One Liners: Tobias Jesso Jr, Thomas Bangalter, Kelela, more

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DEALSHipgnosis has acquired the songs catalogue of Tobias Jesso Jr, in a deal covering his solo work and songs for artists including Adele, Harry Styles, Pink, Sia and Florence And The Machine.

The deal follows Jesso’s win of the first Grammy for Songwriter Of The Year at the weekend. “Tobias is amongst the most important songwriters in contemporary music today as demonstrated by his winning the 2023 Grammy Award for Songwriter Of The Year, in its inaugural year”, says Hipgnosis CEO Merck Mercuriadis. “I fell in love with his songs right from the get go with ‘Goon’ eight years ago and he never fails to deliver”.Boosey & Hawkes has signed a new deal with Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter to publish the music from his ballet score ‘Mythologies’. “I consider music composition to be an experimental and empirical attempt to solve a mysterious equation”, he says. “Yet the result remains transcendent, far beyond the limits of experience”.Sentric Music has signed producer Mason – real name Iason Chronis – to a publishing administration deal. “Sentric are a young and dynamic independent company who completely get where I’m coming from creatively”, he says. “We have been working on new material together to test the water and it’s been a great experience.

I’m excited to see what we can do together in the next few years”.Warner Music India has acquired a majority stake in Indian digital media company Divo. “I’m so delighted that we’re able to bring the Divo brand under the Warner Music India banner”, says Warner Music India MD Jay Mehta. “This move will strengthen our presence in the south of the country, enabling us to have a truly strong pan-India presence.