At this point in Bruce’s legendary songwriting career, they are an ideal fit. UMPG combines putting the artist first with creating, leading and managing the incredible changes occurring in the world of publishing. “After 40 productive years of working with the leading independents, it is now time for us to centralize Bruce’s publishing. “We are thrilled to be working with Jody Gerson and her team,” said Springsteen manager Jon Landau in a statement. The Universal Music Publishing Group is headed by music vet Jody Gerson Springsteen’s pushing rights were previously held by Downtown Publishing in the United States and Sony/ATV in the United Kingdom. Born to Run will be revelatory for anyone who has ever enjoyed Bruce Springsteen, but this book is much more than a legendary rock star’s memoir. Music publishing companies collect rights fees for songwriters and they sell the rights to allow an artists’ music to appear in commercials and movies.

MORE: All-star lineup to salute the late Joe Strummer at the Stone PonyĪs for his music rights deal, it’s the first time a single publisher will represent his entire catalog worldwide. Similar book events took place across the country. Fans who purchased a book got a photo of themselves, and a handshake or a hug, with Springsteen on a platform in the rear of the store. Springsteen marked the day with a book event at the Freehold Barnes & Noble where he met with approximately 2,000 fans over four hours.

The hardcover version of “Born to Run' was released on Sept. Target already has the paperback version on sale, 528 pages for $13.38, to be released on Sept.

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