Major Wave Music has introduced a partnership with Y.M.C.A hitmakers Village Folks.
The settlement covers the group’s model, in addition to identify & likeness rights, plus grasp recordings and publishing belongings. A value for the transaction has not been disclosed.
Based in 1977, Village Folks have offered greater than 100 million information worldwide.
Y.M.C.A has offered greater than 12 million copies, and has racked up round 450 million performs on Spotify to this point.
Village Folks’s second single, Macho Man, can be included within the take care of Major Wave, along with multi-platinum hits like Go West and In The Navy.
Go West was coated by Pet Store Boys in 1993 for a efficiency at an AIDS charity occasion and hit No.1 in a number of international locations world wide together with topping Billboard’s Dance Music/Membership Play singles chart within the U.S.
In a joint assertion, Jonathan and Anthony Belolo of Village Folks mentioned concerning the Major Wave deal: “As we had been choosing up the mantle following our father’s passing in 2019, we quickly realized that – to attain his desires of bringing the Village Folks perfect into the twenty first century the precise means is a really daring endeavor.
“Our partnership with the superb crew at Major Wave now brings us the backup and experience that may guarantee we will rise to the duty collectively. With a number of tasks in growth, the long run seems to be vivid as ever for the Village Folks!”
Lexi Todd, Vice President, Enterprise & Authorized Affairs at Major Wave Music, commented: “The Village Folks have introduced a lot pleasure to listeners world wide for many years. With disco-inspired music all around the up to date charts, now’s the proper time to launch our new partnership. We look ahead to working alongside Jonathan and Anthony to reinvigorate the Village Folks model.”
The present Village Folks lineup is comprised of: Victor Willis (Cop/Admiral), Angel Morales (Native American), James Kwong (Building Employee), Chad Freeman (Cowboy), James Lee (G.I.), and James J.J. Lippold (Leatherman).
Earlier this month, Major Wave moved into Brazil by way of the acquisition of a 50% stake in Nas Nuvens Catalog (NNC). That transaction valued the Sao Paulo-headquartered firm at round USD $100 million.
In January, Major Wave introduced a rights partnership deal with the property of Stone Temple Pilots Singer Scott Weiland.
Major Wave’s repertoire contains hits by icons resembling Bob Marley, Prince, Stevie Nicks, James Brown, The Doorways, Frankie Valli & the 4 Seasons, Smokey Robinson, Whitney Houston, Ray Charles, Burt Bacharach, Bing Crosby, Luther Vandross, Olivia Newton-John, Isaac Hayes, Andre 3000, Steven Van Zandt, and Aerosmith.Music Enterprise Worldwide
