Madonna and Warner Music Group have announced a milestone, career-spanning global partnership that includes a new agreement for the singer’s entire recorded music catalogue.
This partnership marks the revitalisation of a decades-long relationship with Warner that began with the release of Madonna’s debut single in 1982. 2022 will mark the 40th anniversary of Madonna’s recording debut.
The deal encompasses her entire Sire/Maverick/Warner catalogue, including global smash albums such as Madonna, Like a Virgin, True Blue, Like a Prayer and Ray of Light.
It also includes her three most recent studio albums, MDNA, Rebel Heart, and Madame X, which will join the Warner catalogue beginning in 2025.
All in all, the new pact includes 17 studio albums plus singles, soundtrack recordings, live albums and compilations.
Warner Chappell Music also globally administers all of Madonna’s songwriting work. This features her top-charting hits including Like A Prayer, Vogue, Into the Groove, La Isla Bonita, Live to Tell, True Blue, Open Your Heart, Who’s That Girl, Express Yourself, Lucky Star and Take A Bow.
For the first time, Madonna will personally curate expansive deluxe editions for many of her landmark albums, as well as introduce unique releases for special events.
The series of releases will be overseen by Warner Music’s catalogue team, led by Kevin Gore, president of global catalogue, recorded music, with the first release to be announced soon.
This deal was executed by Madonna’s longtime manager Guy Oseary at Maverick, Allen Grubman of Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sachs P.C., her business manager Richard Feldstein of NKSFB, and Max Lousada, CEO, Recorded Music, Warner Music Group.
Ina addition, on October 8 Madonna will be releasing her documentary film, MADAME X, exclusively on Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, and MTV Entertainment Studios in the U.S., Latin America, Australia, the Nordics and Canada, although fans outside of these territories can watch the documentary on MTV.
"Since the very beginning, Warner Music Group has helped bring my music and vision to all my fans around the world with the utmost care and consideration,” said Madonna.
“They have been amazing partners, and I am delighted to be embarking on this next chapter with them to celebrate my catalogue from the last 40 years.”
“Over the past 30 years, I’ve been fortunate enough to meet and spend time with many of Madonna’s incredible fans, and this new partnership will bring to fruition what so many of them have been patiently waiting for: a celebration of her groundbreaking catalogue,” added Oseary.
“My partner Sara Zambreno and I are working closely with Warner Music Group to bring new life to these iconic works.”
“We’re honored to be forming a dynamic new partnership with an incomparable superstar whose influence on our musical and artistic landscape is immense and immutable,” said Lousada.
“Madonna has changed the course of pop and dance music, while taking live performance to new heights of drama and invention. At the same time, she uses her fame to amplify some of the most important social issues and movements of our time. Constantly and fearlessly challenging convention, her four decades of music are not only an extraordinary body of work, but a playbook for creative and cultural evolution.”
In other news, Madonna has announced her birthday wish for friends and supporters to adopt a bed at the Mercy James Centre hospital in Malawi, built especially for children.
There are 50 beds in the hospital’s ward, where children recuperate after surgery or regain strength following intensive care. By adopting a bed, you can ensure that any sick or injured child that comes through the hospital doors has access to world-class specialist care.
Madonna has challenged supporters to adopt all 50 beds in honour of her birthday.