Exclusive: The Expendables and The Hitman’s Bodyguard producer Millennium has inked a music rights deal with major publisher Kobalt Music Group.
Under the agreement, Kobalt will administer all of Millennium’s music rights, including licensing, collections, creative services, and accounting. In addition, Kobalt’s recording division, Awal, will be used for marketing and distribution of select original song and score releases from Millennium.
The two companies will work to find opportunities across Millennium’s film and TV projects and Kobalt’s roster, which includes artists such as Childish Gambino, Dave Grohl, Enrique Iglesias, Kelly Clarkson, Finneas, Lionel Richie, Lauv, Stevie Nicks, Marshmello, Max Martin, Elvis Presley, The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch and Ozuna.
An objective for the partnership is to license Millennium’s music across media including film, TV, advertising, games, podcasts, and the internet. One of Millennium’s first releases on Awal is Rita Wilson’s original song Everybody...
Under the agreement, Kobalt will administer all of Millennium’s music rights, including licensing, collections, creative services, and accounting. In addition, Kobalt’s recording division, Awal, will be used for marketing and distribution of select original song and score releases from Millennium.
The two companies will work to find opportunities across Millennium’s film and TV projects and Kobalt’s roster, which includes artists such as Childish Gambino, Dave Grohl, Enrique Iglesias, Kelly Clarkson, Finneas, Lionel Richie, Lauv, Stevie Nicks, Marshmello, Max Martin, Elvis Presley, The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch and Ozuna.
An objective for the partnership is to license Millennium’s music across media including film, TV, advertising, games, podcasts, and the internet. One of Millennium’s first releases on Awal is Rita Wilson’s original song Everybody...
- 7/22/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Millennium Media has hired Ryan Svendsen as its Head of Music. He comes over from Lionsgate, where he was Director, Film and TV Music and worked on music for La La Land, Nashville and The Hunger Games movies.
In his new role he will oversee music strategy and development for Millennium Media’s slate that currently includes the sequel The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard; the Tanya Wexler-directed Jolt; and Tesla, the biopic of inventor Nikola Tesla starring Ethan Hawke.
Svendsen, a musician who has worked on songs for Shawn Mendes, Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato and Jon Bellion, worked at UTA and Azoff Music Management before joining Lionsgate. He will now report to Millennium president Jeffrey Greenstein and co-president Jonathan Yunger.
“As we continue our focus on being content creators, music is such an important part of the movie-going experience,” Greenstein said. “Ryan is a musician with great experience,...
In his new role he will oversee music strategy and development for Millennium Media’s slate that currently includes the sequel The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard; the Tanya Wexler-directed Jolt; and Tesla, the biopic of inventor Nikola Tesla starring Ethan Hawke.
Svendsen, a musician who has worked on songs for Shawn Mendes, Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato and Jon Bellion, worked at UTA and Azoff Music Management before joining Lionsgate. He will now report to Millennium president Jeffrey Greenstein and co-president Jonathan Yunger.
“As we continue our focus on being content creators, music is such an important part of the movie-going experience,” Greenstein said. “Ryan is a musician with great experience,...
- 10/11/2019
- by Patrick Hipes and Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
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