Kobalt Music Group Signs Exclusive Music Publishing Deal With Superstar Gwen Stefani

Kobalt Music Group Signs Exclusive Music Publishing Deal With Superstar Gwen Stefani

LONDON, April 8/PRNewswire/ --

- Kobalt to Expand U.S. Operations in 2005

Global superstar singer, fashion icon and No Doubt front woman, Gwen Stefani, has signed an exclusive, ex-North America deal with Kobalt Music Group to administer her publishing company, HARAJUKU LOVER MUSIC, and represent the copyrights for synchronization for Film, TV and Advertising and other mediums. The deal includes her new debut album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (Interscope), which has scanned in excess of 4 million units worldwide.

Through the relationship with Kobalt, Stefani's publishing company will utilize Kobalt's new, state-of-the-art online client account tools, which include unique royalty analysis and royalty tracking tools allowing the client to be completely involved in the process of managing their copyrights.

Willard Ahdritz, founder and CEO of Kobalt Music Group, further announced today the company will expand its global operations in 2005 with the opening of offices in Los Angeles and Berlin. Veteran music executive Dana Kasha-Cohen has been named VP Creative U.S. Formerly with Universal Music Publishing Group, Kasha-Cohen is based in Los Angeles.

With offices in London, New York and Nashville, Kobalt Music Group (Kobalt http://www.kobaltmusic.com ) is a global, independent music publisher offering administrative and creative services to writers, publishers and other publishing rights holders. Kobalt's unique and modern, centralized royalty collection infrastructure is based on direct relationships with collection societies and a unique proprietary technology which enables clients to receive faster delivery of revenues and information in a transparent and efficient manner. Kobalt management has entrepreneurial, strategic and technology know-how as well as music industry experience dedicated to providing the highest level of service. The company's international creative team also works with record labels, film companies and advertising agencies to create maximum opportunities for clients and their copyrights.

Currently administrating in excess of 60,000 copyrights Kobalt Music Group's clients also include: Sanctuary Music Publishing, 8 Mile Style, Tony Kanal, UB40, Axl Rose, Air-Edel Music, Tears For Fears, Wet Wet Wet, Teddy Riley, Denzil Foster, Dennis Matkowsky, B-Unique Music, Badly Drawn Boy, Cal IV Music, Integrated Copyright Group, Bill Wyman, Ignition Music, Big Life, James Brown and many others.

Web site: http://www.kobaltmusic.com

Source: Kobalt Music Group

Rebekah Alperin of Alperin Tyler Tran, +1-310-770-1045, reb@alperintylertran.com, for Kobalt Music Group

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