{
  "id": 9433111,
  "title": "Partisan Music Expands Publishing Arm With OTM Acquisition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/partisan-music-expands-publishing-arm-with-otm-acquisition",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T23:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/partisan-music-expands-publishing-arm-otm-acquisition/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Partisan Music has expanded its publishing arm by acquiring Firebird's shares of OTM Music, which will now merge with the independent record label. The acquisition will incorporate the team and roster of Left Music, a publishing company that Partisan acquired in 2022. This will create an independent publishing operation within Partisan, with staff located in London, Paris, New York, and Los Angeles. The combined roster of OTM and Left Music includes Sub Focus, Gianluca Buccellanti, Sudan Archives, and Leon Michels. Alex Sheridan will continue as founder and CEO of OTM, working alongside Graig Michie as president and head of North America and Kate Sweetsur as head of A&R.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}