Dami Im, Iggy Azalea picked up by Fintage House for Neighbouring Rights

Fintage House, the music publishing and digital rights management firm which has central offices in the Netherlands, Hungary and London, has signed on Australian artists Dami Im and Iggy Azalea for neighbouring rights.

Fintage collects directly from over 100 performance rights societies worldwide to ensure royalties for music broadcast on radio and television are distributed back to the artists.

Its roster includes Adelaide Grammy nominee Sia, Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Jason Mraz, The Black Eyed Peas, Foo Fighters, Ed Sheeran and John Legend among the acts on its roster. Fintage has amassed more than 160 Grammy nominations in the last five years.

Since winningX Factor Australiain 2013 Dami Im has had eight of her singles, including cover versions of Purple Rain and Bridge Over Troubled Water, chart in the ARIA Top 50. Two of her original singles charted just outside the Top 10 (Super Love and Gladiator reached #11) and Alive from her #1 self-titled LPreached #1 on the ARIA Singles chart and is certified Platinum.

Mullumbimby-born rapper Iggy Azalea received four Grammy nominations this year and placed at #1 on BillboardYear-End's Top New Artists chart.

Ariana Grande, who featured Azalea on her #1 track Problem, was also picked up by Fintage House.

Andrew Gummer, Music Division President at Fintage House, said in a statement published by MBW: “What a way to start the year. We are very proud to work with such amazing artists helping them to maximise their Neighbouring Rights collections from traditional to digital platforms.

“Our reach, knowledge base and experienced team allows us to continue to provide the best service available in the sector. We are constantly looking for ways to improve our service and collect more money for our clients.”

In 2012, Fintage investedin the UK-based Rights Agency Limited to strengthen its global neighbouring rights collection operation. Rights Agency Ltd’s roster includes Sir Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton and Pet Shop Boys.