Left to Right: Justice Baiden, Co-founder/Head of A&R; Carlon Ramong, Co-founder/Creative Director; Tunde Balogun, Co-founder/President; Junia Abaidoo, Co-founder/Head of Operations and Touring; Sean McNichol, Co-founder/Head of Marketing and Brand Partnership)
Warner Chappell Music has entered into a publishing partnership with Atlanta-based record label, Love Renaissance (LVRN).
Spearheaded by LVRN founders Tunde Balogun and Justice Baiden, the partnership includes new signings with rising Atlanta star BRS Kash, whose Throat Baby (Go Baby) single currently holds the top spot on Urban Radio, as well as Cruel Santino (fka Santi), GMK and Genio Bambino.
Warner Chappell has also extended its deal with LVRN artist, songwriter, and global R&B superstar, Summer Walker.
LVRN was founded in 2012 by Tunde Balogun, Justice Baiden, Carlon Ramong, Junia Abaidoo, and Sean Famoso McNichol while they were still students at Georgia State University.
The Atlanta-based music collective has since helped to form the careers of some of R&B’s biggest breakout acts, including Summer Walker, 6lack, Shelley (fka DRAM), Westside Boogie, Kitty Ca$h, OMB Bloodbath, Eli Derby, and Young Rog.
In 2017, the label landed a distribution deal with Interscope Records and launched LVRN Studios, a creative recording space in Atlanta.
Last November, LVRN released its first-ever holiday compilation album, Home for the Holidays, which features nine tracks from LVRN artists.
Rapper BRS Kash, also from Atlanta, emerged on the scene last year with his single Throat Baby (Go Baby), which has more than 194 million global streams.
The song gained popularity on TikTok and landed him his first RIAA gold certification and a record deal with LVRN in August.
On January 22, he released Kash Only featuring his hit Throat Baby (Go Baby), a remix of the record with Da Baby and City Girls, and other hit tracks with Mulatto and Toosii.
Throat Baby (Go Baby) recently hit the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and continues to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
Last week, BRS Kash also held the top spot on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songwriters chart.
“LVRN is made up of inspiring young visionaries who helped to put Summer Walker on the global stage.”
Warner Chappell Music Co-Chair and CEO, Guy Moot, and Co-Chair and COO, Carianne Marshall, said: “LVRN is made up of inspiring young visionaries who helped to put Summer Walker on the global stage.
“They’ve successfully built one of the most forward-looking and progressive music imprints out there and are exactly the type of entrepreneurs we’re looking to be in business with.
“Both of us, along with Ryan Press, Wallace and our whole team are excited to work with them to help even more artists, songwriters and producers reach their full potential.”
“Wallace Joseph, Ryan Press, and Shani Gonzales have been close friends of ours for years, so we are thrilled to be in business with them in this new venture.”
Tunde Balogun and Justice Baiden, LVRN
LVRN, Co-founder and President, Tunde Balogun, and Co-founder and Head of A&R, Justice Baiden, said: “Our main focus since the label’s founding has been the development of artists.
“We are now committing the same focus and approach with publishing to develop the best songwriters, producers, and artists.
“It’s pivotal to continue building with a talented team around you, which is what we found with Warner, and why this partnership is so important to actualize the next step which includes the ability for the label’s publishing arm to administer writers they publish on their own and to fully partner with WCM.
“Wallace Joseph, Ryan Press, and Shani Gonzales have been close friends of ours for years, so we are thrilled to be in business with them in this new venture.”
“It’s great to be able to make our partnership with our friends at LVRN official.”
Wallace Joseph, Warner Chappell Music
Warner Chappell Music Sr. Director of A&R, Wallace Joseph, added: “It’s great to be able to make our partnership with our friends at LVRN official.
“We’ve been working together for a while now and share a similar vision for helping to develop and shape songwriters’ careers at every stage of their journeys.”
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