, and performed together with Iranian superstar Golshifteh Farahni and Grammy Award-winning Pakistani artist Arooj Aftab“.