One of the pop greats of the 80s, the Scottish band Simple minds announced this Tuesday (19) a London a new catalog distribution agreement and publication rights with the BMG record label.
The contract provides for publication rights of more than 240 songs from Simple minds featured on his five studio albums that topped the UK charts, as well as his own royalties and all yours engraved catalog.
The new agreement celebrates the long relationship between BMG and the gang. The label has already acted as a partner of the group managing its catalog of publications, in addition to its album Walk between worlds of 2018.
Now the Simple minds announces her next studio album from the new record company, titled Direction of the heart, which will be on digital platforms in October 21.
“There are few bands that can claim to have changed music, but in 45 years Simple Minds have done just that.”She said Alisyair Norbury, president of marketing and repertoire of BMG to the UK. “It has been a long courtship, but we are delighted to have the opportunity to be custodians of their exceptional catalog. We are thrilled that BMG is now the musical home of Simple Minds, past, present and future.”
Jim Kerr, frontman from Simple mindsentered into the new agreement: “We are delighted to have concluded this agreement. It seems the right time for us and our families. We look forward to working with everyone at BMG.”
the songs of Simple minds acquired by BMG include successes Love song, The American, He promised you a miracle, Sparkling award, Boardwalk, Someone somewhere in the summer, alive and well And Belfast child. just the classic That’s not true (forget me), written by Keith Forseywas excluded from this list, but the record company explains that the song “It is not within the scope of the acquisition of the publication, but BMG will collect the copyrights from the registered rights and neighbors of the song”.
or Simple minds already sold more than 60 million records worldwide, with five recorded studio albums: It shines in the rain (1984), it was uma vez (1985), Live in the City of Light (1987), Years of street fighting (1989) and Sparkling award 81/92 (1992).
Source: Terra
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