Welcome to Cherry Red Licensing

Cherry Red Records represents a vast catalogue of recordings covering almost every popular music genre from the last fifty years, holding worldwide rights over much of the material.  We welcome all types of licensing enquiry from around the world.

 

Through our publishing arm, Cherry Red Songs, we also control over 27,000 copyrights making us a one stop shop for many of the tracks where we also control the master.

 

For any enquiries, contact us.

You can check out the Cherry Red catalogue on DISCO.

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New Catalogue

  • 03 Sep SUPREME POP

    We’re pleased to have acquired some recordings from Supreme Records, the 80s/early 90s label affiliated with PWL. The deal includes various singles, B-sides, remixes and albums, including material from Lonnie Gordon, Sheila Ferguson and The Project Club, plus releases from Belva, Cousin Rachel, Danny McCall, Exception, Hardtimes, Krazy......

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  • 03 Sep SPACE ROCKERS! 

    Cats In Space return with their seventh studio album, Suit Of Armour. Eighteen months in the making, the band’s most grandiose record features new members Chris Childs (Thunder/Tyketto) on bass and Sam Wood (Black Star Riders/Uriah Heep) on lead guitar. Cats In Space channel the spirit of......

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  • 28 Aug BRASS CONSTRUCTION?

    Brass Tacks (A Horn Rock Experience 1968-1975) is a new 3-CD box set that explores the explosion of horn-led rock between 1968 and 1975, as artists blended brass and woodwind with hard rock, prog, jazz, R&B and psychedelia to create a bold new sound. The compilation brings......

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Recent Licences

  • 03 Sep AMERICAN ROOTS…

    Americana is a loose term used to describe roots music (usually from but not restricted to the US) with its heart in country, folk and other styles. We represent rights to various Americana recordings across the decades from artists as diverse as The Long Ryders, Gene......

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  • 03 Sep BEAUTIFUL NOBODIES?

    One of State Records’ standout recordings is Mac & Katie Kissoon’s ‘Beautiful Day’, an uplifting blend of pop, soul and disco. The track has been included in new LGBTQ+ comedy-drama Actual Nobodies. There’s a wealth of classic State recordings from artists including Delegation, Rokotto and Gary......

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  • 28 Aug SHAKE IT IN L.A.!

    Iain Matthews, an original member of Fairport Convention and the voice behind Matthews Southern Comfort’s UK No.1 hit ‘Woodstock’, continues to find new audiences through his extensive catalogue. Cherry Red represents a wide body of Matthews’ work, spanning his solo recordings, Plainsong and live releases. His US......

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