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Legendary Music Exec Jerry Greenberg Says Working With Diamond Lake Minerals (OTCPK: DLMI) CEO, Brian J. Esposito On Launching Autobiography Was Like Discovering "Incredible New Rock-Star Talent"

Benzinga

By Gerelyn Terzo, Benzinga Legendary music executive Jerry Greenberg has inked a powerful partnership with Diamond Lake Minerals (OTC: DLMI) CEO Brian J. Esposito for the launch of his much-anticipated autobiography, “Whole Lotta Music.” A Pioneer in the British Invasion of American Rock, as he’s known, also enlisted pro writer Dr. Joy Peters, who hails from Alabama’s “Hit Music Capital of the World” Muscle Shoals, to help pen his memoir and turn his vision into a reality. As the man behind the music, Greenberg signed many timeless acts that have helped to shape the landscape of America’s entertainment industry for decades. After making the dreams of many iconic artists come true, now it’s his turn. Music enthusiasts can thank Greenberg for bringing iconic bands like The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, AC/DC, ABBA, Foreigner, Genesis and Phil Collins across the pond. As a drummer himself, Greenberg has played alongside the likes of Foreigner and Led Zeppelin and also worked with the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. In his new book, the music executive documents how he helped to produce Grammy winners and Hall of Fame rock stars, owing to what his industry peers have chalked up to a good ear for music. One of the most memorable artists Greenberg has had the distinction of knowing throughout his illustrious career was Michael Jackson in the 1990s. On a podcast, Greenberg described the King of Pop as the “ most creative and visionary ” individual with whom he’d ever worked. Indeed, as podcaster Bob Lefsetz noted, Greenberg’s resume comprises a “who’s who” of music legends that spans over four decades. Breaking Records For A Lasting Legacy Greenberg’s legacy also extends to breaking records – he was the youngest president of any major record company when he took the reins of Atlantic Records at the age of 32. He knows a hit when he hears it, getting songs like Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman” played on the airwaves during his early days at the label. On Greenberg’s watch, Atlantic Records produced Grammy winners, Hall of Fame rockstars, pop and R&B acts and multiple chart-topping EDM, disco and rap artists. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that Greenberg chose Esposito to architect the promotion of his new book, as they appear to be cut from a similar cloth. Both executives share qualities that have made them into the successes that they are today – for instance, they both tout relationships as keys to unlocking doors along the way. Esposito is also no stranger to the limelight, having launched several top celebrity and Fortune 500 brands himself, not least the perfume and beauty lines of some of the biggest names in music and entertainment. As a native of Asbury Park, N.J., which is where rock star Bruce Springsteen got his big break, music has always been a part of his journey. In addition to running Diamond Lake Minerals, a major player in the regulated digital asset space, Esposito is a serial entrepreneur, overseeing an intellectual enterprise holding company that comprises hundreds of entities and joint ventures across over two dozen industries. For his part, Esposito described the opportunity to work alongside Greenberg, one of his idols, as “monumental,” adding: “I know working alongside Mr. Greenberg and Dr. Peters we will accomplish one of the most successful book launches ever. These stories need to, and will be, known to music lovers everywhere and live on forever.” The feeling is apparently mutual, as Greenberg likened working alongside Esposito to discovering “incredible new rock-star talent,” adding: “He can make our book campaign a hit because Esposito is a heavy hitter in the world of business and marketing, a top-10 CEO who will be an all-star promoting my book." The book ‘Whole Lotta Music’ has sold out in its initial launch and is reportedly gearing up for a major launch. Featured photo by Pexels on Pixabay. Benzinga is a leading financial media and data provider, known for delivering accurate, timely, and actionable financial information to empower investors and traders. This post contains sponsored content. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be investing advice. Contact Details Benzinga +1 877-440-9464 info@benzinga.com Company Website http://www.benzinga.com

May 28, 2024 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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One Media iP CEO discusses robust 2023 performance and innovations in music rights management

