Lee Daniels Music Sets Global Deal With Warner Recorded Music
16.08.2022 - 20:07
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EXCLUSIVE: Warner Recorded Music has unveiled a new global joint venture with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lee Daniels’ (The United States vs. Billie Holiday) company, Lee Daniels Music.
The agreement encompasses recorded music projects, including soundtracks, as well as artist signings. Its first project — the original motion picture soundtrack for The United States vs. Billie Holiday, starring Warner Records artist Andra Day — won this year’s Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. The film directed by Daniels was released on Hulu in February of 2021, with the companion album released via Warner Records and Warner Recorded Music worldwide. Daniels continues to have a multi-year overall deal with 20th Television, having last year extended his relationship with the studio, which goes back to 2014.
Amanda Ghost, CEO of AI Film and co-founder of Unigram (both ventures backed by Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries), acted as Executive Music Producer on The United States vs. Billie Holiday project, also proving integral in setting up the partnership with Daniels and launching the joint venture. News of Lee Daniels Music’s partnership with the Lousada-led Warner Recorded Music follows the latter’s partnership with creatives including Matthew Vaughn, who with the company launched the joint venture MARV Music—a creator of original music for films, soundtracks and film-inspired album releases. Lousada also recently struck a worldwide distribution deal with Patrick Moxey’s Payday Records and Helix Records, with Warner handling via ADA Worldwide.
“At Warner, we’ve built a thriving environment for creative pioneers and inspired entrepreneurs,” said Warner Recorded Music CEO, Max Lousada. “Lee is an artistic visionary who
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