BMG has acquired Andrew Stockdale’s publishing, recorded music royalties and neighboring rights interests in Wolfmother, the Grammy Award-winning Australian rock outfit. The deal extends BMG’s partnership with Stockdale, who has been the band’s global publisher since 2016. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Stockdale is the vocalist, guitarist, co-founder and songwriter with Wolfmother, which achieved international breakthrough with its 2005 self-titled album. The band’s songs include “Woman,” “Joker And The Thief,” “Dimension” and “White Unicorn”—with “Woman” winning a Grammy for best hard rock performance. The trio returned with a new lineup, led by Stockdale, for the 2009 follow-up album, Cosmic Egg, which peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard 200.
Wolfmother has collected multiple ARIA Awards including best group, the APRA songwriter of the year award, and BRIT Award nominations. Stockdale was on hand to induct Led Zeppelin into the UK Hall of Fame in 2006.
The band’s recordings have been licensed for major film, television, advertising and video game campaigns, including The Hangover, Jackass Number Two, Shrek the Third, Ted Lasso, NHL, Madden NFL, Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk’s Project 8.
“I couldn’t think of a better place to have my share of the catalog than BMG,” Stockdale said. “We appreciate the amazing syncs BMG has created over the years, helping cement Wolfmother’s music in popular culture.”
Source: Billboard
