Luke Combs Signs Global Deal With Universal Music Publishing: Exclusive

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterGrammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer Brandi Carlile and her musical collaborators, twin brothers Tim and Phil Hanseroth, have signed a worldwide administration agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG).Carlile has won five Grammys since releasing her critically acclaimed 2018 album “By The Way, I Forgive You,” which was written by Carlile and the Hanseroths and included the song “The Joke.” Carlile also won best country album at the the

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSpotify and Universal Music Group, one of the industry’s three biggest music companies, announced a multiyear global music licensing pact.Under the deal, UMG will “deepen its leading role as an early adopter of future products” on Spotify’s platform and “provide valuable feedback to Spotify’s development team,” the companies said.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterHit producer WondaGurl, who’s worked with some of the top names in hip-hop and R&B, including Travis Scott, Jay-Z, Drake, Pop Smoke, Rihanna, Bryson Tiller, Lil Uzi Vert and SZA, has signed a global agreement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, in partnership with Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Publishing.WondaGurl is among the youngest women to have a production credit on a platinum-selling hip hop album, Jay-Z’s 2013 release “Magna Carta Holy Grail” (she was 16).

deported to his native Italy.On Sunday, the judge's son was shot and killed by a man dressed as a FedEx delivery driver, CNN reported. The judges husband was also shot multiple times, but his injuries were not fatal.

Highway Finds Fest, a three-day internet festival that kicks off Friday (July 17) on The Highway channel.The Fest will celebrate many of the country artists that the channel has helped launch and champion, including Florida Georgia Line, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs and Maren Morris through its Highway Finds spotlight.Each day’s festival will feature new performances from the artists’ homes.

Also Read: 'Tales From the Loop' Creator Nathaniel Halpern Signs Overall Deal at Fox 21 Television StudiosThe first season of AMC’s horror anthology “The Terror” was based on the disastrous 1845 Franklin Expedition to find the Northwest Passage.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for a little diamond-studded catch-up this week, and ET has your exclusive sneak peek.Lisa and Erika pick Eileen up on their way to a party at Kyle Richards' house, and their car ride is the perfect time for Lisa and Erika to fill in their newly brunette (it's for a movie role) friend on the drama going down with Denise Richards. While Eileen and Denise never appeared on RHOBH at the same time, they do seem to know each other from Hollywood circles.

This week, Luke Combs becomes the first artist in the 56-year history of Billboard's Top Country Albums chart whose first two studio albums each logged 25 or more weeks at No. 1.

Also Read: 'This Is Us': Pamela Adlon on Randall's 'What If?' Therapy Session and His Big Rebecca Confrontation“We are truly honored to work with Pamela,” said FX Entertainment president Eric Schrier. “She is one of the most talented artists in the business, which is exemplified through her work as a producer/showrunner, actor, writer and director.

Brazilian star Marisa Monte, the elegant singer, songwriter, producer and instrumentalist known for her distinctive vocals and ability to span multiple genres of Brazilian music, has signed a global administration agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group.

Bad Bunny, who is named songwriter of the year, Romeo Santos who took the songwriter/artist of the year and Daddy Yankee's "Con Calma" feat. Snow, which received the song of the year award.Meanwhile, Universal Music Publishing Group is awarded with publisher of the year and the independent publisher of the year goes to Kobalt Songs Music Publishing.

Charlie Daniels died Monday morning (July 6) from a hemorrhagic stroke, his publicist confirmed.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorNetflix has closed its big global deal for Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial Of The Chicago 7 and the price tag comes in at around $56M, we can reveal.Paramount was previously the domestic distributor and the film was due for theatrical release in a host of international markets but the coronavirus wrecked that plan.

Farruko's record label Carbon Fiber Music, which he co-founded with manager and business partner Franklin Martinez in 2014, has signed a global distribution deal contract with Ingrooves Music Group, Billboard can confirm.

Jamie Lang In response to the global COVID-19 crisis and the health and safety challenges facing live, in-person events, Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) has announced revised dates for its 4th edition, now set to run Oct.

Many of the music world’s biggest stars came together for “Global Goal: Unite For Our Future” on Saturday (June 27), in Global Citizen’s star-studded virtual concert that spanned the globe to recognize communities disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Classic songs were covered, huge hits were revisited and repositioned, and superstars spoke out to raise awareness -- as well as a whopping $6.9 billion in pledges from the event.

The K Pop fans and music lovers were in for a grand surprise when Blackpink dropped the music video of their new single, titled, How You Like That. If reports are to believed then, a record number of 1.65 million viewers were hooked on during the launch of Blackpink's new single, called How You Like That.