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		<title>Matt Cardle &#8220;parts ways&#8221; with Sony Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 11:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former &#8216;X-Factor&#8217; winner Matt Cardle has &#8220;parted ways&#8221; with Sony Music, where he was signed to a joint deal with the company&#8217;s Syco and Columbia labels. Obviously, we&#8217;re taking that to mean he was dropped due to disappointing sales of his debut album &#8216;Letters&#8217;. Although &#8216;X-Factor&#8217; winners are traditionally signed solely to Syco for the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/matt-cardle-parts-ways-with-sony-music/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Imagem signs John Shanks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 11:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Independent publisher Imagem has signed a worldwide co-publishing agreement with Grammy winning writer/producer John Shanks, who has worked on 43 number one singles and 86 number one albums across his career, collaborating with artists as diverse as Alanis Morrisette, The Corrs, Joe Cocker, Keith Urban, Ashlee Simpson, Miley Cyrus and Bon Jovi. Confirming the new<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/imagem-signs-john-shanks/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Swizz Beatz announces JV with Imagem</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swizz Beatz has launched a new joint venture with the US division of independent publisher Imagem in the form of a new publishing enterprise under the producer&#8217;s own Monster Music umbrella. The first signings to the Monster Music Publishing business will be Swizz Beatz protégés Tyrone Johnson and Naki &#8216;Snagz&#8217; Levy. Says Beatz, aka Kaseem<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/swizz-beatz-announces-jv-with-imagem/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EMI Publishing signs Wild Belle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EMI Music Publishing has announced a global songwriting deal with New York based brother-sister duo Wild Belle, who have been building a fanbase on both sides of the Atlantic since self-releasing a track via Bandcamp. Confirming the new deal, Roger Faxon, overall boss of the EMI Group, told CMU: &#8220;As the world&#8217;s leading and most<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/emi-publishing-signs-wild-belle/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kenny Rogers signs to Warner Bros</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Country star Kenny Rogers has signed with Warner Bros Records, his latest partnership with the major, the first of which was with Reprise in the late 1960s. Most recently Rogers was allied to EMI, though, as previously reported, earlier this year he sued that major over various royalty payment grievances. Confirming his new long-term deal<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/kenny-rogers-signs-to-warner-bros/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Live Nation to work with Sony on new Shakira releases</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Live Nation is likely to work with Sony Music on Shakira&#8217;s forthcoming new releases, which means the Latin pop superstar will maintain her career long relationship with the major. Shakira, of course, was one of four major league artists to sign a mega-bucks 360 degree deal with Live Nation back in 2008. The ten year<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/live-nation-to-work-with-sony-on-new-shakira-releases/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Jonas Brothers split from Hollywood Records</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Jonas Brothers have split from Disney&#8217;s Hollywood Records after three albums and seventeen million sales over six years. No reason has been given for the split, though it is said to be amicable. The band have reportedly also bought back the rights to their master recordings and merchandising for an undisclosed sum. Nick Jonas<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/jonas-brothers-split-from-hollywood-records/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Graham Coxon and James sign to BMG Chrysalis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Graham Coxon has signed an exclusive publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis for his latest solo album, &#8216;A+E&#8217;. He joins fellow Blur bandmate Damon Albarn, who is already part of the BMG Chrysalis roster. BMG Chrysalis UK VP of A&#38;R Ben Bodie told CMU: &#8220;It is an honour to represent a songwriter whose work has helped<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/graham-coxon-and-james-sign-to-bmg-chrysalis/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Daughter sign to 4AD</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buzzy London trio Daughter have signed a record deal with 4AD for all territories outside North America (where they are signed to Grassnote), they announced via their Facebook page yesterday. The band are now set to begin writing songs for their debut album, but will still emerge for appearances at the Bushstock, Latitude, Green Man<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/daughter-sign-to-4ad/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Doldrums signs to Souterrain Transmissions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Montreal producer Airick Woodhead, aka Doldrums, has signed to Souterrain Transmissions for the release of his forthcoming three part single &#8216;Egypt&#8217;. Its title track, which is available now as a free download, will have a physical and digital issue alongside b-sides &#8216;Jump Up&#8217; and &#8216;Copper Girl&#8217; on 4 Jun. In the mean