Downtown Music Holdings In The News

Having raised $12.5m to date, Stem quits DIY distribution, increases its fees and focuses on ‘top performing artists’

Firm launches 'Stem Direct' which it says will super-serve VIP artists

‘We are here to serve songwriters – we cut out middle-people as much as we can.’

Roberto Neri on the last four years at Downtown - and the future

Downtown promotes Roberto Neri to EVP, UK and Head of European Business Development

'Roberto has been instrumental in bringing first-rate songwriters, producers and iconic catalogs to Downtown.'

Downtown Music Publishing acquires Strictly Confidential catalog

Acquisition includes more than 10,000 song copyrights

Justin Kalifowitz on why Downtown bought CD Baby owner AVL Digital

Downtown's Founder and CEO was interviewed live on stage at The Great Escape in Brighton, UK

Downtown inks deal to represent the catalog of Summertime composer George Gershwin

Summertime has seen renditions by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke, Janis Joplin and others

Downtown enters JV with Cowboys & Pirates to develop Hip-Hop and R&B talent

Cowboys & Pirates is headed by Ty Baisden

Former Nielsen exec Anne-Taylor ‘AT’ Adams joins Downtown as SVP, Global Communications

Downtown also recently hired David Dormon as Legal Counsel and Director of Acquisitions