The 2021 ASCAP Screen Awards have honored the High Strung's Josh Malerman for "The Luck You Got," the theme song to Showtime's hit series "Shameless." The High Strung's song was used as the opening theme for the series' entire eleven-season run. Josh's acceptance speech can be viewed here.
Ever wonder why artists like Taylor Swift are re-recording their songs? This NPR longread by Annie Zaleski features interviews with Superior Music Publishing writer Steve Barton of Translator, as well as Superior's President/Founder Mara Kuge. "The Rhymes and Reasons Behind Re-Recording Your Own Classics" can be read at this link.
Superior Music Publishing is proud to have been a sponsor of the Guild of Music Supervisors State of Music in Media Conference 2021, held virtually for the first time. Superior's Mara Kuge was the producer and moderator of a panel explaining the new MLC initiative, and Superior had a great time sponsoring the evening's Name That Tune event.
Superior Music Corporation President/Founder Mara Kuge was quoted in a recent Deadline Hollywood article about the licensing repercussions of Taylor Swift's re-recording of her masters. The article can be found here.
Wakey wakey! It's time for a super fun Korean TV spot showing the benefits of a good night's sleep with your Simmons mattress. Featuring "Electrik Boogie" by Ursula 1000 (Alex Gimeno). You can view the brand new commercial here.
Paula Frazer's "Find My Heart" is featured in the new film "The Marksman." The movie, directed by Robert Lorenz, stars Liam Neeson as a rancher on the Arizona border.
The music licensing community was intrigued by the Dec. 21st launch of Songview, a new one-stop platform presented by performing rights organizations ASCAP and BMI combining both databases for easier searchability. Superior's President/Founder Mara Kuge reviewed the new platform recently for Variety. Read the review here.
While we're sad to see the end of Showtime's long-running Shameless, we hope you've gotten to check out the cool music they've used in their final season. A recent episode featured the upbeat "Same Soul," co-written by Superior's Lauren Ruth Ward.
