US recording artist, songwriter and performer Madonna and Warner Music Group (WMG) have sealed career-spanning global partnership that includes a new agreement for her entire recorded music catalogue and well as her whole songwriting works. Terms of the deal, described as "monumental" by WMG, were not disclosed.
"Since the very beginning, Warner Music Group has helped bring my music and vision to all my fans around the world with the utmost care and consideration," said Madonna. "They have been amazing partners, and I am delighted to be embarking on this next chapter with them to celebrate my catalogue from the last 40 years."
The agreement was negotiated by by Madonna’s longtime manager Guy Oseary at Maverick, Allen Grubman of Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sachs P.C., her business manager Richard Feldstein of NKSFB, and Max Lousada, CEO of WMG's Recorded Music division.
An incomparable superstar
"We’re honored to be forming a dynamic new partnership with an incomparable superstar whose influence on our musical and artistic landscape is immense and immutable," said Lousada. "Madonna has changed the course of pop and dance music, while taking live performance to new heights of drama and invention. At the same time, she uses her fame to amplify some of the most important social issues and movements of our time. Constantly and fearlessly challenging convention, her four decades of music are not only an extraordinary body of work, but a playbook for creative and cultural evolution."
WMG said the new partnership "marks the revitalisation of a decades-long relationship with Warner that began with the release of Madonna’s debut single in 1982." The deal encompasses her entire catalogue, released initially through Sire Records, her own Warner-backed label Maverick, and her Warner catalogue, such as 'Madonna', 'Like a Virgin', 'True Blue', 'Like a Prayer', and 'Ray of Light'.
The deal also includes Madonna's three most recent studio albums, 'MDNA', 'Rebel Heart', and 'Madame X' – released on Boy Toy as part of her deal with Live Nation and licensed through Universal Music Group's Interscope Records – which will join the Warner catalogue beginning in 2025. All in all, the new agreement includes 17 studio albums plus singles, soundtrack recordings, live albums, and compilations.
Multi-year series of releases
In addition, MWG's music publishing division Warner Chappell Music will continue to globally administers all of Madonna’s songwriting work.
WMG said the new deal will see the launch next year of "an extensive, multi-year series of catalogue releases that will revisit the groundbreaking music that made her an international icon," overseen by Warner Music’s catalogue team, led by Kevin Gore, President of Global Catalogue, Recorded Music.
For the first time, Madonna will personally curate expansive deluxe editions for many of her albums, as well as introduce unique releases for special events, and more. 2022 will mark the 40th anniversary of Madonna’s recording debut.
On October 8, Madonna will be releasing her documentary film, 'Madame X', available exclusively on Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, and MTV Entertainment Studios in the US, Latin America, Australia, the Nordics, and Canada. Outside these regions, the documentary will be available through ViacomCBS channel MTV.
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