Reservoir Media has struck a global publishing deal with Grammy and Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter kd lang.
The deal includes her future works and “a portion of her catalog,” the company said.
Long has worked with superstars such as Roy Orbison, Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, Loretta Lynn and Tony Bennett.
The latest deal comes two weeks after Reservoir struck a new publishing management deal with Snoop Dogg and Death Row Records.
Long has won eight Juno Awards, including Songwriter of the Year (1993), and four Grammy Awards, including Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (2004) wonderful world Collaborating with Tony Bennett, he won four awards from the BRIT Award, the American Music Awards (AMA), the Video Music Awards (VMA) and GLAAD.
In 1996, she was awarded Canada’s highest civilian honor, the Order of Canada, and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2013.
In addition to these recognitions, Lang was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Hall of Fame this September.
In the early 1980s, Lang began releasing music as the singer of the country swing band The Reclines.
She went on to release three albums with the band, seven solo studio albums, several collaborative albums (including the aforementioned wonderful world with Tony Bennett), as well as contributions to film scores including James Bond films Tomorrow never fades and the 2006 Oscar-winning animated film Happy feet.
In 2017, Lang Lang went on a world tour to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the multi-platinum sales innocentwhich included her single persistent longing and miss chatelaine. In 2021, she released Makeovera dance remix compilation.
“Working with Reservoir is absolutely exciting! Gornar is a force of nature who understands me as an artist.
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On signing with Reservoir, Lang said, “It’s absolutely exciting to work with Reservoir! Gornar is a force of nature who understands me as an artist. I’m inspired and confident in this creative partnership .
“When a legendary artist like KD Lang decides to call the Reservoir her home, it never goes out of style.”
Gornar Khosrowshahi Reservoir
Golnar Khosrowshahi, founder and CEO of Reservoir, added: “When a legendary artist like kd lang decides to call Reservoir home, it never goes out of style.
“Her unparalleled voice and music are a gift to the world. We look forward to helping her share these gifts with new audiences and supporting her as she enters the next chapter of her career.”
She added: “As a Canadian, I’m especially proud to be working with kd and her manager Steve Jensen, and I’d also like to thank Bruce Roberts, our first Reservoir songwriter, for his dedication to We introduced kd”
Reservoir’s deal with kd lang marks the latest in a series of recent deals for the music rights company. In August, Reservoir acquired publishing rights to works by the late composer and guitarist Billy Strange.
Other acquisitions last year include producer rights and publishing catalog 2Pac producer Big D Evansthe work of Latin music hotshot Rudy Perezand a catalog of Grammy-nominated hip-hop producers Manny Fresh.
Other noteworthy acquisitions include catalogs of rock artists Greg KeaneR&B group member this spinning machinesaxophonist sonny Rollinsand composer Louis Prima.
Reservoir’s continued investment in its music catalog contributed to its strong financial performance. In the first quarter of fiscal 2025, the company reported 8% Revenue increased annually to $34.3 million. Publishing revenue as a share of $24 million Of the total, we saw 15% Year-over-year growth was driven by higher catalog acquisitions and streaming revenue.
In an investor fact sheet released earlier this year, Reservoir said it had spent nearly US$1 billion Since its launch in 2007, it has been dedicated to catalog sourcing and contracting.
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