time, here&#8217;s main<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/doldrums-signs-to-souterrain-transmissions/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Azealia Banks hires Lady Gaga&#8217;s manager</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buzzy rapper Azealia Banks has signed a new deal with Lady Gaga&#8217;s manager Troy Carter, it has been announced. The first sign that something was happening came on Tuesday, when she told fans via Twitter that her new EP, &#8217;1991&#8242;, would not be released that day as planned. She wrote: &#8220;For all you asking, &#8217;1991&#8242;<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/azealia-banks-hires-lady-gagas-manager/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Skinner resurrects label to sign Man Like Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Skinner has signed Man Like Me to his Beats label, which is news partly because &#8211; as those of you with a good memory will recall &#8211; Skinner shut down his record company in late 2007. So The Beats label is back. And according to Music Week, the next Man Like Me single will<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/skinner-resurrects-label-to-sign-man-like-me/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Philco Fiction sign to Something In Construction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMU approved Norwegian trio Philco Fiction have signed a record deal with Something In Construction, which means their debut album, &#8216;Take It Personal&#8217; this summer. As well as this, the band have just been asked to support Neon Indian at Village Underground in East London on 6 Jun. They will also support Visions Of Trees<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/philco-fiction-sign-to-something-in-construction/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Q-Tip signs to Kanye West&#8217;s GOOD Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rapper Q-Tip has signed a new deal with Kanye West&#8217;s Island Def Jam imprint GOOD Music, it was announced yesterday. His first album for the label, &#8216;The Last Zulu&#8217;, is due for release early next year. Q-Tip said in a statement: &#8220;I&#8217;m excited to be a part of the great iconic Def Jam label. I&#8217;m<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/q-tip-signs-to-kanye-wests-good-music/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>BMG signs Mando Diao</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BMG Germany has announced an exclusive publishing deal with Swedish rockers Mando Diao Confirming the deal, BMG&#8217;s Fred Casimir told CMU: &#8220;Mando Diao have scored the rare achievement of consistently increasing their fan base while maintaining their musical credibility. We look forward to working with them to further grow their success internationally&#8221;. In a statement,<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/bmg-signs-mando-diao/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Seth Lakeman signs to Sony/ATV</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One-time Mercury Prize nominee Seth Lakeman has signed a new publishing deal with Sony/ATV, it has been announced. Sony/ATV consultant Alan Bambrough, who brokered the deal, told CMU: &#8220;I&#8217;ve been a fan of Seth&#8217;s music for many years, so it&#8217;s great to be able to bring him here. The new album is superb and his<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/seth-lakeman-signs-to-sonyatv/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>AEG Live signs Saint Saviour to 360 deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AEG Live, a company that didn&#8217;t seem at all keen on 360 degree deals when its rival Live Nation was dabbling in that domain a few years back, has signed singer Saint Saviour, aka Becky Jones, to a 360 degree deal. The independent artist, best known for her work with Groove Armada (though her outstanding<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/aeg-live-signs-saint-saviour-to-360-deal/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pink renews EMI Publishing deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pink has renewed her global deal with EMI Music Publishing, it was announced yesterday. The agreement covers all future songwriting as well as her back catalogue. Pink told CMU: &#8220;I&#8217;m happy to have re-signed with EMI because they&#8217;ve been with me since the beginning and I look forward to the future with them&#8221;. EMI Music<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/pink-renews-emi-publishing-deal/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Danger Mouse signs publishing deal with Universal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Universal Music Publishing has announced a deal with producer man, and 50% of Gnarls Barkley, Danger Mouse that will cover all his works created since 2010, and new works moving forward, in all territories outside North America. Albums the producer, real name Brian Burton, has been working on of late include new releases from The<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/danger-mouse-signs-publishing-deal-with-universal/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mel B signs new deal with EMI</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EMI Music Australia yesterday announced that it had a new global partnership with Mel B. The deal was done by the major&#8217;s down under division (or &#8220;local label EMI&#8221;, to quote the Daily Mail) because she&#8217;s spent much of the last year and a half living and working in the country, including appearing as a<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/mel-b-signs-new-deal-with-emi/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>4AD sign Spaceghostpurrp for new