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Stream Soft Kill’s Gloomy New Album “Dead Kids R.I.P. City” Early
18th November 2020
Tobias Grave answers a few of our questions along with the early stream of the record officially out this Friday.
Ariel Marx Releases New Album 'Luthier'
13th November 2020
Sundance Music and Sound Design Lab fellow and multi-instrumentalist, composer Ariel Marx, known for her work in television and film, has released a "love letter to strings" on Node Records. Luthier, Marx's latest solo album, is available...
Ólafur Arnalds new album 'some kind of peace' Out Now + WHEN WE ARE BORN film coming soon in 2021
6th November 2020
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Ólafur Arnalds has released album some kind of peace, his first album published by Bosworth Music, part of Wise Music Group. As his most revealing and vulnerable work to date, the album features...
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...
Dion's 'Blues With Friends' Hits #1 on Billboard's Blues Albums Chart
19th June 2020
Congrats to Dion! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee's new album Blues With Friends has reached #1 on Billboard's Blues Albums Chart, and also hit the #1 spot on the IBBA UK charts for May 2020. Among the album's impressive artists...
Toots & the Maytals Announce New Album + Title Track "Got To Be Tough"
17th June 2020
Legendary Jamaican artist Frederick "Toots" Hibbert returns with his first studio release in more than a decade - the title track "Got To Be Tough" from Toots and the Maytals' full-length album out August 28th via Trojan Jamaica/BMG...
Wise Music Group Announces Renewed Publishing Relationship 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, including representation of her back catalogue albums, Saman (2014)...
Rachel Portman Releases "ask the river" Album - Available Now
9th April 2020
The Academy Award-winning composer and pianist Rachel Portman has released her all-instrumental album ask the river on May 8th on Node Records! Buy/stream the album now and watch the music video for "a gift" below.
Rachel Portman's New Single Out Now Via Node Records
17th March 2020
Node Records, part of the Wise Music Group, has released Rachel Portman's first solo single "leaves and trees" through all digital platforms, in addition to the official music video. Of the single, Rachel shares that "leaves and trees"...
Hildur Guðnadóttir Wins Best Original Score at The Oscars
10th February 2020
Hildur Guðnadóttir has won the Oscar for Best Original Score for Joker, making her the fourth woman to ever win in the category. "To the girls, to the women, to the mothers, to the daughters, who hear the music bubbling within, please...
Evan Dando Signs to Wise Music Group
3rd February 2020
Evan Dando of The Lemonheads has signed a publishing agreement with Wise Music USA, part of Wise Music Group. The worldwide deal includes all of Evan’s work to date, including hit songs such as “It’s a Shame About Ray,” “My Drug Buddy,”...
Ólafur Arnalds Signs to Wise Music Group
3rd February 2020
Ólafur Arnalds has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Bosworth Music GmbH, part of Wise Music Group. The catalogue includes Flow 1 and Flow 2 from Ekki Hugsa 360°, a commission from the Reeperbahn Festival, plus all...
The Music Sales Group Re-brands As Wise Music Group
31st January 2020
We’ve just rebranded ourselves as Wise Music Group. This name-change, effective from Monday 3rd February 2020, is also reflected in our various international office titles. Our Chairman Robert Wise announced the name-change as follows: “As...
Hildur Guðnadóttir Wins Best Original Score at Golden Globes
6th January 2020
Hildur Guðnadóttir has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for her haunting soundtrack to Joker. Guðnadóttir's win makes her the first-ever solo female winner in this category! In her acceptance speech, Guðnadóttir thanked...
The String Theory Receives Grammy Nomination for Best Spoken Word Album
11th December 2019
The artist collective and neo-classical orchestra The String Theory, along with the award-winning poet Sekou Andrews are Grammy-nominated for their self-titled 6-track release in the category of Best Spoken Word Album. The String Theory...
2020 Grammy Nominations Announced
27th November 2019
Huge congratulations to the Grammy-nominated artists Hildur Guðnadóttir, Kaija Saariaho, and The String Theory! Recordings of music by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Philip Glass, and Terry Riley also received nominations. See full nomination...
'The Song of Names' In Select Theaters This December
25th November 2019
Sony Pictures Classics' The Song of Names, featuring an original score by Howard Shore, comes to theaters December 25th in New York and Los Angeles! The film follows Martin Simmonds (Tim Roth) as he searches for his long-lost brother, a...
Dustbowl Revival's New Track "Mirror" - One of Rolling Stone's Best Country & Americana Songs To Hear Right Now
8th November 2019
Dustbowl Revival has shared two new singles to great acclaim in preview of their album Is It You, Is It Me - releasing January 31st, 2020! Noted for its "cinematic flourishes" and "pizzicato strings," "Mirror" has been named one of Rolling...
Hildur Guðnadóttir Awarded TV Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
23rd October 2019
Hildur Guðnadóttir has been named TV Composer of the Year at the annual World Soundtrack Awards held in Ghent, Belgium on October 18th. Guðnadóttir received the award for scoring HBO’s Chernobyl, which she also recently won an Emmy for...
Christopher Paul Stelling Announces Ben Harper-Produced Album 'Best of Luck'
22nd October 2019
Folk singer-songwriter Christopher Paul Stelling has released his album Best of Luck on February 7th via ANTI Records.Produced by Ben Harper, the album features an all-star rhythm section with Jimmy Paxson (Stevie Nicks, Dixie Chicks) on...