{"id":254830,"date":"2026-04-10T16:19:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/?p=254830"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:19:39","slug":"peermusic-signs-songwriter-eyelar-forms-writer-development-joint-venture-with-2-tone-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/peermusic-signs-songwriter-eyelar-forms-writer-development-joint-venture-with-2-tone-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Peermusic signs songwriter Eyelar, forms writer development joint venture with 2-Tone Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"534\">Peermusic has signed songwriter and recording artist Eyelar to a worldwide publishing deal, while also launching a writer development joint venture with 2-Tone Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>The deal, announced on Tuesday (April 7), covers future works, administers select back-catalog titles, and creates a joint venture between <strong>Peermusic<\/strong>, <strong>Eyelar<\/strong> and <strong>2-Tone Entertainment<\/strong> to sign emerging songwriting talent.<\/p>\n<p>The exclusive songwriter agreement was signed in collaboration between peermusic U.K. and Peermusic Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Eyelar&#8217;s writing catalog has generated over <strong>2 billion<\/strong> streams globally. Her credits span artists including <strong>Charli XCX<\/strong>, <strong>RAYE<\/strong>, <strong>JADE<\/strong>, <strong>Anitta<\/strong> and <strong>Demi Lovato<\/strong>, alongside collaborations with electronic and alternative artists including <strong>Fred again..<\/strong>, <strong>Swedish House Mafia<\/strong>, <strong>Danny L Harle<\/strong> and <strong>Brian Eno<\/strong>.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__tweeny hidden-xs hidden-ms hidden-sm\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"992 1200 1440\" data-name=\"628x90 Sponsor banner #5 (992+1200+1440)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_628\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_628\"><\/div>      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__banner mb-advert__banner--inline hidden-xs hidden-sm hidden-md hidden-lg\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"480\" data-name=\"468x60 Sponsor banner #5 (480)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_468\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_468\"><\/div>      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__mobile mb-advert__mobile--inline hidden-ms hidden-md hidden-lg\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"320 768\" data-name=\"300x50 Sponsor banner #5 (320+768)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_300\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_300\"><\/div>      <\/div>      \n<p>Eyelar contributed vocals and a co-writing credit to Fred again..&#8217;s Grammy Award-winning album <em>Actual Life 3<\/em>, which won Best Dance\/Electronic Album at the <strong>66th<\/strong> Grammy Awards in February <strong>2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Her track with <strong>Purple Disco Machine<\/strong>, <em>Dopamine<\/em>, has surpassed <strong>188 million<\/strong> Spotify streams, according to Peermusic, earning Gold certifications in Germany and Italy.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m grateful for everyone who has supported the journey so far and look forward to creating meaningful new music and collaborations in this next phase.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eyelar<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>She also co-wrote tracks on <strong>Sevdaliza<\/strong>&#8216;s album <em>Heroina<\/em> \u2014 including the global hit <em>Alibi , <\/em>which Peermusic says has surpassed <strong>1 billion<\/strong> streams worldwide and achieved Diamond certification in France.<\/p>\n<p>Her most recent release, <em>This Is Real (Disappear)<\/em> with <strong>PARISI<\/strong> and <strong>Fred again..<\/strong>, was released via Warner Records and FFRR on February <strong>27<\/strong>, <strong>2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harry Knyt<\/strong>, Head of A&amp;R, UK, Peermusic, and <strong>Sarah Schneider<\/strong>, Head of A&amp;R, Peermusic Germany, said: &#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to be working with Eyelar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Through the joint venture with Eyelar and 2-Tone Entertainment we will have the opportunity to help build careers for the next generation of writers coming through.&#8221;<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__spu\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-name=\"300x250 Sponsor MPU #1\" data-params=\"dfp_spu1\" id=\"dfp_spu1\"><\/div>      <\/div>      \n<p><strong>Shaurav D&#8217;Silva<\/strong>, Founder of 2-Tone Entertainment, said: &#8220;The role of creative partners is evolving. Writers today are increasingly building long-term creative ecosystems around their work, and our focus is to support that process by connecting great writing with the right collaborators globally.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Eyelar has an exceptional instinct for culturally resonant records and for recognising emerging creative voices early.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This JV partnership with Peermusic allows us to continue building her career internationally, supported by Peermusic&#8217;s global infrastructure, while creating a framework that supports the next generation of writers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Eyelar has an exceptional instinct for culturally resonant records and for recognising emerging creative voices early.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Shaurav D&#8217;Silva<\/strong>, Founder of 2-Tone Entertainment<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Eyelar<\/strong> added: &#8220;I&#8217;m excited to be starting this next chapter with Peermusic and continuing to build with 2-Tone. I&#8217;m grateful for everyone who has supported the journey so far and look forward to creating meaningful new music and collaborations in this next phase.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her forthcoming debut album, <em>Promise of Chaos<\/em>, is set for release later this year.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__spu\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-name=\"300x250 Sponsor MPU #2\" data-params=\"dfp_spu2\" id=\"dfp_spu2\"><\/div>      <\/div>      \n<p>Founded by <strong>Ralph S. Peer<\/strong> in <strong>1928<\/strong>, Peermusic says it is the world&#8217;s largest independent music publishing company, operating <strong>39<\/strong> offices in <strong>33<\/strong> countries with over a million titles in its catalog.<\/p>\n<p>The company has been on an expansion drive in recent years. In January <strong>2026<\/strong>, peermusic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/paul-smelt-promoted-to-chief-operating-officer-at-peermusic\/\">promoted Paul Smelt to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer<\/a>, expanding his remit beyond neighboring rights to cover worldwide publishing operations.<\/p>\n<p>In August <strong>2025<\/strong>, peermusic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/ex-hipgnosis-james-cerreta-named-president-for-us-and-canada-at-peermusic\/\">appointed former Hipgnosis EVP James Cerreta as President for its US and Canada operations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That same year, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/mushroom-music-inks-sub-publishing-deal-with-peermusic-for-americas\/\">signed a sub-publishing deal with Australia&#8217;s Mushroom Music<\/a> to represent its catalog across the Americas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deal includes future works, select back-catalog administration, and a JV with 2-Tone to sign and develop new songwriting talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7183,"featured_media":254831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-254830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7183"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254830"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":254885,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254830\/revisions\/254885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}