One Media iP Group PLC

One Media iP Group PLC CEO Michael Infante takes Proactive's Stephen Gunnion through the company's 2023 financial performance, describing it as robust and in line with expectations despite a challenging global context. Infante highlighted the resilience and profitability of the business, which has maintained a focus on recurring income from music rights. The company continues to pay dividends and has successfully navigated challenges that have impacted larger firms. Infante also detailed advancements in its technical copyright analysis tool (TCAT) subsidiary, developed to detect music piracy across major platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. The software, leveraging AI, aids in combating the increasingly complex issue of music piracy. Further, Infante introduced a new desktop application called TCAT Protect, designed to help artists and labels ensure their music tracks on streaming platforms are correctly reported and compensated. This tool is set for launch by the end of May and represents a significant step forward in music rights management. Operational highlights from the year include the acquisition of the licensor's income share of the Entertain Me catalog and the renewal of their distribution deal with The Orchard. Infante also noted the industry's structural trends, mentioning the resurgence of vinyl and its impact on their business strategy. Contact Details Proactive UK Ltd +44 20 7989 0813 uk@proactiveinvestors.com

May 01, 2024 09:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Downtown’s Neighbouring Rights division announces raft of cross-company signings, including Academy Award-nominated artist, ANOHNI

Downtown Music Holdings

Downtown Neighbouring Rights (DNR) has announced a wealth of new signings and cross-company partnerships across the division, including international deals with acclaimed singer-songwriter, ANOHNI, Position Music and TH3RD BRAIN Records. As part of the international neighbouring rights agreement announced today, DNR will represent ANOHNI’s entire catalog, including the acclaimed songwriter’s Academy Award-nominated song, ‘Manta Ray’, Mercury Prize-winning album, ‘I Am a Bird Now’ and her highly anticipated 2023 album, ‘My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross’, voted Album of The Year 2023 by The New Yorker. British-born singer, songwriter and visual artist, ANOHNI has established a critically acclaimed career as both a solo artist and lead singer of the band ANOHNI and the Johnsons. The ensemble’s album, ‘I Am a Bird Now’ featured guest performances from heavyweights including Lou Reed, Boy George and Rufus Wainwright, and earnt the Mercury Prize for Album of the Year in 2005. ANOHNI has been a Downtown Music Publishing client since 2022, the news of her partnership with Downtown Neighbouring Rights comes shortly after the announcement of her first European tour with the Johnsons since 2010. Award-winning artist, ANOHNI comments, ‘Neighbouring Rights are an important and often unconsidered source of income for artists. I chose to partner with Downtown internationally to represent both my publishing and my neighbouring rights because I liked their roster, and I appreciated the warmth of their approach to me as an artist.’ Downtown continues to build a global, unified ecosystem for independent creators and music businesses to monetize, distribute, publish and market their music, with many clients opting into additional services across the group’s holistic suite. Downtown Neighbouring Rights has also entered into an international agreement with powerhouse publisher and label, Position Music, home to Welshly Arms, 2WEI, Ryan Oakes and more. Position Music are experts in licensing and synchronization, placing music across thousands of Advertising, Trailer, Film, TV, and Video Game projects and contributing to some of the most popular works of the past two decades. More recently, the company has focused efforts on building out its expanding label division, with Position Music ramping up frontline label activities and signing a raft of artists including Kyle Dion, Elohim, NoMBe, Kid Bloom, and others. US-based independent label, TH3RD BRAIN Records - home to artists like Emmit Fenn and Brazilian producer, Zerb whose single ‘Mwaki’ hit number one on Spotify’s Viral 50 Global and #2 on Global Shazam charts - is a client of both Downtown-owned, distributor FUGA and royalty accounting platform Curve. Downtown Neighbouring Rights today announces the label has also signed an international rights agreement with the company across its prolific catalog affirming Downtown’s strategy to add value to clients across its wide spectrum of services Dean Francis, General Manager of Downtown Neighbouring Rights comments, ‘Downtown Neighbouring Rights has had a great start to 2024 and continues to sign exceptional global talent that serve as a testament to our expertise and offering. We’re proud to represent acclaimed artists such as ANOHNI and collect on behalf of forward-thinking labels like Position Music and Th3rd Brain. This all forms part of the global ecosystem at Downtown which ensures artists and creators at all levels are supported and empowered through its multitude of services.’ About Downtown Music Holdings & Downtown Neighbouring Rights Downtown is the world's leading music services company with over 2 million clients from 145 countries representing a catalog of over 38 million music assets in a wide variety of genres and languages. Downtown's technology and service offerings support creators and businesses in all facets of the music industry including music creation, distribution, publishing, marketing, royalty collection, financing, accounting and payment services. Powered by FUGA’s end-to-end technology, Downtown Neighbouring Rights offers a bespoke, client-centric offering to a wide-range of artists and labels from in-house experts with more than thirty years of experience. Downtown Neighbouring Rights clients include Justin Bieber, One Republic, Jon Batiste, Sub Pop Records, Lindsey Buckingham and the Estate of Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis and Meat Loaf. Contact Details Kite Hill PR +1 856-313-5532 downtownmusic@kitehillpr.com Company Website https://www.downtownmusic.com/

