First State Media Group has acquired the entire music publishing catalogue of singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow. Crow is responsible for chart topping hits such as All I Wanna Do, Everyday Is A Winding Road, and Soak Up The Sun.   The acquisition sees FSMG add 153 songs released by Crow between 1993 and 2008 to its portfolio of approximately 30,000 songs – as well as securing the publishing rights to her next two albums.   FSMG’s global music publishing operations are carried out through its wholly owned S1 Songs Group of companies, listed as a Billboard global top 10

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