Beyonce signs global deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Beyoncé has signed a new global agreement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, covering the iconic artist and businesswoman’s entire song catalog, stretching back to seminal hits from her start with Destiny’s Child.

The deal unites her with Sony/ATV chairman and CEO Jon Platt, who worked with the superstar as head of her previous publisher Warner Chappell. Beyoncé’s husband, Jay-Z, hailed Platt “the Obama of the music industry” when the exec was honored at the annual City of Hope Spirit of Life gala in 2018, where Beyoncé performed. Read more in Billboard.