LP</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hyped hip-hop artiste Spaceghostpurrp proves a novel new addition to Bon Iver and Grimes&#8217; label of choice, Beggar&#8217;s 4AD, who will oversee the release of the Florida rapper/producer&#8217;s new long player &#8216;The Chronicles Of Spaceghostpurrp&#8217; on 12 Jun. 4AD are tendering album track &#8216;No Evidence&#8217; as proof of the deal, so download it for free<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/4ad-sign-spaceghostpurrp-for-new-lp/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bloc Party sign to Frenchkiss</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloc Party have announced that they have signed a new worldwide deal with Frenchkiss Records, with marketing and distribution handled by Universal&#8217;s Cooperative Music. This means that the band&#8217;s forthcoming fourth studio album will be their first not released by Wichita. Writing on the band&#8217;s website, frontman Kele Okereke said: &#8220;It is with great pleasure<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/bloc-party-sign-to-frenchkiss/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>BMG signs Bruno</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US bit of BMG Chrysalis announced it had signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with popular pop imp Bruno Mars this week. The rights company will administrate the singer&#8217;s self-penned hits and the songs he has written for other pop types as part of songwriting and production team The Smeezingtons. Confirming the new deal,<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/bmg-signs-bruno/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The View sign to Cooking Vinyl</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The View have been announced as the latest signing to Cooking Vinyl with a global services deal to release the band&#8217;s fourth album. Produced by Mike Crossey, that new long player is currently being recorded at the Motor Museum Studio in Liverpool. The band&#8217;s manager Mike Bawden told CMU: &#8220;It&#8217;s great the band have signed<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-view-sign-to-cooking-vinyl/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EMI Publishing signs former X-Factor finalist</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EMI Music Publishing announced this week that it had signed a global deal with former &#8216;X-Factor&#8217; loser Rebecca Ferguson, who came second on the telly talent irritant in 2010, behind Matt Cardle and ahead of some bunch of delinquents called One Direction. Don&#8217;t know what happened to them. The deal includes Ferguson&#8217;s co-writing credits on<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/emi-publishing-signs-former-x-factor-finalist/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kevin Rowland&#8217;s Dexys sign to BMG</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dexys Midnight Runners, who &#8211; if this press release is to be believed &#8211; we&#8217;re meant to just call Dexys these days, confirmed earlier this week that they will work with BMG on the release of their new album &#8216;One Day I&#8217;m Going To Soar&#8217;, the band&#8217;s first studio recording since 1985&#8242;s &#8216;Don&#8217;t Stand Me<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/kevin-rowlands-dexys-sign-to-bmg/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>BMG Chrysalis signs Frank Turner</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing its spate of new signings, BMG Chrysalis has announced that it has agreed a new publishing deal with indie-folk singer-songwriter Frank Turner. The contract was apparently signed after something of a biding war, as Turner prepares to play his biggest show to date, headlining Wembley Arena next month. Says BMG Chrysalis UK VP of<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/bmg-chrysalis-signs-frank-turner/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sony signs the Moshi Monsters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sony Music has signed the Moshi Monsters. Well, why not? The major will release an album of songs from characters that appear on the kid&#8217;s social networking site, although presumably not from Lady Goo Goo &#8211; Lady Gaga having been through the British courts to block her Moshi counterpart from releasing any tracks on trademark<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/sony-signs-the-moshi-monsters/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sex Pistols sign to Universal for 35th anniversary bollocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sex Pistols have signed a new deal with Universal Music&#8217;s catalogue division for the release of a 35th anniversary edition of their &#8216;Never Mind The Bollocks&#8217; album worldwide, excluding North America. Says John Lydon, in typically modest fashion: &#8220;Music can be great, when done by the great. The Sex Pistols are the greatest. Universal<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/sex-pistols-sign-to-universal-for-35th-anniversary-bollocks/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EMI signs Rascals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EMI has signed London-based pop outfit Rascals to its Virgin Records imprint, with their first release for the label expected later this year. Whether Virgin is still part of EMI when that happens remains to be seen. Fun. Rascals&#8217; co-manager Elias Bally told CMU: &#8220;We are very proud to have signed to EMI/Virgin. With experienced<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/emi-signs-rascals/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Death Grips sign to Sony</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abrasive hip hop outfit Death