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Jimmy Somerville signs to BMG Chrysalis
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 4 July 2012
Jimmy Somerville has signed a new publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis UK, the company announced yesterday. The agreement covers all songs Somerville has written in his career, including with Bronski Beat and The Communards, as well as his solo career, and all future compositions.
BMG Chrysalis Senior Director, Creative, Kate Sweetsur, told CMU: “Jimmy Somerville occupies a unique place in British pop history, but his latest work shows that there’s a whole lot more still to come. We are delighted to welcome his three decades of music to BMG Chrysalis UK”.
Somerville’s manager, Carol Crabtree of Solar Management, added: “This is an exciting new chapter in Jimmy’s career and we feel BMG Chrysalis is the perfect partner to support and develop this further”.