April 18, 2024 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Downtown Music Holdings (DMH) Completes Global Integration, Supporting Over 4 million Artists and 5,000 Business Clients in 150 Countries

Downtown Music Holdings

Downtown Music Holdings (DMH), the world’s largest independent service provider to the global music industry, announced today the completion of its integration strategy across its business-to-business and creator-focused businesses into a single operating company. The complete integration, including the merger of CD Baby’s operations into Downtown Music, further expands access to Downtown’s full spectrum of services to the entire global music industry. Downtown currently supports over 4 million artists and 5,000 business clients in 150 countries who collectively generated over 1.5 trillion streams across major streaming platforms in 2023. Downtown clients won nearly 30% of the awards at the 2024 GRAMMYs. As part of the integration, Downtown Music Holdings named Pieter van Rijn CEO of Downtown Music, reporting into Andrew Bergman, Downtown Music Holdings CEO. Based in Amsterdam and New York, van Rijn brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of leadership within the organization and the industry. He previously served as the Group President of Downtown Music and as CEO of FUGA, which was acquired by DMH in 2020. He was appointed to the Downtown Music Holdings board in 2023. “The integration of all of our products and services under the Downtown Music umbrella alongside Pieter’s stewardship is a truly energizing moment in our journey. We bring together all the critical services that creators and businesses need to navigate the modern music industry. I’m proud of the organization we’ve scaled and look forward to capitalizing on the exciting opportunities before us,” said Andrew Bergman, CEO of Downtown Music Holdings. “This is an extraordinary time for Downtown Music as we enter this next phase as a fully unified operating company. The thousands of businesses that we support at Downtown Music and the millions of trusted creators at CD Baby will now benefit from our industry-leading suite of tools and services within a single organization. I look forward to continuing to work closely with Andrew and the DMH Board in delivering this enhanced offering to all our customers, ” said Pieter van Rijn, CEO of Downtown Music. About Downtown Music Downtown Music is the business and professional services division under Downtown Music Holdings, the world’s leading music services company with over 2 million clients in over 145 countries with a catalog of over 38 million music assets in a wide variety of genres and languages. Downtown’s service offerings support creators and businesses in all facets of the music industry including music creation, publishing distribution, marketing, royalty collection, financing, accounting and payment services. Contact Details Kite Hill PR downtownmusic@kitehillpr.com Company Website https://www.downtownmusic.com/

April 04, 2024 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Downtown Artist & Label Services Sets Its Sights on Musica Mexicana; Signs Beto Vega, Expands partnership with Kartel Music to Deliver a #1 Spotify Global Debut and Grows team in Mexico