Grips have signed to Sony Music for their previously reported two album releases due this year. They will release through the Columbia imprint in the UK and Epic in the US. The trio, consisting of rapper MC Ride (real name Stefan Burnett), producer Flatlander (real name Andy Morin) and drummer<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/death-grips-sign-to-sony/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>BMG Chrysalis signs Tame Impala songwriter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BMG Chrysalis has signed a new publishing deal with Kevin Parker, songwriter for Australian band Tame Impala. The band are due to return with a follow-up to their 2010 album &#8216;Innerspeaker&#8217; later this year. BMG Chrysalis A&#38;R Manager Craig Michie said of the signing: &#8220;Tame Impala are ace. I&#8217;m so excited we are working with<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/bmg-chrysalis-signs-tame-impala-songwriter/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lil Wayne signs Limp Bizkit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The president of Universal subsidiary Cash Money Records, one Lil Wayne, revealed last week that he had brokered a record deal with nu metal troupe Limp Bizkit. Rapper Wayne, whose penchant for all things rock-related is well documented in this Spin article appears to have signed Fred Durst et al to Cash Money&#8217;s hip hop<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/lil-wayne-signs-limp-bizkit/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wrongtom signs to Tru Thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Producer and CMU favourite Wrongtom has, as the above headline goes some way to indicating, joined the Tru Thoughts roster for a series of &#8216;vintage dancehall collaborations&#8217;, the first of which will be a partnership with fellow Tru Thoughts signing Deemas J. &#8216;Wrongtom Meets Deemas J&#8217;, as the album is so aptly titled, will mark<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/wrongtom-signs-to-tru-thoughts/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cold Specks signs to Mute</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canadian singer-songwriter Cold Specks, real name Al Spx, has signed to Mute. The company will release her debut album &#8216;I Predict A Graceful Expulsion&#8217; on 21 May, preceded by single &#8216;Blank Maps&#8217; a week earlier. The album deal follows Spx&#8217;s move to London to work with producer and now manager Jim Anderson. Says Anderson of<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/cold-specks-signs-to-mute/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday Best signs Skinny Lister</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday Best Recordings has announced the signing of Skinny Lister, the up and coming band who, as previously reported, topped the PRS&#8217;s recent poll for number of festivals played in 2011, gracing the stages of no less than 30 festivals, including Sunday Best&#8217;s Bestival. Confirming the signing, Sunday Best chief Rob da Bank told CMU:<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/sunday-best-signs-skinny-lister/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Jimmy Edgar signs to Hotflush</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Detroit-based electro type Jimmy Edgar has announced that he has signed to producer Scuba&#8217;s Hotflush Recordings label for the release of his third album. His debut, &#8216;Color strip&#8217;, was released through Warp, while the follow-up, &#8216;XXX&#8217;, came out through !K7 in 2010. His first release for his new label will be a single called &#8216;This<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/jimmy-edgar-signs-to-hotflush/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Universal Publishing signs Taylor Swift collaborator</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Universal Music Publishing&#8217;s Nashville office yesterday announced it had signed an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with Grammy winning songwriter and producer Nathan Chapman, who is probably best known for his production work with Taylor Swift. Also noting recent executive appointments at the company&#8217;s Nashville division, says Universal exec Evan Lamberg: &#8220;We are incredibly excited to<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/universal-publishing-signs-taylor-swift-collaborator/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kobalt signs Gotye</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music publishing firm Kobalt yesterday announced a new deal with Gotye, which will see the Kobalt team represent the Aussie multi-instrumentalist outside his home country. The deal, via Kobalt&#8217;s Sydney office, is part of Gotye&#8217;s plan to expand his profile outside Australia and New Zealand. His co-manager, Danny Rogers, recently told The Music Network: &#8220;We&#8217;re<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/kobalt-signs-gotye/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Foxes signs to Sony</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMU approved pop type Foxes, aka Louisa Rose Allen, yesterday signed a record deal with Simon Fuller&#8217;s Sony imprint Sign Of The Times. As previously reported, Fuller&#8217;s XIX Entertainment and Sony Music UK formed the company, which is led by former Universal Music Publishing A&#38;R Dougie Bruce, in November last year. Foxes joins the company&#8217;s<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/foxes-signs-to-sony/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Storm Corrosion sign to Roadrunner</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Porcupine Tree&#8217;s Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth have signed a deal with Roadrunner