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Publishing Briefs: Sofi Tukker Launches Animal Talk Publishing With Third Side Music
This publishing-industry round-up covers several new ventures, signings and partnerships across music publishing and recorded music.
– Sofi Tukker has launched Animal Talk Publishing through a joint venture with Third Side Music, which has also renewed its worldwide administration deal with the duo.– Third Side Music has worked with Sofi Tukker for around a decade and has secured more than 450 sync placements for them since 2017.– London sync agency Nothing Standard is launching a publishing company with Universal Music Publishing Group and a record label distributed by Virgin Music Group; Morgan Harper-Jones is its first publishing signing.– Alta Music Group has created Alta Publishing, led by Zeb Berg and administered by Sony Music Publishing.– Sony Music Publishing and The Core Entertainment have signed country-rock band Deltona to a publishing deal.
In short
- Sofi Tukker expands into music publishing with Third Side Music.
- Nothing Standard launches publishing and record-label businesses.
- Sony Music Publishing supports new ventures and artist signings.
Explained simply
Music publishing is the business of managing the rights to songs and compositions, separate from the recording industry. It involves collecting payments whenever music is used – in films, television, streaming platforms, and other media.
The sector includes major multinational companies such as Universal Music Publishing Group and Sony Music Publishing, alongside independent publishers and artists. These players manage rights to songs and collect payments for their use.
Music publishing is economically important because it determines who profits from songs and how songwriters are compensated. The sector is constantly evolving in response to changes in technology and how music is distributed.