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Kobalt Music Group Signs MPL To Exclusive Administration Deal Outside The U.S. And U.K.
Willard Ahdritz, Founder and CEO of Kobalt, stated: "We are honored that MPL has chosen Kobalt to be its administration company outside the US, Canada and UK/Eire. We look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with Paul McCartney and MPL, and to represent this prestigious publishing company, which includes some of the most timeless hits ever written."
An MPL spokesperson said, "Kobalt is a forward-thinking, state-of-the-art company with excellent leadership and staff and is a great fit for our catalogues. We are excited to see what new opportunities this relationship will present."
The MPL Communications catalogue includes all of 's post- solo material, works by and songs by . Major hits include " ," " ," " ," " ," " ," " ," " ," " ," " ," " ," " ," " ," " " and the recent single, " ," among many others.
The MPL Music Publishing and Cherio catalogues contain an unsurpassed collection of standards written by such legends as , , , , , , , , , , , , and over 1,200 other major songwriters. They include songs from famous Broadway musicals such as , , and , among others and such classics as " ," " ," " ," " ," " ," " ," " ," " ," " ," " ," and " " among thousands of others.
Kobalt Music Group, Ltd. (Kobalt) is the leading global independent music publisher and service-based music company offering unparalleled transparency, online copyright administration and royalty tracking, creative and synch/licensing services, weekly online balances, digital collections and advances to writers, publishers, performers and other rights holders. With over 125 employees in offices in
London , New York ,
Nashville , Los Angeles ,
Berlin , Sydney and
Stockholm as well as agents in over 20 major territories, Kobalt administers more than 200,000 copyrights worldwide on behalf of over 1,200 content holders, including the world's top songwriters, artists and other music publishers. For more information go to: www.kobaltmusic.com
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