Records for their collaborative project Storm Corrosion. Says Wilson; &#8220;If you&#8217;d asked me three months ago about the music, I would have said, &#8216;Expect the last thing you would expect&#8217;. But actually, now that [Opeth's] &#8216;Heritage&#8217; and [Porcupine Tree's] &#8216;Grace<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/storm-corrosion-sign-to-roadrunner/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sony catalogue division signs Willie Nelson</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sony&#8217;s catalogue division Legacy Recordings announced an interesting new deal with country legend Willie Nelson earlier this week which will see both new albums and archive packages being released. Nelson previously worked with both RCA and Columbia, both now within the Sony Music empire, before his most recent label partnership with Universal&#8217;s Lost Highway. The<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/sony-catalogue-division-signs-willie-nelson/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cooking Vinyl announces three new artist deals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Independent label Cooking Vinyl yesterday announced not one but three new deals, with Reverend &#38; The Makers and The Proclaimers signing label service deals with the company, and Counting Crows a royalty-based licensing deal. All three artists have new albums due out this year. Here&#8217;s some quotes from key people, just in case you don&#8217;t<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/cooking-vinyl-announces-three-new-artist-deals/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spirit announces Townshend deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music publisher Spirit Music yesterday announced it had acquired Pete Townshend&#8217;s personal interest in his song catalogue, with plans to work in partnership with the guitarist to promote and exploit his song collection, which includes the likes of &#8216;Pinball Wizard&#8217; and &#8216;Baba O&#8217;Riley&#8217; and rock operas &#8216;Tommy&#8217; and &#8216;Quadrophenia&#8217;. The deal follows a year of<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/spirit-announces-townshend-deal/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Universal nabs Azealia Banks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much-courted &#8217;212&#8242; rapper Azealia Banks has confirmed that she has signed a recording contract with Universal Music. The label will oversee the release of her debut album, slated by the MC for a tentative May/June release. The Universal deal may mark Banks&#8217; first brush with a major, but it isn&#8217;t her first ever label experience.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/universal-nabs-azealia-banks/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Example signs US deal with Mercury</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brit pop bloke Example has signed a US record deal with Universal/Mercury, it has been announced. The rapper, who is signed to Ministry Of Sound in the UK, will release his fourth album later this year. Example told CMU: &#8220;I&#8217;m pleased to have signed to a major label like Universal/Mercury in the US. It was<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/example-signs-us-deal-with-mercury/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cher Lloyd signs Epic deal with LA Reid</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[British &#8216;X-Factor&#8217; pop person Cher Lloyd has signed a US album deal with Sony&#8217;s Epic Records, having impressed the label&#8217;s CEO and resident &#8216;X-Factor USA&#8217; judge LA Reid, by seeming &#8220;fresh&#8221; and outspoken. The &#8216;Swagger Jagger&#8217; singer, whose debut album &#8216;Sticks And Stones&#8217; had its UK release last month via Simon Cowell&#8217;s Sony imprint Syco,<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/cher-lloyd-signs-epic-deal-with-la-reid/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Madonna confirms Interscope deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Madonna yesterday confirmed her previously reported new record deal with Universal&#8217;s Interscope imprint. The label will manage the singer&#8217;s recordings as part of her 360 degree deal with Live Nation. Her manager Guy Oseary said in a statement: &#8220;We anticipate a very bright future at our new home&#8221;. Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine added: &#8220;Very rarely<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/madonna-confirms-interscope-deal/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Enemy sign to Cooking Vinyl</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Enemy have become the latest band to sign to Cooking Vinyl, following Marilyn Manson, Roll Deep, The Cult, and the Cranberries, who all started working with the London indie this year. The band previously released two albums via Warner Music, and will release their first album for their new label in May. It&#8217;s not<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-enemy-sign-to-cooking-vinyl/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Madonna signs Interscope deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Madonna has reportedly signed a new record deal with Universal division Interscope, the first release under the deal being her in-production new album Madonna, of course, has an existing multi-layered partnership with Live Nation which includes her recording activity now that she is out of her previous recording contract with Warner Music. Though original plans<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/madonna-signs-interscope-deal/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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