Downtown Music Holdings

Achieving a 65% increase in Musica Mexicana and Latin Hip Hop genre music in its catalog, Downtown Artist & Label Services continues to set its sights on rapid expansion in the market. This is evident through the team’s recent signing of renowned singer/songwriter, Beto Vega and its expanded partnership with powerhouse record label, Kartel Music. The company has also seen a significant growth of staff in the region over the last two years, including the promotion of Daniela Gutiérrez to Senior Marketing Manager and the hiring of Lorena Cabral as Senior Manager, A&R for Mexico. Nominated in 2018 for Best Regional Mexican Music Album at the Latin Grammy Awards for 'Volveré A Ser El Rey', acclaimed singer/songwriter Beto Vega will benefit from Downtown Artist & Label Services’ bespoke global distribution and marketing offering. The multi-million streamed artist behind popular collaboration ‘Me Dicen Nini’ with Markitos Toys will also utilize the company’s catalog management and full-service campaigns for future releases, including forthcoming track, “Los Brothers” with Edgardo Nuñez. Establishing itself as a market leader within the territory, Downtown Artist & Label Services has seen a wealth of success and high-profile signings in Musica Mexicana over the last few years. Most notably, the last 12 months of Musica Mexicana tagged songs in Downtown’s catalog increased in streams by 65%, with an average of over 200 million daily streams, which includes YouTube views, of those genres. With longstanding clients, Alzada Music - home to the late Lefty SM, Yoss Bones, Neto Peña, Tose One and Zxmyr - Delux Music Group (Daniel Garcia and Erick B) and Master Q (Los Tucanes de Tijuana), already part of its noteworthy roster, the company recently drove exceptional campaign results for renowned record label, Kartel Music, whose client, top-selling musician and composer, Luis R. Conriquez, hit #1 on Spotify’s Top Albums Debut with album Corridos Bélicos, Vol. IV. The album also became the highest-charting new release on the Billboard 200 of the week. Carlos Santos, Label Manager of Kartel Music comments, “The industry vets at Downtown have been a great team for us to distribute and market our artists' music, and we’re always happy to work with them. The work they have done for projects like Luis R. Conriquez makes us feel comfortable and confident in their skills - we always feel prepared, and know that while working with them, we're always ready for what's next.” As Downtown Artist & Label Services continues to expand and serve on the frontlines of the Musica Mexicana movement, the company has seen significant growth across its local workforce. Joining the company as Senior Manager, A&R for the territory is Monterrey-based Lorena Cabral, who will be leading efforts on the ground to develop emerging and established talent, beginning with the signing of Beto Vega. Cabral reports directly to Global Vice President of A&R, Bryan Mooney. Cabral joins Daniella Gutiérrez - who was recently promoted to Senior Marketing Manager for the region - reporting to the VP of Marketing, Geoff Halliday. Also joining the local workforce are Yusim Aladro and Frida Bolio, who are Latin Project Manager and Regional Account Manager respectively, both based in Mexico City. President of Downtown Artist & Label Services, Ben Patterson comments, ‘I'm passionate about Downtown's all-hands focus on Musica Mexicana. With Ray and Daniela receiving additional support from Lorena, Yusim and Frida, we were able to kick start 2024 with an explosive release of Luis R. Conriquez's Corridos Belicos IV via Kartel Music that was the highest charting new release on the Billboard 200. With our team expanding and continued worldwide investment in our artist services we're able to give new signings like Beto Vega a global team that champions and supports his creative vision." About Downtown Music Holdings & Downtown Artist & Label Services Downtown Music Holdings is the world's leading music services company with over 2 million clients from 145 countries representing a catalog of over 38 million music assets in a wide variety of genres and languages. Downtown's technology and service offerings support creators and businesses in all facets of the music industry including music creation, distribution, publishing, marketing, royalty collection, financing, accounting and payment services. Downtown Artist & Label Services offer white-glove music distribution services, digital retail promotion and ad strategy, strategic marketing solutions, project management and funding to entrepreneurial artists, labels, and their partners. With an innate talent for forecasting the next big moment in music, the company continues to remain on the forefront of exploding genres such as Musica Mexicana, and LoFi, and as a preferred choice for top artists and labels over the major label system. Contact Details Kite Hill PR downtownmusic@kitehillpr.com Company Website https://www.downtownmusic.com/

March 26, 2024 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Entre2Mundos Anime and Manga Series Producers Unveil Gorgeous Animatic and Theme Song Composed by Award-winning Music Artists MiSHNRZ

