Bella Figura Music acquires RAK Publishing, including hits by Hot Chocolate and Joan Jett; firm has spent $80m+ on music rights to date


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Music Business Worldwide— RAK was founded in 1969 by record producer Mickie Most Source

Music Business Worldwide—Music industry veteran Richard Stumpf launches Hawkeye Music Publishing. New company has named Round Hill Music as a strategic partner Source

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Music Business Worldwide—PULSE Music forms ‘music publishing creative joint venture’ with Jon Bellion’s Beautiful Mind. Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Elijah Noll is the first artist signed to the joint venture. Source