Music rights data and asset management platform rightsHub has unveiled its latest feature for labels and publishers.
Available to all rightsHub clients, rightsDrop will enable labels and publishers to create and issue fully customisable templates for artists, writers and managers to submit metadata and assets for new releases. It cuts out needless repetition and simplifies communications.
With the addition of rightsDrop, rightsHub now provides an end-to-end solution for rights-holders to manage the flow of rights data and assets from collection to delivery. It maintains a single point of data entry and provides a central location for storing releases, assets and contract data, which enables clients to save time, cut down on manual errors and facilitate remote collaboration.
Oscar Tremain, rightsHub VP of product & client relations, said: “rightsHub exists to make the lives of rights-holders as easy as possible. As part of this, we always take the time to ask our labels and publishers what remains a headache or roadblock within their operations. Time and time again we received the feedback that their teams are bogged down with chasing up artists and managers for pieces of data and content files across multiple channels, with no set process between all parties.
“rightsDrop finally addresses a common industry-wide issue and not only gives full control back to the rights-holders to ensure clean, consistent data flows for new releases, tracks and works, but also provides artists, writers and managers with a clear-cut and simplified way of submitting their music and data.”
Will Dowler, production manager at Defected Records, added: “One of the biggest issues we face is the gathering of data and assets from artists, managers and writers, slowing down release activity and registrations… We explained the issue to rightsHub and they have built a solution that’s going to massively help with this, rightsHub and now rightsDrop really is going to make our whole business process so much easier.”
We were looking for a solution that could help us in giving the new business infrastructure and would help us scale
Jack Melhuish
In addition, rightsHub has signed a new deal with Artist Theory, the independent label launched last year by former Parlophone execs Nick Burgess and Jack Melhuish, with a roster including Sam Ryder, H.LLS and Emily Jeffri. In recent months rightsHub has additionally extended its partnerships with Believe, Sentric, The Circuit Group, Sahara Music Group, and Defected Records.
They are part of a wider network of clients that includes Altra Moda, Armada, Axtone, Believe, Cloud 9 Music, Crucast, CTM, Distiller Music Group, DMY, Fool’s Gold Records, Future Classic, Hospital Records, Ignition Records, Mobilee Records, Phoenix Music International, OCP, Proper Music Distribution, Revolver, Training Tunes, TMRW Music, Unified Music Group and others.
CEO Lee Morrison said: “I am really happy that labels like Artist Theory have chosen to join our already amazing client base and it’s by working with them and building out these tools that this happens.”
Artist Theory has just released Sam Ryder’s new album, Heartland, which is in the Top 10 of the Midweek albums chart.
Jack Melhuish, co-founder of Artist Theory, said: “We were looking for a solution that could help us in giving the new business infrastructure and would help us scale, we came across rightsHUB and it fits the bill perfectly, the team have been a pleasure to work with since we came on board.”
Simon Birkumshaw, director of operations, label services at The Circuit Group, added: “rightsHub has been a massive part of the way we have grown and developed our business in label services, giving us transparency, connectivity and direct access to all of our metadata & files – all in one place. The ability to directly source all of our new release data and have it auto populate rightsHub looks to be a game changer for us.”
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