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AMR Songs Acquires Songwriting Catalog of Grammy-Nominated Songwriter/Producer and Fitz and the Tantrums Keyboardist Jeremy Ruzumna

AMR Songs (AMR), a full-service, global independent music publishing, rights management, and catalog marketing company founded by music industry veteran Tamara Conniff, has launched a new Christian division and acquired a breadth of interests in hundreds of songs by top artists and songwriters in the genre, including GMA Dove Award-winner and Grammy-nominated Christian rock band Sanctus Real, GMA Dove Award-winner and Grammy-nominated artist Phil Wickham, GMA Dove Award-nominated contemporary Christian artists Christy Nockels and Nathan Nockels, and chart-topping GMA Dove Award-winning hip-hop artist and songwriter Kevin “KB” Burgess.

AMR Songs, a full-service, global independent music publishing, rights management, and catalog marketing company founded by music industry veteran Tamara Conniff, has partnered with country superstar Kimberly Perry and acquired her songwriting interests in the No.1 multi-platinum hit, “If I Die Young,” which won The Band Perry the CMA Single of the Year and Song of the Year in 2011. As she embarks on her solo career, Perry released on May 5 her first new single, “If I Die Young Pt. 2” (RECORDS Nashville/Columbia), which uniquely interpolates the original song.

Music industry veteran Jonathan McHugh has joined global independent music publishing, rights management, and catalog marketing company AMR Songs (AMR) as Senior Advisor Creative and Sync. He will also serve on the company's board.

AMR Songs (AMR), a global independent music publishing, rights management, and catalog marketing company, has launched with backing from private capital for catalog acquisitions and frontline operations, including artist and songwriter development, label distribution, film and TV licensing, digital marketing, and more. Founded by music industry veteran, Tamara Conniff, AMR CEO, and private equity professional Steve Reinstadlter, AMR CFO, the full-service, Los Angeles and New York-based company has been strategically building its diversified portfolio, acquiring rights in a vast array of music catalogs across multiple genres - most recently the catalogs of folk-rock legend John Sebastian and his interest in The Lovin’ Spoonful, and Grammy-winning reggae group SOJA.