ole Acquires Leona Lewis, Crosstown Songs Catalog For Canada via BMG Rights Management

As part of ole's reciprocal arrangement with BMG Rights Management (BMG-RM) in the pan-European territory, ole has acquired the rights to Leona Lewis' songwriting for Canada and will sub-publish the Crosstown Songs catalog in this country.

The Leona Lewis deal includes her future songwriting as well as the songs from her multi-platinum sophomore album, Echo. Lewis, who came to international prominence following her 2006 X Factor win in the U.K., recorded the theme song for the 2009 science fiction film Avatar titled I See You (Theme from Avatar) which was nominated for Best Original Song at the 67th Golden Globe Awards. A Leona Lewis world tour for later this year is currently in the planning stages.

ole will sub-publish the sizeable catalog of Crosstown Songs in Canada. With headquarters in Los Angeles, Crosstown Songs is a leading independent music publishing company holding the rights to over 8000 songs, including new copyrights featured on some of the top-selling albums of the past two years.

 "These new relationships for ole through BMG-RM have an exciting element of past success and future promise," enthuses Elizabeth Spear, Senior Creative Manager. "Leona is an international superstar as a singer and a first rate songwriter. Crosstown brings its catalog of diverse and seasoned rights to ole along with the potential of new content through its network of proven writers."

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