Brilla Latina

The producers of “Entre2Mundos” today unveiled the Anime and Manga series animatic, and theme song, “Entre 2 Mundos” composed and performed by the award-winning duo of Matias Rey and Ish Cano, also known as MiSHNRZ. Click here to hear and view the animatic. Executive produced by Ad Astra Media, and Nuestro Stories, ‘Entre2Mundos’, is the first ever anime and manga series set in the indigenous civilizations of Mesoamerica, as well as the Latin American communities and folklore that came afterwards, unveiled the series’ animatic and theme song today. “Matias and Ish have gifted us with a theme song that captures the high bar we set out for the beautiful animatic we’re unveiling today,” said Marc Andrew Sanchez, creator, director, writer, illustrator, and executive producer of the anime and manga series. Adds Sanchez, “Expectations for anime theme songs are very strong, and we feel that with this song, MiSHNRZ absolutely nailed it.” Carisse Jasmin Zepeda is the Creative Producer of the series. The music of the Los Angeles-based MiSHNRZ is characterized by Southern-California energy, sincere lyrics, and a nostalgic production style, blends indie-pop, rap, urban, and dance genres. Their debut album “RETROFUTURISMO,” released in 2023, received high praise from critics and fans, setting the stage for collaborations and requests from major Mexican artists. Despite forming the band during the pandemic, MiSHNRZ has rapidly developed their project independently. They’ve gained significant traction on social media, amassing over 300k TikTok followers and 100 million views across platforms. Their success has led to appearances on various Latin American radio stations and invitations to prestigious awards shows like the People’s Choice Awards, MTV Miaw, and Kids’ Choice Awards. Ish and Matt began their career composing and producing for other artists, leading them to work with OneRepublic, Becky G, Khea, G-Eazy, Mariah Angeliq, Rita Ora, Carlos Santana, Seven Kanye, Akapellah, Carlos Colosio, Xabibo, Jean Carlos, Reik, Kenia OS and more.” Earlier this year, Ish Cano was the musical producer for Becky G’s, Oscar-nominated song, “The Fire Inside” from the movie, “Flamin Hot!” ENTRE2MUNDOS Partnership inquiries Brand partnership inquiries for “Entre2Mundos” may be directed to Alex Hernandez of Nuestro Stories, at Alex@BrillaMedia.com. Nuestro Stories is charged with developing distribution and business strategies and spearheading the PR & promotional efforts for E2M, including sponsorship sales, and other marketing partnerships. About Ad Astra Media Ad Astra Media is a minority owned social impact production studio, focusing on creating diverse S.T.E.A.M. content from K to Career. We are a team of diverse individuals, seeking to inspire under-represented communities to pursue science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. We strongly support a more assorted group of professionals within these careers. This starts with our next generation… a generation of ambitious individuals, growing up in a transmedia world, who deserve to see the possible opportunities of their future. Ad Astra Media works with world renowned organizations and institutions, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Mattel, PBS Kids Virginia, The Clinton Global Initiative, NASA and more, who share this goal and strive to reach communities through the digital platforms and streaming services used daily. About Nuestro Stories Nuestro Stories is the flagship media brand of Brilla Media Ventures, and was founded with the premise of celebrating Latino heritage, history and origins every day. We offer multicultural marketers engaging cultural content across our O&O platforms Nuestro Stories and Brilla Latina, programmatic ad tech services for scalable media delivery, influencer marketing, creative studios, and activations. Nuestro Stories is led by Latino media pioneers Angela Sustaita-Ruiz and Manny Ruiz, creators of Hispanicize and co-founders of the Hispanic social media marketing, and influencer industries, the Latino press release wire industry, and the first network of Hispanic print media companies online. Contact Details Ad Astra Media Lauren Kidd info@adastrasteammedia.com Nuestro Stories / Brilla Media Rachel Matos rachel.matos@brillamedia.com Company Website https://brillalatina.com/

March 13, 2024 02:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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Downtown Music Publishing signs legendary French touch artists, Boombass and Étienne de Crécy

