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| Date: 11/28/2024 Section: Rumor Mill With Thanksgiving here, all we can think about is turkey and gravy and stuffing and yams and buttered crescent rolls and bottomless tumblers of Beaujolais Nouveau. But we are contractually obligated to feign interest in work, so here's our weekly gallery and its aptly carb-heavy captions for your weekend-adjacent delectation. |
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| Date: 07/25/2024 Section: Pub Crawling Primary Wave is waving the flag for its writers’ roles in some big radio records. At the top of the heap is “Too Sweet” by Columbia’s Hozier, co-written by PW-affiliated Serge Gherman and Tyler Reese. The track is currently #2 at Top 40 and #1 at Hot AC and Alternative. A ke... |
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| Date: 04/30/2024 Section: Rumor Mill Whether you're scribbling blank verse in your garret in honor of Taylor's massive chart bow, squeezing into your cowboy boots as Stagecoach begins or simply collapsing on the couch while you wait for the refreshments to kick in, we salute you—and we bring you this minimally taxing anthology of hot music-biz photos. |
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| Byline: I.B. Bad Date: 04/18/2024 Section: Rumor Mill Though the catalog-acquisition market has shown signs of slowing, Larry Mestel’s Primary Wave continues to grow the major business he's steadfastly built over the course of nearly two decades while... Larry Mestel, Prince, Smokey Robinson, Bob Marley, James Brown, Bing Crosby, Whitney Houston, Merck Mercuriadis, Times Music, Nas Nuvens, Hipgnosis, Litmus, Harbourview, Eldridge, Reservoir, Shamrock |
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| Date: 04/18/2024 Section: Rumor Mill Neil Sedaka is partnering with Primary Wave Music on his music publishing and recording rights for all his recordings. Terms of the partnership may also see Primary Wave participating in branding rights over Sedaka’s name and likeness. |
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| Date: 04/17/2024 Section: Rumor Mill Primary Wave and FiveCurrents have announced that Bob Marley Hope Road will open later this year at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Cedella Marley, Ziggy Marley, Scott Givens and Larry Mestel executive-produced the experience. Bob Marley, Hope Road, Primary Wave, FiveCurrents, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Cedella Marley, Ziggy Marley |
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| Date: 03/27/2024 Section: Rumor Mill Primary Wave Music has tapped Julianne Wilson as senior director, creative sync, and upped Peter Kurczaba to senior director and Derek Pierce to director. All three will report to Global Sync President Marty Silverstone. Primary Wave, Primary Wave Music, Marty Silverstone |
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| Date: 02/26/2024 Section: Rumor Mill Team Primary Wave is busting out the deluxe spliffs to celebrate the success of the new biopic Bob Marley: One Love and the boost it's given the late music icon’s catalog—not to mention a new song by YG Marley, the reggae trailblazer’s grandson. Bob Marley, YG Marley, Primary Wave, Larry Mestel, Lauryn Hill |
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| Date: 02/06/2024 Section: Rumor Mill Justin Shukat, Jacqueline Saturn, Larry Mestel, Dominic Pandiscia, Cindy James and Paul Sizelove at Primary Wave's Grammy pre-party—dig into Grammy week snaps featuring some of our favorite folks. |
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| Date: 02/02/2024 Section: Rumor Mill Industry heavy hitters such as Primary Wave Music, Hipgnosis' Merck Mercuriadis and the NMPA have thrown their support behind Universal Music Group's decision to remove its music from TikTok. Primary Wave, Larry Mestel, Universal Music Group, TikTok |
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| Date: 01/24/2024 Section: Rumor Mill The estate of Scott Weiland has put the publishing copyrights and recording royalties for all of his repertoire in the hands of Primary Wave Music. Scott Weiland, Primary Wave Music, Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver |
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| Date: 01/18/2024 Section: Rumor Mill Agnes Kacicki has joined Primary Wave as its new head of corporate development, in which capacity she'll lead efforts related to the acquisition of catalogs. Agnes Kacicki, Primary Wave, Larry Mestel |
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| Date: 01/08/2024 Section: Rumor Mill Purple Rain is heading to the stage. Primary Wave Music founder and CEO Larry Mestel and NorthStar Group Chairman L. Londell McMillan are behind the project. Prince, Purple Rain, Orin Wolf, Primary Wave Music, Larry Mestel, L Londell McMillan |
