Kobalt to manage Dave Stewart’s neighbouring rights

Kobalt Neighbouring Rights (KNRL) has signed a deal with renowned songwriter and musician Dave Stewart to manage his neighbouring rights.

Anita Awbi
  • By Anita Awbi
  • 2 Apr 2013
  • min read
Through the deal, KNRL will now represent Stewart’s entire repertoire in the US - including all his performances on master recordings - and locate royalties due from respective neighbouring rights societies around the world. From October, KNRL will also represent Stewart for the rest of the world.

The neighbouring right is the right that gives producers and performers in a commercially released recording remuneration for usages of a song in broadcasts, public performances, private copying, rental and lending, among other uses.

Stewart’s music career spans three decades and more than 100 million album sales. He is best known for his collaboration with Annie Lennox in synth-pop duo Eurythmics but he’s also produced albums and co-written songs for the likes of Bono, Bryan Ferry, Gwen Stefani, Tom Petty, Katy Perry, Mick Jagger and Sinead O’Connor.