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Hipgnosis buys Jack Antonoff catalogue

Hipgnosis buys Jack Antonoff catalogue – Jack Antonoff is lead singer of Bleachers, founding member of Grammy Award winning band Fun. and a songwriter and producer who has collaborated with Taylor Swift, Lana Del Ray, Lorde, Pink, St Vincent and many others.

Jack will maintain an interest in the catalogue and work closely with Hipgnosis in the management of his songs.

With Fun., Jack Antonoff co-wrote their 2011 worldwide hit ‘We Are Young‘, featuring Janelle Monáe, which reached Number 1 in 12 countries including the UK and US. Jack Antonoff also co-wrote the Fun. singles ‘Some Nights‘ and ‘Carry on‘ which are certified 7x and 2x platinum in the US respectively.

Jack Antonoff has collaborated closely with Taylor Swift co-writing and producing much of her last three albums. With Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff co-wrote the US Number 1 ‘Look What You Made Me Do‘ and ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever‘ by Zayn and Taylor Swift, which featured as the Soundtrack to the 2017 film ‘Fifty Shades Darker’.

The Catalogue also includes Sara Bareilles’ 3x US platinum ‘Brave‘, Lorde’s ‘Green Light‘ which is certified platinum in both the US and UK and Rachael Platten’s US platinum certified ‘Stand By You‘.

Jack Antonoff has been nominated for 11 Grammy Awards, winning his fourth for his co-writing on the title track of St. Vincent’s fifth studio album ‘Masseducation’. The catalogue comprises the worldwide publishing and writer share of performance income for 188 songs  and Hipgnosis’ share will be allocated to its C Share portfolio.

“About Jack Antonoff:

Jack Antonoff is a four-time GrammyAward-winning singer, songwriter, musician, and producer, as well as the creative force behind Bleachers. After serving as lead guitarist in multi-platinum band fun., Antonoff launched his solo project Bleachers in 2014 with the critically acclaimed debut album Strange Desire. The album found him setting emotional meditations on anxiety, depression, and loss against a backdrop of earworm melodies and massive choruses on songs like the gold-certified “I Wanna Get Better” (which topped Billboard’s Alternative chart) and the #3 Alternative radio hit “Rollercoaster.” Antonoff toured the world for a year and a half in support of Strange Desire, building a cult fan base for his cathartic, suburban influenced anthems. In 2017 Bleacher’s released their critically acclaimed sophomore album Gone Now, via RCA Records.

In addition to his work with Bleachers, Antonoff is an in-demand songwriter and producer for other artists, including Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Lorde, St. Vincent, Zayn, Sia, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sara Bareilles, Tegan & Sara, Kevin Abstract, Troye Sivan and Grimes. He also founded and curated the annual “Shadow of the City” music festival, which takes place in Antonoff’s home state of New Jersey in the parking lot of the Asbury Park Stone Pony.

Antonoff is also a passionate advocate for Planned Parenthood and LGBTQ rights, having recently collected signatures from 142 high-profile artists, writers, and creators to deliver a message to legislators in Texas considering anti-LGBTQ laws. He is a co-founder of The Ally Coalition (TAC), which encourages allies of the LGBTQ community to take action for LGBTQ equality and support its causes. TAC has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars over the last few years for local LGBTQ homeless shelters around the US.

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