SYDNEY, Australia — Ziggy Alberts is the latest signing to the Warner Chappell Music roster, Billboard can exclusively reveal.
The Australian singer and songwriter strikes a global deal with the domestic company, through Warner Chappell Music Australia, for representation of his complete catalog and future works. Also, Warner Chappell Music Nashville is on hand for what’s described as a close collaborative partnership to support the next chapter of Alberts’ career.
The three-time APRA Award-winning blues and roots artist “is one of Australia’s most captivating songwriters, and I’m thrilled to welcome him to Warner Chappell Music,” comments Dan Rosen, president of Warner Chappell Music Australasia. “This partnership reinforces our commitment to providing global opportunities and support for local songwriters.”
According to Rosen, the Warner Chappell teams in Australia and Nashville, alongside the music publishing giant’s global network of songwriters and producers, “will work closely with Ziggy to amplify his creative voice and vision to ensure he continues to build his fanbase across the globe.”
Alberts already boasts a global fanbase. Career streams top 1 billion, and his 2023 Rewind World Tour shifted upwards of 78,000 tickets, including a sold-out show at London Hammersmith Apollo, and has toured Europe with Jack Johnson.
Last year on his appropriately named Homecoming Tour, Alberts played his first-ever arena show in Melbourne, completing the graduation from busking on the streets of Byron Bay to playing the biggest rooms in the country.
Alberts also promotes and champions sustainability through his Green Touring Initiative, which focuses on reducing environmental impact, educating fans on local causes, and giving back to the communities that host his shows.
The new deal follows the release last February of his seventh studio album, New Love, which peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Australian Albums Chart, where it remained in the Top 10 for four weeks; and at No. 18 on the all-genres ARIA Albums Chart. He reached No. 9 in 2018 on the national tally with Laps Around The Sun and No. 27 in 2021 with Searching For Freedom.
“Ziggy is one of the most authentic and consistent artist-songwriters to emerge from Australia in the last decade,” comments John Halstead, senior A&R manager at Warner Chappell Music Australia. “His independence, work ethic and connection with fans is genuinely rare. We’re incredibly proud to be partnering with him at Warner Chappell and excited to help support the next phase of his global journey.”
On signing with the major publisher, Alberts enthuses: “I am super excited to start this new chapter with Warner Chappell Music. I felt a genuine connection with both the Australian and Nashville team, and can’t wait to meet the rest around the world over the coming year. After spending a decade working hard on the touring and label side of the business, I can’t wait to grow the publishing side of my career and I feel Warner Chappell is going to be the perfect partner to bring that vision to life.”