Downtown Music Holdings

Downtown Music Publishing (DMP) today announces global music publishing agreements with notable producer and one half of renowned duo, Cassius, Boombass and acclaimed DJ and producer, Étienne de Crécy. Downtown Music Publishing will be entering into a worldwide administration deal with celebrated producer, Boombass, who - together with Phillipe Zdar - co-produced MC Solaar's first album before forming the revolutionary duo Cassius that went on to become one of the key vanguards of the French touch era. Boombass - given name, Hubert Blanc Francard - will benefit from Downtown Music Publishing’s global administrative and sync services across the producer’s past and future catalog, as well as Boombass’ publishing efforts across the Cassius historical catalog; including ‘Cassius 99’ which entered the UK singles chart at #7, 2002 album ‘Au Reve’ which featured Jocelyn Brown, Ghostface Killah and Leroy Burgess, and the duo’s 4th album, ‘Ibifornia’ featuring the likes of Pharrell Williams, Ryan Tedder and Cat Power to name a few. The deal will also include single ‘I <3 U SO’ which was famously sampled by Jay Z and Kanye West in their hit single, ‘Why I love You’ on Watch The Throne. In 2021, Boombass published his book Boombass. Une histoire de la French touch to high acclaim, with the biography documenting his legendary journey and career in the music industry that spanned decades and inspired generations. Matthieu Couturier, Co-founder and President of Grand Musique Management comments, "We are very happy to begin this collaboration with Downtown Music Publishing and its excellent organization, who is known for working with legendary artists covering a scope of both legacy and new works.' Downtown Music Publishing will also be providing global administration and sync placement for lauded producer, Étienne de Crécy. Pioneering the French touch movement of the 1990s, Lyon-born Étienne de Crécy is the mastermind behind some of electronic music’s most trailblazing albums. Working as a sound engineer for the legendary Plus XXX studio in Paris, de Crécy met the late musician and producer, Phillipe Zdar and eventually formed the duo, Motorbass whose first album ‘Pansoul’ in 1994 served as the birth of French House. The deal will include de Crécy’s legendary back catalog and all future releases, including ‘Super Discount’, ‘Tempovision’ released in 2001 and the 2009 follow up to his debut solo album, ‘Super Discount 2’ produced entirely using old analog instruments. Released in 1995, Étienne de Crécy’s first solo album, ‘Super Discount’ went on to sell over 200,000 copies and was ranked by Q Magazine in their 1997 list of "The 25 Best Dance Albums Ever". Its critical success placed the album as one of the most iconic, seminal masterpieces to emerge from electronic music. The announcement follows a significant number of high-profile signings for Downtown Music Publishing in the last year, including Josh Ramsay, who co-wrote Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Call Me Maybe’, Grammy-winning artist and songwriter, Raja Kumari and iconic alt-rock group The National. Laura Bedikian, Senior A&R Manager, France for Downtown Music Publishing comments, “Downtown Music Publishing is proud to be working and representing the seminal work of two legendary producers. Boombass and Étienne de Cr é cy are both pioneers in their genre and we look forward to working closely with both of their teams and providing their iconic music with our administrative and creative sync services. As well as representing AIR’s catalog, Downtown Music Publishing is proud to have such a large footprint in the French market, especially those responsible for the French Touch movement. “ About Downtown Music Holdings & Downtown Music Publishing Downtown is the world's leading music services company with over 2 million clients from 145 countries representing a catalog of over 38 million music assets in a wide variety of genres and languages. Downtown's technology and service offerings support creators and businesses in all facets of the music industry including music creation, distribution, publishing, marketing, royalty collection, financing, accounting and payment services. Since the foundation of Downtown Music Publishing in 2007, publishing has been at the core of Downtown’s mission. Downtown Music’s publishing administration services - Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust, and Sheer Publishing Africa - currently have over 360,000 songwriters and almost 5 million copyrights under management. Representing nearly 100 years of popular music, clients include Miles Davis, The National, Raja Kumari and many others Contact Details Holly Rust Kite Hill PR downtownmusic@kitehillpr.com Company Website https://www.downtownmusic.com/

February 21, 2024 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

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Downtown Music expands partnership with Verifi Rights Data Alliance

