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One House, Critical Music and Berry’s Room join FUGA’s existing roster in the region which includes Marathon Music Group, Domino, Ninja Tune and One Little Independent

Follows the release of Kabin Crew’s viral hit, ‘The Spark’ from new FUGA client, Rubyworks Limited
 

Downtown-owned b2b distributor FUGA has announced a raft of UK signings as the company continues to solidify its position as the leading distributor in the region. It announces partnerships with One House, Critical Music and British-Nigerian afrobeats star Maleek Berry’s imprint, Berry’s Room.

One House - home to platinum-selling DJ and producer, Eliza Rose, Pretty Girl, Yung Singh and Kevin Saunderson - will utilize FUGA’s global distribution and award-nominated marketing services in a wide-ranging partnership that includes physical distribution, sync, YouTube channel management and access to the company’s trends and analytics platform.

One House has rapidly grown into an award-winning business encompassing a record label, creative agency, management company and live agency. Using its artist-driven approach to empower independent creators with ownership and creative control over their work, One House boasts a talented global roster of electronic acts including management clients, Shanti Celeste, Dan Shake, Surusinghe and Inner City and label clients, Pretty Girl, Gan Gemi, Avalon Emerson and Not To Twos.

FUGA’s partnership with One House kicked off with an EP release from Melbourne-to-London, rising star producer, Pretty Girl, ‘Get Back To Me’. The release secured 30+ playlist additions across DSPs and a debut chart position on Aus ARIA charts.

Napper Tandy, Founder of One House has said, ‘Everything we do at One House is designed to provide game-changing support to a new generation of exceptional artists, on their own terms. FUGA gives us the support and flexibility we need, combined with cutting edge tools, to deliver on this promise’

FUGA also announces a new partnership with Critical Music, one of the world’s leading drum and bass labels. Founded over twenty years ago by renowned electronic DJ and producer Kasra, Critical Music will use FUGA’s global distribution and marketing services to support the label’s current and future releases. With a global roster that includes some of the world’s most talented producers, including Switzerland's QZB , Austria’s Mefjus, and The Netherlands’ Waeys, as well as UK talents Ivy Lab, Halogenix and Spectral, Critical Music pride themselves on representing the best creators in the drum and bass scene.

FUGA has partnered with Berry’s Room, the label of renowned British-Nigerian producer and recording artist, Maleek Berry. The wide-ranging deal will see the company provide distribution, marketing and YouTube channel management for Berry’s prolific catalog as well as the release of his forthcoming debut album, with the first single to be distributed by FUGA, ‘Secrets’ released on July 12th. FUGA's partnership with Berry's Room will also provide an outlet for Maleek to support and release the next generation of Afrobeats talent.

The company has seen a raft of recent success in the region, with FUGA client, Firebird Music’s artist, Slash debuting at #8 on the UK albums chart with ‘Orgy of the Damned’ and client, The Hives (ATC Management) securing a UK number 2 album with ‘Death of Randy Fitzsimmons’.

The announcement also follows FUGA’s new partnership with leading Irish label, Rubyworks Limited, home to Grammy-winners Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Jamie Duffy and pop queen, LYRA; who recently took over Beyonce’s number one spot on the Irish albums chart. Rubyworks utilizes FUGA’s digital and physical distribution, marketing strategy and YouTube channel management offering, with its first release with the distributor the viral hit, ‘The Spark’ by Kabin Crew & Lisdoonvarna Crew, which currently sits at over 13M streams on Spotify.

Lara Baker, FUGA’s General Manager, UK & IE has said, ‘’As FUGA’s growth and expansion in the important UK and Irish markets continues, we are excited to welcome some of the industry’s most valuable and forward-thinking labels to our client base. We look forward to working alongside these game-changing labels to connect their artists to audiences around the world.”

