{"id":390055,"date":"2026-03-17T18:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/390055\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T18:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:34:12","slug":"bruno-mars-signs-global-publishing-partnership-with-avex-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/390055\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Mars Signs Global Publishing Partnership With Avex Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/bruno-mars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bruno Mars<\/a> has signed a global music publishing administration partnership with Avex Music Group.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/avex-music-group-s10-avex-brandon-silverstein\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/feature-Katsumi-Kuroiwa-Brandon-Silverstein-cr-Hidefumi-Hase-2025-billboard-1548.jpg\" alt=\"Feature, Avex, Brandon Silverstein, Kuroiwa\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe new deal will begin once Mars completes his current contract with BMG\/Warner Chappell this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cBruno Mars is one of the most culturally impactful songwriters of his generation,\u201d <strong>Katsumi Kuroiwa<\/strong>, CEO of Avex Inc., said in a statement. \u201cWe are honored to partner with him and support his future works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Brandon Silverstein<\/strong>, CEO of Avex Music Group, added, \u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Bruno to Avex and look forward to supporting his incredible songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn February, Mars released his fourth album, The Romantic, which marked his first solo album since 2016. The record debuted atop the Billboard 200, while lead single \u201cI Just Might\u201d rebounded to No. 1 on the Hot 100 in the same tracking week \u2014 the single, released Jan. 9, became Mars\u2019 first to debut atop the chart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSimilarly, The Romantic became his first album to debut atop the Billboard 200; Mars\u2019 second album, Unorthodox Jukebox, is his only other project that reached the summit, climbing to No. 1 nearly three months after it arrived.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/rose-bruno-mars-apt-number-ones-interview-cover-story-1236133466\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover-rose-billboard-2025-bb19-joelle-grace-taylor-1800-7.jpg\" alt=\"Ros\u00e9 photographed on November 10, 2025 at Milk Studios in Los Angeles.\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Romantic arrived on the heels of two mega-hits for Mars: \u201cDie With a Smile\u201d with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/lady-gaga\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lady Gaga<\/a> and \u201cAPT.\u201d with Ros\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhile speaking with Billboard in December for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/rose-bruno-mars-apt-number-ones-interview-cover-story-1236133466\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cover conversation with Ros\u00e9<\/a>, Mars teased that the pair have another song they worked on together. \u201cI won\u2019t say the title\u2026 We\u2019re just trying to figure out when, or how,\u201d he teased at the time. Considering it didn\u2019t make The Romantic, fans are left waiting a while longer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn the same conversation, Mars reflected on the key to longevity in the music business. \u201cWe\u2019re in the songwriting business and it\u2019s not easy,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not easy to write a song that\u2019s got the thing. But you can\u2019t forget that it\u2019s not going to happen everyday \u2014 you just got to be an antenna and be ready when it does. And that\u2019s it. There\u2019s no shortcut\u2026 And good luck, because it\u2019s almost impossible. That\u2019s the hardest thing to do in our line of work: to be able to hit some kind of frequency that means something to people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bruno Mars has signed a global music publishing administration partnership with Avex Music Group. 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