Glassnote Records Inks Distribution Deal With Sony Music’s The Orchard

Glassnote Records’ Mumford & Sons accomplishing are living. Photo Credit rating: Stefan Schäfer

Indie label Glassnote Records has inked a “global distribution partnership” with Sony Songs Entertainment’s The Orchard.

Glassnote Records and The Orchard (which finalized a pact with Nas’ Mass Appeal in May perhaps of 2021) unveiled their distribution tie-up by way of a official launch right now. Founded by Daniel Glass 15 several years back, Glassnote is the present label of Mumford & Sons and Chvrches, getting previously been the skilled household of Childish Gambino.

For considerably of its record, the indie label – whose founder quietly partnered with Warner Chappell on a publishing undertaking late previous yr – turned to Universal Songs Group (UMG) for its distribution needs. Nevertheless, 2018’s closing quarter saw Glassnote jump from UMG to AWAL, which belonged to Kobalt at the time.

And by dropping $430 million to become the proprietor of AWAL (as perfectly as Kobalt Neighboring Legal rights) – a invest in that elicited scrutiny from government officials and several in the audio field – Sony New music evidently set the stage for a union between The Orchard and Glassnote Information.

Today’s deal will see the SME subsidiary “provide the indie giant’s full artist roster with a all over the world community of services and abilities,” according to the involved parties. Stated parties did not elaborate on the nuances of the settlement in their formal release, but Daniel Glass and The Orchard CEO Brad Navin resolved the deal in statements.

“The Glassnote Data team has designed a property for artists that supports and cultivates creativity,” relayed the nearly 20-year Orchard veteran (and 13-calendar year CEO) Navin. “As a strategic lover, The Orchard will continue on to empower and enhance their resourceful vision, and enable all artists beneath the partnership broaden their attain in intercontinental marketplaces.”

“The Glassnote Team is thrilled to be functioning with The Orchard,” added Glass. “The worldwide achieve and know-how of their staff in both equally digital and classic distribution will be an asset to our gifted roster and the slate of amazing releases we have coming.”

Relating to the “global reach” of The Orchard, it’s really worth noting in conclusion that the SME division kicked off 2022 by producing a number of executive hires in Africa, in which the major labels are searching to broaden their respective operations. Before this month, for occasion, UMG rolled out Virgin Music Label & Artist Solutions Africa.

Individually, Sony Tunes in December of 2020 obtained distribution and artist-services company Human Re-Sources – and instantly folded it into The Orchard. Mid-April of 2022 then saw Human Re-Resources open a “communal workspace” in Atlanta, entire with a pair of recording studios.