Downtown Music Holdings

Verifi Media, a global leader in modern media rights data management services, has announced the expansion of its partnership between Downtown Music and the Verifi Rights Data Alliance (VRDA). Songtrust will be the first of Downtown Music’s publishing services to join the alliance, following Downtown Music company, FUGA in 2022. Members of the VRDA have access to a unique set of collaborative tools for metadata exchange across music’s digital value chain while allowing each entity to maintain its own proprietary database. The new partnership will initially see composition data from Songtrust matched thoroughly across Downtown Music’s recording catalogs and other VRDA member data. These matches will include verification of ISRC/work pairs, validation of writers, and enhancement of product and recording data to help unlock new opportunities. The move to data verification and enrichment will allow VRDA partners to better identify and tackle fraud, to settle and make royalty claims faster and easier than before, and to ultimately bring better licensing and monetization options for all parties within Downtown Music. “This is the first time we’ve seen cross-party data matching within a single organization connected in our VRDA engine, and the initial matching and enrichment results have been remarkable. Our long-time partnership with FUGA and its clients has been growing steadily since our launch in 2020, and we are delighted to welcome Downtown Music into the VRDA to achieve even greater heights in the years to come,” says Chloe Johnson, Verifi’s Chief Client Officer. Harmen Hemminga, Vice President of Product and Services Strategy at Downtown Music also comments, “After the successful integration of FUGA and Verifi Media I am very excited to see more Downtown Music companies join the VRDA and continue to further our group’s mission to create better metadata and rights pictures across our clients’ extensive catalogs. Our combined technologies will allow us to help our clients monetize their music - both recordings and now works - more optimally and significantly speed up time-to-value and revenue recognition. We’re really looking forward to working together on creating a more efficient industry as a whole with Verifi Media and the VRDA members.” Ken Umezaki, CEO of Verifi Media noted: “As the number of digital assets in the music industry continues to expand every day at record-breaking rates, Verifi’s mission to interconnect authoritative datasets, and to provide comprehensive and enhanced metadata for our clients continues to prove vital for the growth of the digital music markets. Downtown Music’s expanded commitment to our partnership and the Verifi Rights Data Alliance strongly indicates the importance and sincerity of our client’s commitment to better data practices. We are truly grateful for Downtown’s continued partnership with us.” Companies that would like to join the VRDA can contact info@verifi.media. For more information on Verifi, visit www.verifi.media. About Verifi Media With offices in London, New York, and Amsterdam, Verifi Media is a global leader in modern media rights data management services focused on empowering media creators through digital data innovation. Using modern tools like graph computing and artificial intelligence, Verifi revolutionizes how media ownership and metadata is enhanced, corrected, shared and tracked across the supply chain, resulting in significantly better business decisions while enabling creators to be paid properly for their work. For more information, visit www.verifi.media. About Downtown Music & Songtrust Downtown Music is the business and professional services division under Downtown Music Holdings, the world’s leading music services company with over 2 million clients in over 145 countries with a catalog of over 38 million music assets in a wide variety of genres and languages. Downtown’s service offerings support creators and businesses in all facets of the music industry including music creation, publishing distribution, marketing, royalty collection, financing, accounting and payment services. Songtrust - a part of Downtown Music’s publishing administration services alongside Downtown Music Publishing and Sheer Publishing Africa - is the world’s largest global royalty collection platform for songwriters and music publishers. Contact Details Kite Hill PR Holly Rust downtownmusic@kitehillpr.com Company Website https://www.downtownmusic.com/

February 08, 2024 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

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Downtown Music Publishing signs Grammy-winning, multi-platinum songwriter, Colbie Caillat

