Warner Music Group and Tuff Gong International signed an exclusive licensing agreement, which will see Tuff gong distributing Warner’s releases throughout the Caribbean.
The deal covers both new and catalogue releases, as well as local synch, licensing and live performance rights.
Through the license Tuff Gong will distribute the albums of some of today’s top artistes including Wiz Khalifa, Bruno Mars, Flo Rida, Cee Lo Green, Blake Shelton and Estelle. Warner’s extensive catalogue also features icons such as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Eric Clapton.
Stu Bergen, EVP, Warner Bros. Records said “Cedella Marley and her team at Tuff Gong are proven experts in the Caribbean music market, thanks to their un-paralleled local knowledge and marketing expertise they will provide a first-class service for the distribution of Warner’s diverse repertoire across the region. We see this agreement as a great way of introducing our artists to new markets and fans, as well as another step towards our goal of making our extraordinary music available as widely as possible around the world.”
Cedella Marley, CEO, Tuff Gong said “We are thrilled to get the opportunity to work with Warner’s impressive global catalog and artists, and we are looking forward to a partnership that will allow us to bring a new dimension to the already vibrant Caribbean music industry.”
Countries covered by the new agreement include: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Grenada, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and Virgin Islands.
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