- Pitbull and UK Breakthrough Act London Grammar Added to Top Flight

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- Also from the UK Comes Jess Glynne and Frightened Rabbit

- German Rapper Cro Joins Client List

9th October, London:- Kobalt Neighbouring Rights (KNR) has added a wealth of musical talent to its roster by signing international hit-maker Pitbull, the UK’s London Grammar, Jess Glynne and Frightened Rabbit, and German rapper Cro for the collection of neighbouring rights income.

Grammy-winning rapper and record producer Pitbull has notched up number #1 hits in more than 15 countries, and together with Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte, performed the official FIFA 2014 World Cup anthem "We Are One (Ole Ola)". Joining him is Germany’s most commercially successful rapper, Cro, who fuses striking rap rhythms with catchy pop melodies to great success having already struck four platinum-selling singles.

Also joining KNR are a trio of acts from across the UK. One of the most exciting international breakthroughs in recent years, London Grammar have taken home numerous awards already this year, including an Ivor Novello for the ‘Best Song Musically and Lyrically’, a BRIT nomination for ‘Best Breakthrough Act’ and two AIM awards for ‘Independent Breakthrough’ and ‘PPL Most Played New Independent Act’.

Dominating the UK airwaves with the most airplay of any artist so far this year, singer-songwriter Jess Glynne recently scored a Best Newcomer nomination at the forthcoming Mobo awards, whilst renowned live performers Frightened Rabbit enjoyed Top Ten success with their latest effort, 2013’s ‘Pedestrian Verse’.

Ann Tausis, Managing Director of Kobalt Neighbouring Rights said: “I’m proud to welcome these hugely talented artists to our roster. Like all our clients, they will benefit from our expertise, technology and relationships with collecting societies to maximise their earnings and timeliness of payment in this complex area.”

The new signings follow Kobalt Music Group’s recent website refresh, emphasising the simplicity and transparency of the company’s technological approach. The launch video entitled “The Future of Music Really Is This Simple” can be seen here http://www.kobaltmusic.com/?auto

About Kobalt Neighbouring Rights

Kobalt Neighbouring Rights (KNR) offers a global service for artists and independent labels to collect their Neighbouring Rights income from the various relevant collection societies around the world.

KNR’s Managing Director is Ann Tausis, who was previously at Universal Publishing for 20 years, most recently as Director, European Regional Administration.

KNR prides itself on its bespoke, robust service to clients, drawing on secondary data to test reporting by collection societies and navigating the complex distribution policies and qualifying criteria in order to maximise revenues to artists. By making use of the infrastructure and back office of the critically acclaimed Kobalt Music Group, KNR is able to build a more accurate picture of revenues owed.

The company represents, among others, Beck, Bob Dylan, Björk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ellie Goulding, Lenny Kravitz, Akon, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Paul Epworth, Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon.

The company was launched at MIDEM 2012 by executive chairman Hans Van Berkel, and continues to benefit from his inside knowledge and international relationships built up over 20 years of record label experience at Polygram, and 18 years in the Neighbouring Rights field as Managing Director of Dutch Neighbouring Rights organisation SENA.

Based in London, Kobalt Neighbouring Rights is a separate limited company operating as part of the Kobalt Music Group, and embraces the wider group’s ethos of transparency and timeliness of payments to clients who are guaranteed payment within 31 days after the end of the month in which money is received.