Hipgnosis Songs (SONG) announce the appointment of Grammy Award-winning songwriter, producer and music executive, L.A. Reid, to the advisory board of its manager, The Family (Music) Limited, in addition to the acquisition of 100% of the publishing interests and writers share of income in his catalogue comprising 162 songs.
Boyz II Men and Bobby Brown
L.A. Reid’s songwriting and production successes include Boyz II Men’s record-breaking mega-hit ‘End of the Road‘, which topped the US singles chart for 13 consecutive weeks, won two Grammy Awards, and became Billboard’s biggest song of 1992. He also collaborated with Bobby Brown on his 12 million-selling album ‘Don’t Be Cruel’, including the singles ‘Every Little Step‘, ‘Don’t Be Cruel‘, ‘Roni‘, and ‘Rock Wit’Cha‘.
L.A. Reid’s collaborations with Whitney Houston
Following his work with Bobby Brown, L.A. Reid turned his talents to Whitney Houston, collaborating on her number 1 hit single ‘I’m Your Baby Tonight‘ and co-writing and producing ‘Queen of the Night‘ for ‘The Bodyguard’ soundtrack album. ‘The Bodyguard’ reached Number 1 in 18 countries, won the Grammy Award for “Album of the Year”, and is the bestselling soundtrack of all time, having sold over 45m copies worldwide.
SONG notes that today, L.A. Reid is co-founder of Hitco Entertainment, a modern-era music company home to Saint JHN, whose global hit ‘ROSES’ reached Number 1 all over the world and was considered by many as the song of the summer in 2020, Jennifer Lopez, OutKast’s Big Boi, The-Dream, Delacey, Yella Breezy and tik-tok sensation-Dixie D’Amelio.
‘L.A. Reid’s songwriting history often gets overlooked’
Merck Mercuriadis, founder of SONG and The Family (Music) Limited said: “L.A. Reid has become so successful as a music executive and developer of some of the most important artists in music over the last 30 years that people often forget that he is an incomparable songwriter and the work he and Babyface did together defines R&B as we know it today. It’s a great pleasure to welcome L.A. Reid and his incredible set of songs to the Hipgnosis family.“
SONG: L.A. Reid joins the board of Hipgnosis Songs’s manager, deal struck for his catalogue too