Diane Warren Signs With BMG
• One of the most prolific and successful contemporary songwriters in modern time, Diane Warren has signed new global publishing and recording deals with BMG. During her extraordinary award-winning career, Warren has tallied an incredible nine No.1 and 32 Top 10 charting songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Among the most highly decorated and recognized songwriters in history, Warren is a Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, an 11-time Academy Award nominee whose songs have been featured in over 100 motion pictures, and the recipient of the Grammy, Emmy, and Golden Globe Award, among many other honors.
Under the new deals, BMG will administer Warren’s entire songwriting publishing catalog (ex-U.S. and Canada) under her Realsongs umbrella and release her forthcoming album, which will feature many of her latest works performed by an array of acclaimed artists, later this year.
Warren said, “I’m thrilled with my new deal at BMG. I love the BMG team. They have hit the ground running! There is so much already happening that I know this year is going to be amazing. To say I’ve never felt so much enthusiasm and excitement is an understatement. It’s great to have a team behind me like this. This is just the beginning of a fantastic journey filled with hits!”
Thomas Scherer, BMG EVP, Repertoire & Marketing, Los Angeles, said, “Diane is one in a million. She is exactly what a global publisher like BMG wants and needs. Her catalog is full of evergreen titles written 100% by herself, a catalog of beautiful and unreleased treasures, to pitch to artists around the world for synch at film, TV, and commercials. Every day she is writing new smash hit songs. The entire publishing team at BMG is proud and honored to be at service for the one and only Diane Warren.” John Loeffler, BMG EVP, Repertoire & Marketing, New York, remarked, “A world-renowned songwriter, with honors in every imaginable category, Diane has never actually placed her own name on the cover of an album before! Featuring a ‘Who’s Who’ of A-list artists collaborating and performing her new songs, this album is the break-through record she so richly deserves. Fans will remember these songs forever and we are thrilled to be part of this historic release.” [Photo credit: Emily Schur]
