Imagem Music Group to buy Rodgers & Hammerstein, becoming world's leading independent music publisher.

Imagem Music Group, the music publishing investment fund of ABP, the Netherlands based world’s third largest pension fund and CP Masters BV, one of Europe’s leading independent music publishers, is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement to acquire the rights to the songs and musicals of the legendary Rodgers & Hammerstein as well as The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization (RHO).

The transaction confirms Imagem Music Group as the world’s leading independent music publisher, while expanding its position in the ownership of theatrical and film properties.

RHO owns the rights to the world’s most popular stage and film musicals, including Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music.  The musicals contain standards from the classic American songbook, such as 'Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin,’'  'My favorite Things', and 'You’ll never Walk Alone.'

RHO, as a licensing agency, represents more than 12,000 songs, 900 concert works, 200 writers and 100 musicals, including works by Irving Berlin and Rodgers & Hart, such as Berlin’s 'White Christmas' and Annie get your Gun, and Rodgers & Hart’s Pal Joey and 'The Lady is a Tramp.'  RHO is in friendly and constructive discussions with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group about continuing to represent his musicals in North America, including Cats, Evita and Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.


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