Four Tet signs to Universal Music Publishing, Domino albums streaming again
completemusicupdate.comUniversal Music Publishing has signed Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, to a new global publishing deal as his legal dispute with former label Domino on the recordings side continues to go through the motions.
Although the albums removed from the streaming services as part of that dispute are back online.“Four Tet has soundtracked my life from GCSE revision to dancefloors at university and now I get the pleasure to work with him”, says A&R Director at Universal’s publishing business, Pete Simmons. “I’m honoured to represent a catalogue that means so much to not just me but the whole of UMPG”.Hebden’s legal battle with Domino has been under way for over a year now.
He argues that under the terms of his 2001 record deal with the indie he should be getting a 50% royalty on all or most of the monies generated by the streaming of the records he made for the label, rather than the 18% he currently receives.
Domino counters that that is an incorrect reading of the old record contract.With the dispute heading to court, in November last year Domino removed the three Four Tet albums it released from streaming services, claiming that it had been advised to do so by its lawyers.
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