Downtown Music Holdings

Downtown Music Publishing (DMP) today announces a global music publishing agreement with multi-platinum, GRAMMY-winning US singer-songwriter, Colbie Caillat. Caillat shot to fame in 2007 with her 3x Platinum debut album Coco, which hit #5 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart upon release and included hit singles ‘Bubbly’ - which is certified 6x platinum - and 2x platinum ‘Realize’. Over the course of her exceptional career, the acclaimed singer-songwriter has been the recipient of two GRAMMY Awards and five GRAMMY nominations, boasting over 15 billion streams worldwide and eight number one/Top Ten singles across her lauded catalog. Caillat has collaborated with some of the industry’s biggest heavyweights, including Taylor Swift, Sheryl Crow, Jason Mraz, Brad Paisley and Gavin DeGraw to name only a few. Following her GRAMMY-winning duet with Jason Mraz, 4x platinum ‘Lucky’, in 2008, Caillat’ released her second studio album, the platinum-selling Breakthrough, which became the singer’s first album to debut at #1 on the Billboard album chart. The album features two, 2x platinum hits in ‘I Never Told You’ and ‘Fallin’ For You.’ Other notable platinum-certified catalog hits include ‘Brighter Than the Sun’ and ‘Try.’ Caillat will benefit from Downtown Music Publishing’s global administration service as well as creative sync services, whose recent high-profile placements include Bruce Hornsby’s 1988 track ‘The Show Goes On’ on Netflix’s The Bear, Air’s ‘Kelly Watch The Stars’ on Chanel’s Christmas advert and Doja Cat’s ‘Boss Bitch’ synced during 2023’s Super Bowl. The deal will cover Caillat’s full catalog and all future releases, including debut album, ‘Coco’, multi-platinum singles, ‘Bubbly’, ‘Realize’ and ‘Lucky’ and her debut country solo album ‘Along The Way’ featuring collaboration “I’ll Be Here” with Sheryl Crow. “My experience working with Downtown over the past year has been amazing and I’m grateful it will now also include their publishing team,” said Caillat. ‘Their creativity and passion for artists and songwriters goes above and beyond. I look forward to this exciting new chapter of working alongside the best in the business.” Colbie Caillat’s latest album ‘Along The Way’ - released in October 2023 via her own imprint Blue Jean Baby Records - was distributed via Downtown Artist & Label Services who, alongside Caillat’s publishing deal with Downtown Music Publishing, will continue to work with Caillat and her team across distribution on future releases. Downtown Artist & Label Services has had a significant stream of recent success across its distribution and marketing offering, including seeing client, Luis R Conriquez hitting the number one spot on Spotify’s debut global album chart with ‘Corridos Bélicos, Vol IV’. Since the launch of Downtown Music in August 2022, the group’s expanded service offering across publishing, distribution, marketing services, UGC and neighbouring rights has unified considerably, with a series of clients electing to partner with multiple Downtown divisions. In August 2023, British pop-rock band, The Hoosiers signed a global agreement with Downtown Music Publishing and a wide-ranging distribution deal with Downtown-owned distributor, FUGA, via their imprint, Crab Race Ltd. In June 2023, Downtown Neighbouring Rights signed an international deal with the Estate of Miles Davis, which followed a longstanding partnership with Downtown Music Publishing who has represented Davis’ coveted works since 2019. Jedd Katrancha, CCO of Downtown Music Publishing comments, ‘ Downtown Music Publishing takes great pride in being able to represent some of the world’s most talented songwriters, with Colbie Caillat one such exceptional talent. It is an honor to be working alongside Colbie and her team to maximize publishing opportunities across her highly respected and in-demand catalog.’ About Downtown Music Holdings & Downtown Music Publishing Downtown is the world's leading music services company with over 2 million clients from 145 countries representing a catalog of over 38 million music assets in a wide variety of genres and languages. Downtown's technology and service offerings support creators and businesses in all facets of the music industry including music creation, distribution, publishing, marketing, royalty collection, financing, accounting and payment services. Since the foundation of Downtown Music Publishing in 2007, publishing has been at the core of Downtown’s mission. Downtown Music’s publishing administration services - Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust, and Sheer Publishing Africa - currently have nearly 2 million songwriters and almost 5 million copyrights under management. Representing nearly 100 years of popular music, clients include Miles Davis, The National, Raja Kumari and many others. Contact Details Holly Rust Kite Hill PR +1 702-600-6741 downtownmusic@kitehillpr.com Company Website https://www.downtownmusic.com/

January 19, 2024 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

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