Jimmy Iovine Sells Production Catalog to Hipgnosis Songs

PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Jimmie Rodgers, singer of the 1957 hits “Honeycomb” and “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine” whose career in music and movies was disrupted by a severe head injury a decade later, has died at age 87.Rodgers died from kidney disease on Jan.

Jimmy Kimmel enjoyed his “first full day of Trumplessness” by dubbing Joe Biden “the Frasier of presidencies.” In a good way.

It was all smiles in late-night as Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel celebrated the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

“And it ends just as it began.” Jimmy Kimmel has enlisted the help of Billy Bush in a return to that infamous Access Hollywood bus incident to bid farewell to Donald Trump.

Jimmie F. Rodgers was an early rock and roll star who had a No.

 Dua Lipa  is really making her mark in the music scene. 2020 was a busy year for the singer as she came out with multiple hit songs and an album.

TikTok has been at the epicentre of some odd trends over the past few months, from people showing off their best attempt at Drake’s “Toosie Slide” to the kind-of epic “Ratatouille” musical.

Sharon Hoffman is leaving Jimmy Kimmel Live! after six months.

Foo Fighters debuted their new song ‘Waiting On A War’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in the US last night (January 14) – you can watch their performance below.The track was released yesterday as the latest preview of the Dave Grohl-fronted band’s upcoming new album ‘Medicine At Midnight’, which is set for release on February 5.The Foos gave their first live performance of ‘Waiting On A War’ last night while serving as the musical guests on the latest episode of the US chat show Jimmy Kimmel Live!.You

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBMG announced that it has acquired “outright” Fleetwood Mac co-founder Mick Fleetwood’s interests in the band’s recordings.The deal gives BMG Fleetwood’s royalty interest in over 300 recordings, including the hits including “Dreams” — which enjoyed a massive resurgence due to recent popularity on TikTok — “The Chain,” “Go Your Own Way” and “Landslide” from albums including the multiplatinum albums “Fleetwood Mac,” “Rumours,” “Tango in the Night” and others.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon cratered to a new low this week, as Monday’s episode drew just 947,000 total viewers.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHipgnosis Songs Fund Limited has acquired 100% of Shakira’s music publishing rights, including publishing and writer’s share of income, of her entire catalog, comprising 145 songs, the company announced.Since releasing her first album in 1991, recorded when she was just 13, Shakira has sold over 80 million records, making her the bestselling female Latin artist of all time, according to the announcement.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRyan Tedder — one of the most business-savvy songwriters in the music industry, with songs written with Beyonce, Adele, U2, Paul McCartney, his own group OneRepublic and many more — has sold a majority stake of his music catalog to investment firm KKR, the company announced Monday morning. Following the acquisition, Tedder will retain an interest in his music alongside KKR.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe music-publishing catalog of songwriter-producer Dan Wilson, known for his hits with Adele, the (Dixie) Chicks and his own band Semisonic, has been acquired by Primary Wave.Terms of the deal include some of Wilson’s biggest hits: three from Adele, including the smash “Someone Like You”; six from the (Dixie) Chicks, including their Grammy-winning hit “Not Ready to Make Nice”; and songs recorded by Taylor Swift, John Legend, Dierks Bentley, Pink, Josh Groban, Chris

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn its third major acquisition of the week, Hipgnosis Songs has acquired 50% of Neil Young’s worldwide copyright and income interests in his entire song catalog, which comprises 1,180 songs, including such hits as “Only Love Can Break Your Heart,” “Helpless,” “Hey Hey My My (Into the Black),” “Ohio,” “Old Man,” “Mr.

Jimmy Kimmel and James Corden are back to working from home. The late-night talk show hosts, who both tape in Los Angeles, have returned to remote production of their respective shows due to the COVID-19 surge.Kimmel addressed the return to his house at the start of Monday's, while delivering his monologue from his living room, where he'd previously hosted the show during the early months of the pandemic.«Hi, I'm Jimmy, I'm the host of this house,» he began with a laugh.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHipgnosis Songs kept busy over the holiday: Not 24 hours after the fast-growing company announced that it acquired Jimmy Iovine’s production catalog, it announced it has acquired the music publishing rights of Lindsey Buckingham, best known for his work with Fleetwood Mac.Along with the 25% share it acquired in September, Hipgnosis — which has invested more than $1.5 billion in music catalogs in just two and a half years — now owns 100% of Buckingham’s music

After a brief return to studio, late night television is heading back to remote productions.