LONDON (CelebrityAccess) \u2013 Merck Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited has acquired the music catalog of American songwriter, producer and singer Brittany Hazzard, aka Starrah.<\/p>\n
Starrah co-wrote Camila Cabello\u2019s global smash hit “Havana,” which together with the Spanish language remix featuring Daddy Yankee, reached No.1 in 95 countries. To date, the song has been streamed 2.6 billion times globally.<\/p>\n
Starrah also co-wrote Maroon 5\u2019s “Girls Like You,” which spent 33 weeks in the Top 10 in the US and reached No.1 in 11 countries.<\/p>\n
The catalog includes a total of 14 US singles that have reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 including Rihanna\u2019s “Needed Me”; Drake\u2019s “Fake Love”; Halsey\u2019s “Now or Never”; and Nicki Minaj\u2019s “No Frauds.”<\/p>\n
Overall, Starrah\u2019s songs have achieved 94 No.1, 199 Top 5 and 277 Top 10 Chart positions globally.<\/p>\n
Commenting on his latest acquisition, Mercuriadis said: \u201cStarrah is at the forefront of today\u2019s song writing revolution. She is taking pop artistry to new heights of success, as evidenced by the exquisite “Havana” which is already an evergreen hit and “Girls Like You” the longest charting No.1 radio song of the century. I\u2019m delighted to welcome her and her manager Nick Jarjour to the Hipgnosis Family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Starrah added: \u201cThe songwriter community is often overlooked and undervalued so I am thrilled to do this prestigious deal with Merck that sets a new precedent for songwriters and producers. I am excited to be offered a seat on Hipgnosis\u2019 Advisory Board and look forward to creating opportunities for the next generation of hitmakers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nick Jarjour said: \u201cI am proud to announce this partnership with Hipgnosis and Starrah. Merck is a visionary and this legendary deal is a fresh approach to empowering Starrah, this generation\u2019s legacy hitmaker.”<\/p>\n
Hipgnosis currently owns stakes in the catalogs of songwriters such as Giorgio Tuinfort (David Guetta), Teddy Geiger (Shawn Mendes), The-Dream (Justin Bieber, Rihanna), Poo Bear (Chris Brown, Justin Bieber), Itaal Shur (Santana), Bernard Edwards (Chic), Tricky Stewart (Rihanna, Beyonc\u00e9) and TMS (Jess Glynne, Little Mix).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LONDON (CelebrityAccess) \u2013 Merck Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited has acquired the music catalog of American songwriter, producer and singer Brittany Hazzard, aka Starrah. Starrah co-wrote Camila Cabello\u2019s global smash hit “Havana,” which together with the Spanish language remix featuring Daddy Yankee, reached No.1 in 95 countries. To date, the song has been streamed 2.6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":70777,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_stc_notifier_status":"sent","_stc_notifier_sent_time":"2019-04-23 09:45:32","_stc_notifier_request":false,"_stc_notifier_prevent":false,"_stc_subscriber_keywords":"","_stc_subscriber_search_areas":""},"categories":[71,51,22,78,58],"tags":[6271,6270,6268,6269],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n