Lyricist Diane Warren BMG signs plan to release album – Variety
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Diane Warren, who for many years was the purest example of a lyricist working in the modern era, has a worldwide publishing contract with BMG, which will manage its relational catalogs outside the United States and Canada.
A recording deal has also been made later in the deal with plans to release an album of recent Warren songs recorded by various artists in BMG’s label division in 2020.
“I love the BMG team,” Warren said in a statement announcing the deal. “They ran and hit the ground. There’s already a lot going on that I know this year is going to be amazing. In short, I did not feel so much excitement and excitement. It’s great to have a team behind me. It’s just the beginning of a great journey full of hits.
A member of the Sonar Writers Hall of Fame, a member of the exclusive subset of contemporary lyricists to star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Warren has been in a special role in his film work in recent years. From the 90’s to “I Don’t Want to Miss Anything” and “How Do I Survive” to five of the best Oscar songs in the last six years for a film song, and he was nominated 11 times in total? Till It Becomes Yours ”and“ Become A Little Thing ”lately.
“Diane is one in a million,” said Thomas Sheher, EVP of BMG’s prestige and marketing in Los Angeles. “He is a global publisher like BMG wants exactly what he wants. His catalog is full of evergreen titles, which he himself has written 100%, to pitch artists around the world to integrate into beautiful and unpublished fundraiser catalogs, film, TV and advertising. Every day he writes new smog hit songs. ”
On Warren’s upcoming album, Scherer’s New York counterpart John Loffler said, “The world-famous lyricist, honored by every imagination, Diane never actually put her own name on the cover of any album. Featuring who among the A-list artists is collaborating and editing his new songs, this album is so successful that it is a groundbreaking record. Fans will remember these songs forever and we are thrilled to be a part of this historic release.
(Her name was on Warren’s previous album – “Love Songs Presented by Diane Warren” – but unlike the new album, it was a collection of hits released by superstars and was not widely distributed in America.)
In addition to his film contributions, which have been recorded by Aerosmith, Lady Gaga, Leanne Rhymes, Celine Dion, Common and others, Warren Tony Braxton’s “Un-Break My Heart” is known for tearing pieces to pieces in C time and Christina Aguilera “I’m back to you. Nine of her songs went to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and she has won five Emmy, one Grammy and one Golden Globe, as well as being a five-time ASCAP pop lyricist. This year, he received the prestigious Polar Music Award from Sweden, to be officially presented in 2021.
The new deal puts the 12-year-old BMG, the world’s fourth-largest music publisher, in business with the world’s largest female-owned music publishing company, as RealSongs describes.
