Publishing Briefs: Andrea Bocelli Signs to UMPG, Dua Lipa’s Radical22 Inks With WCM

Kristin Robinson
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UMPG has signed Andrea Bocelli to a global publishing deal through its Classics & Screen department. Under the new agreement, the major publisher will represent Bocelli’s future works as well as his latest album, A Family Christmas.

Dua Lipa‘s media and management company Radical22 has signed a global administration deal with Warner Chappell Music. The agreement follows last year’s news that the pop star has acquired her publishing outright.

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