Rodney will also join SONG’s board.. Rodney Jerkins, a producer, rapper, composer and songwriter, rose to prominence in 1997 having co-written, arranged and produced five songs for Mary J. Blige’s US Number 1 and 3x US platinum-certified album ‘Share My World’, including … Between March 2019 and March 2020, the company spent nearly $700 million to acquire 42 catalogs. Jerkins said: “My relationship with Hipgnosis represents a relationship of mutual trust: Hipgnosis has placed its trust in me as an advisor, and I have entrusted Hipgnosis to manage a catalog that I have nurtured for 25+ years. Your email address will not be published.Hipgnosis’ annual report showed soaring revenues built on the back of its first year of acquisitions.
Hipgnosis Songs (SONG) has signed up Rodney Jerkins, adding the music catalogue of the four-time Grammy winner. ... Tyner died on March 6, 2020 at age 81.
The firm, which has been on an unprecedented acquisition binge of hit songwriter and producer catalogs — been buying up catalogs by hitmakers ranging from Timbaland and Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart to Jack Antonoff and Jeff Bhasker — began trading on the London Stock Exchange in July of 2018. Rodney Jerkins’ full music catalog has been acquired by Hipgnosis Songs Fund – for an undisclosed amount.
Rodney Jerkins, executive music producer of "The High Note," talks about working with Tracee Ellis Ross and what Michael Jackson taught him. Nile Rodgers, The-Dream, Dave Stewart, Giorgio Tuinfort, Starrah and I all look forward to his contributions.”Jerkins — a producer, rapper and songwriter — rose to prominence in 1997 having co-written, arranged and produced five songs for Mary J. Blige’s triple-platinum album “Share My World,” including the single “I Can Love You.” The following year he co-wrote and produced the majority of Brandy’s “Never Say Never,” album which has sold over 17 million copies worldwide, including the Grammy-winning smash single “The Boy Is Mine.” In the following years he co-wrote and produced three songs for Whitney Houston’s album “My Love Is Your Love”; co-wrote and produced Destiny’s Child chart-topping “Say My Name,” and two songs on the group’s final album “Destiny Fulfilled.” He continued to collaborate with Beyonce as a solo artist, as well as the Spice Girls, Michael Jackson, Sam Smith, Lady Gaga (the Beyonce collaboration “Telephone”), Jennifer Lopez, Justin Beiber, Toni Braxton and more.Hipgnosis Songs recently released its annual report, which showed its revenues soaring in its first full year of business, climbing to $81 million in the 12 month period ended in March 2020 from around $8.9 million in the preceding period. The move has paid off. I have no doubt that Merck and Hipgnosis are the right home for my catalog because they have demonstrated that they appreciate the art and craft that underlie the copyright and have constantly supported music creators. I’m thankful for the music that God has enabled me to develop these past 25 years, and I’m excited, inspired, and motivated for what the future holds in the next phase of my career.”A Variety and iHeartRadio PodcastMerck Mercuriadis, Founder of Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited and The Family (Music) Limited, said: “If you are talking songs of cultural importance you only need to say ‘Darkchild’ and everyone in the world knows you are talking about the very best of the very best.
Rodney has created magic every step of the way in his magical career and we owe him a debt of gratitude for making the airwaves such a wonderful place over the last 25 years. Hipgnosis Songs acquires music catalogue from Rodney Jerkins 29 July 2020 | 07:43am StockMarketWire.com - Music rights investor Hipgnosis Songs Fund said it … Total revenues rose to $81 million in its first 12-month period ending March 2020.
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