Laufey Renews Global Publishing Deal With Warner Chappell Music
Laufey has renewed her global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music, where she has been signed since August 2023. Since then she has released two more albums, won two Grammy Awards including Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for A Matter of Time at the 68th Grammys in February 2026, and accumulated more than 8 billion global streams. She has 25 million social media followers and is currently on a sold-out world tour spanning 22 countries. A deluxe edition of A Matter of Time, titled A Matter of Time: The Final Hour, is due April 10. Laufey will also publish her debut children book, Mei Mei The Bunny, on April 21 via Penguin Random House.
THE BREAKDOWN
This renewal confirms Warner Chappell confidence in Laufey commercial arc at a moment when she is at her highest public profile. For talent reps working with music artists who are also active creators, publishing renewals of this scope are useful leverage in brand and touring deal negotiations, because they confirm institutional backing from a major publisher across sync, licensing, and catalog. The April 10 deluxe album and ongoing world tour create a narrow window for time-sensitive brand campaign activations tied to her current press cycle. Any deal involving sync or content use of her catalog will flow through Warner Chappell, so brands planning music-backed campaigns should initiate licensing conversations now.
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