24 Oct 2025 | Press release

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24 Oct 2025 | Press release

Noctil leverages The MLC’s public musical works database

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24 Oct 2025 | Press release

Impala warns of risks to cultural diversity posed by UMG/Downtown deal

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24 Oct 2025 | Press release

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24 Oct 2025 | Press release

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24 Oct 2025 | Press release

Sony Music Publishing UK Renews Exclusive Global Deal with Daecolm

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24 Oct 2025 | Press release

KiTbetter Opens First North American Manufacturing Facility for KiTalbums in Los Angeles, California

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23 Oct 2025 | Press release

Concord Music Publishing signs songwriter-producer Nickname Jos

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23 Oct 2025 | Press release

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23 Oct 2025 | Press release

IMPF establishes key targets across tech, data and emerging markets at Global Music Summit

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23 Oct 2025 | Press release

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23 Oct 2025 | Press release

Mercury rises for Sam Fender

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23 Oct 2025 | Press release

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23 Oct 2025 | Press release

EJAE signs with WME

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23 Oct 2025 | Press release

Blue Raincoat Music/Reservoir strikes publishing deal with Molly Drake Estate

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22 Oct 2025 | Press release

hmv goes Dutch with new store in The Hague to open before end of the year

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22 Oct 2025 | Press release

Building on the momentum of its inaugural landmark edition SXSW London Announces it is Open for Business for 2026

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22 Oct 2025 | Press release

Independent Venue Week announce Nova Twins as 2026 Artist Ambassadors

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22 Oct 2025 | Press release

Leading Entertainment Execs Launch Unit1 Studio, The World's First Independent Avatar Concert Producer

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22 Oct 2025 | Press release

PPL announces Dr. Richard James Burgess MBE as new Chair 

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22 Oct 2025 | Press release

2AM introduces Lenny, the first AI agent redefining audience engagement in live entertainment

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22 Oct 2025 | Press release

Tickets For Good bolsters international growth with appointment of veteran ticketing executive Henk Schuit as European board advisor

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22 Oct 2025 | Press release

KiTbetter and Duran Duran Deliver First-Ever Dolby Atmos Upgrade to a Physical Album

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21 Oct 2025 | Press release

Yoto Launches David Bowie Card: Introducing the Legendary Artist to a New Generation

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21 Oct 2025 | Press release

The Other Songs announce team expansion

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21 Oct 2025 | Press release

Day Fever partners with Ticketmaster’s Universe

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21 Oct 2025 | Press release

Simon Dunmore Partners with Armada Music to Launch New Label, NBT Records

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21 Oct 2025 | Press release

Moises and Cory Henry Launch Global Music Competition with $50,000 in Prizes

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21 Oct 2025 | Press release

rightsHUB unveils tool to transform data ingestion process, signs Artist Theory alongside deal renewals with Believe, Defected and others

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21 Oct 2025 | Press release

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24 Oct 2025

  • The “forever” stakes of generative AI ownership (see Comment)

23 Oct 2025

  • Lyor Cohen: AI won’t replace artists — it will make them unstoppable (see Opinion)

22 Oct 2025

  • Omdia tips music publishers’ revenues to hit $10bn this year (see Reports)

  • Unit1 Studio launches offering potential for immersive avatar concerts through lower production costs (see Digital)

21 Oct 2025

  • Are we still in the music business? When your POV is worth more than your mp3s (see Opinion)

20 Oct 2025

  • Is rock’n’roll dead? (see Features)

  • Book extract: Body Of Work: How The Album Outplayed The Algorithm And Survived Playlist Culture (see Comment)

  • With MTV channels switching off, is the music video under threat? (see Features)

17 Oct 2025

  • Spotify partnering with multinational music companies to develop ‘responsible’ AI products (see Digital)

  • Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury Prize (see News)

16 Oct 2025

  • Spotify working on ‘SongDNA’ feature that showcases the people behind tracks (see Digital)

15 Oct 2025

  • How far should cultural boycotts go? (see Features)

  • How Subvert is building a co-op owned Bandcamp alternative (see Digital)

14 Oct 2025

  • Lucian Grainge outlines UMG’s strategy for generative AI partnerships and product development (see News)

  • The future of music streaming: Change or be changed (see Comment)

13 Oct 2025

  • Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards? (see Features)