R&B/Funk/Soul

John Legend sells catalog

Terms of the deal are undisclosed John Legend is the latest artist to sell his catalog. BMG and global investment firm KKR have acquired the singer/songwriter’s copyrights and publishing from late 2004 through early 2020, according to Bloomberg. Both companies…

Stro Elliot sets James Brown reimagined album

Stro Elliot sets James Brown reimagined album

Album features 10 remixes of classic Brown songs Celebrating the pioneer of funk James Brown, Urban Legends, a division of UMe, Universal Music Group’s global catalog company, has teamed up with multi-instrumentalist and member of The Roots, Stro Elliot, to…