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Wise Music Announce Agreement To Represent The Catalogue Of Paco de Lucía
21st September 2020
Unión Musical Ediciones, part of Wise Music Group, is thrilled to announce the global agreement reached to represent the catalogue of the legendary flamenco guitarist and composer Paco de Lucía. Throughout his career, having reinvented...
RIP Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert
16th September 2020
Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, Grammy-Award winning multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and front-man of the legendary Jamaican group ‘Toots and the Maytals’, sadly passed away on Friday 11th September at the age of 77.The news was...
Hugar Release Latest Single 'Reykjavik'
2nd September 2020
Hugar's latest single 'Reykjavík' is out now. Off their up-coming album The Vasulka Effect: Music for the Motion Picture, due out October 2nd, 'Reykjavík' is a "gentle, orcehstral track" which "spills forth like a stream of water over a...
Ólafur Arnalds Announces Up-coming Album 'some kind of peace'
28th August 2020
Ólafur Arnalds has announced details of a brand-new album, 'some kind of peace', due for release on November 6th. His most revealing and vulnerable work to date, the album is announced today alongside a beautiful new track, ‘We Contain...
Toots and the Maytals Release New Album "Got To Be Tough"
28th August 2020
Toots and the Maytals Release New Album Got To Be ToughToots and the Maytals' long awaited new album is out now. Got To Be Tough is Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert's first album of brand new songs in over a decade. The energising provocation of...
Shaka Loveless Features On New Single 'Higher' By Outlandish
14th August 2020
New single "Higher" by Outlandish ft. Shaka Loveless Danish rap group Outlandish has just released their new summer single "Higher" featuring Shaka Loveless on the chorus. Listen to the single on Spotify.
Ólafur Arnalds Releases New Single
11th August 2020
Ólafur Arnalds' new single 'Back To The Sky' is out now. Released last Friday 7th August via Mercury KX, the track is in collaboration with, and features the vocals of, fellow Icelandic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist JFDR...
Music + Sound Award 2020 Winners
29th July 2020
The Music + Sound Awards 2020 winners were announced last week, and we are delighted to say a Wise Music Creative project won! 'Nature Fights Back' by Hauschka featured in Apple At Work - The Underdogs was awarded Best Sync In Online...
Drexler Releases Debut Album 'Handles'
20th July 2020
Handles Drexler’s debut album is out now. Released on Friday 17th July, the album is inspired by new beginnings and ideas of rebirth. The music infuses intimate chamber strings with tender piano tones, ambient synth, minimal percussion and...
'I May Destroy You' Featuring Wise Music Tracks
20th July 2020
Michaela Coel’s BBC series, 'I May Destroy You' has been a phenomenon over the last 6 weeks. The series has been praised for it’s use of music throughout and Wise Music Creative was a leading partner, licensing 5 songs across the...
Toots And The Maytals Featured In Uncut Magazine
16th July 2020
Toots and the Maytals have been featued with a 6 page spread in the new issue of UNCUT Magazine, giving an in-depth look behind up-coming album Got To Be Tough and Toots' whole career leading up to this point. Order a copy here Check out...
Music+Sound Awards 2020 Finalists Announced
13th July 2020
The Music+Sound Awards 2020 finalists have been announced and we are delighted to say three Wise Music tracks have been nominated in two categories: Best Sync In Online, Viral + Ambient Advertising: 'Nature Fights Back' by Hauschka...
M.I.L.K Signs Publishing Deal With Wise Music
6th July 2020
We are proud to announce Emil Wilk, known as M.I.L.K, as the newest signature with French publisher Première Music Group, part of Wise Music Group. The M.I.L.K sound is as curious as his many collaborations suggests. He effortlessly blends...
Toots And The Maytals Release New Video For Latest Single 'Got To Be Tough'
1st July 2020
Toots and the Maytals have today released a new animated music video for their latest single 'Got To Be Tough' coinciding with International Reggae Day! The video, created by Nick Franco, depicts an animated version of Frederick 'Toots'...
New Toots & The Maytals Album Announced
17th June 2020
Toots and the Maytals have annouced they are releasing a new album, titled Got To Be Tough, via Trojan Jamaica/BMG Records this August. With Toots taking on horn and production duties himself, Got To Be Tough features Sly Dunbar on drums...
Wise Music Group renews publishing deal with Hildur Guðnadóttir
16th June 2020
Wise Music Group is delighted to announce a renewed worldwide publishing relationship with the Academy Award-winning Icelandic composer and cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir. Widely recognised for her historic awards season sweep within the past...
Brandon Beal Signs Publishing Deal With Wise Music
4th June 2020
We are delighted to announce Brandon Beal has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Edition Wilhelm Hansen, part of Wise Music Group. The American hitmaker is a songwriter, performer and producer and is the man behind some of the most...
Frans Bak - "Piano"
4th June 2020
Danish composer, Frans Bak, has released his new album "Piano" on Dharma Record. It is an 11 track album inspired by the piano he used to play while growing up and born out of his love for simple melodies. Read Atwood Magazine's premiere...
Academy Award-Winning Composer Rachel Portman Releases Her Debut Solo Album 'ask the rver'
8th May 2020
“ask the river” is exceptionally composed and performed. It was a thrill to listen to. She is working at a high level of artistry not reached by many composers.” – Philip Glass “Her frequent collaborator, director Douglas McGrath, quotes...
Luke Elliot Releases new album 'The Big Wind'
8th May 2020
New Jersey’s Luke Elliot has garnered comparisons to icons such as Hank Williams, Big Joe Turner, Bob Dylan, Elmore James, PJ Harvey, and Nick Cave. His latest album 'The Big Wind' has just been awarded Rolling Stone France's "Album of The...