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| Date: 01/03/2024 Section: Rumor Mill After a banner year, the team at Primary Wave has quietly amassed close to $4b in assets, putting it in the upper tier of music companies with respect to... Primary Wave, Larry Mestel |
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| Date: 08/17/2023 Section: Rumor Mill Primary Wave Music has acquired publishing-catalog rights for compositions by Styx’s Dennis DeYoung and recordings featuring his performances. Primary Wave Music, Styx, Dennis DeYoung |
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| Date: 07/13/2023 Section: Rumor Mill Primary Wave Music has promoted Marty Silverstone to president, Global Sync. Silverstone, who is also a partner at Primary Wave, will continue to oversee the sync licensing department from the company’s Los Angeles headquarters. Primary Wave Music, Marty Silverstone, Larry Mestel |
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| Date: 06/28/2023 Section: Pub Crawling Kool & The Gang drummer George Brown and Primary Wave Music are singing “it’s time to come together.” PWM has acquired a stake in Brown’s music publishing catalog, writer’s share, and writer’s share of public performance. Brown, drummer and founding member ... |
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| Date: 06/28/2023 Section: Rumor Mill Primary Wave Music is joining Kool & the Gang drummer George Brown on the bridge of “Celebration,” singing, “It’s time to come together.” Primary Wave Music, Kool & The Gang, George Brown |
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| Date: 06/13/2023 Section: Rumor Mill Melissa Etheridge will debut Melissa Etheridge: My Window in a nine-week residency at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre beginning 9/14. Primary Wave Music, Melissa Etheridge, Broadway |
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| Date: 06/08/2023 Section: Rumor Mill NMPA President/CEO David Israelite will host the inaugural Music Investor Conference in New York Tuesday. Guest speakers will include Mitch Glazier, Mike Huppe and Merck Mercuriadis. David Israelite, National Music Publisher's Association, Music Investors Conference, MIC |
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| Date: 05/31/2023 Section: Rumor Mill David Loiterton, who was instrumental in securing Primary Wave Music’s recent partnership with India’s Times Music, has joined the publisher as president, Indo-Pacific. David Loiterton, Primary Wave Music, Larry Mestel, Times Music |
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| Date: 04/26/2023 Section: Rumor Mill To commemorate Primary Wave's partnership with India's Times Music (a subsidiary of Times of India Group), the two teams assembled for this culturally rich, globally expansive photo. As you might imagine, every item visible in the foreground was placed with great care to symbolize a facet of the relationship. Later, a jubilant Larry Mestel attempted the "Naatu Naatu" dance and may have sprained something. The new venture, estimated by some reports to be valued north of $100m, gives PW a big stake in Indian music, notably the massively influential world of Bollywood soundtracks. Seen just before beginning the painful process of explaining this website are... Primary Wave, Times of India, Times, Music, Larry Mestel, Ramon Villa, David Loiterton, Bill Cisneros,  Vineet Jain, N. Subramanian, Theja Kolla,  Mandar Thakur |
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| Date: 04/04/2023 Section: Rumor Mill Primary Wave Music has acquired a majority stake in Sarah McLachlan’s songwriting and recorded-music catalog, including the hits “Angel,” “I Will Remember You” and “Hold On.” Primary Wave Music, Sarah McLachlan |
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| Date: 02/22/2023 Section: Rumor Mill Primary Wave Music has welcomed Robin Godfrey-Cass into the fold. The veteran exec will focus on catalog acquisition from his home base in London. Primary Wave Music, Robin Godfrey-Cass |
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| Date: 02/03/2023 Section: Rumor Mill Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Steven "Little Steven" Van Zandt has signed a multimillion-dollar partnership with Primary Wave, which will manage his publishing and recorded-music catalogs and the producer royalties from his work as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. Primary Wave, Larry Mestel, Stevie Van Zandt, Little Steven, Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes |
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