Defend Music provides worldwide rights management and creative services to a roster of visionary songwriters and catalog owners.

Artist:Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Album:100 Days 100 Nights
Label:Daptone
Artist:Beyoncé
Album:Lemonade
Label:Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia
Artist:Jay-Z
Album:4:44
Label:Roc Nation
Artist:The Carters
Album:Everything Is Love
Label:Parkwood / Sony / Roc Nation
Artist:Ural Thomas and the Pain
Album:Ural Thomas and the Pain
Label:Mississippi Records
Artist:Kanye West
Album:Monster
Label:Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
Artist:Panic! At The Disco
Album:Pray For The Wicked
Label:DCD2 / Fueled By Ramen
Artist:Eli "Paperboy" Reed
Album:Come and Get It
Label:Capital / Parlophone
Artist:NAS
Album:Nasir
Label:Mass Appeal / NAS
Artist:Kali Uchis
Album:Isolation
Label:Virgin EMI Records
Artist:Cory Wong
Album:The Optimist
Artist:Desi Valentine
Album:Fate Don't Know You
Artist:Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
Album:Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
Label:Blue Note
Artist:Anderson. Paak
Album:Oxnard
Label: Aftermath / 12 Tone Music Group / Atlantic
Artist:Joey Bada$$
Album:Rockabye Baby
Label:Cinematic Music Group
Artist:Sudan Archives
Album:Sink
Label:Stones Throw Records
Artist:Orquesta Akokan
Album:Orquesta Akokan
Label:Datpone Records
Artist:Death Cab For Cutie
Album:Kintsugi
Label:RCA

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100 Knights Orchestra “Soul Fugue” in Nike UNITE Campaign

13 December 2019

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“Soul Fugue” by 100 Knights Orchestra, a group comprised of old and current members from The Dapkings & Daptone Records, is featured in a powerful…

Welcome Doug Shorts!

3 December 2019

Introducing the latest addition to the Defend roster, Doug Shorts! A singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois, Shorts has been singing since his early teens and withholds…

Steve Choi x Lil Peep & “Everybody’s Everything”

20 November 2019

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Congrats to Defend writer Steve Choi who co-wrote on “16 Lines” & “Runaway” by emo trap rapper Lil Peep and is featured in the artist’s…

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