Blender member Adam Zia, principle of The Zia Firm, is amongst Billboard Magazine’s 2018 Top Music Lawyers.
“I pride myself on working with clients to educate them on the deals they sign and where their royalties are coming from, especially now with digital music [creating] so many different revenue streams.”
Adam’s knowledge and dedication have boosted his clients both personally and professionally: Zia’s client French Montana, with whom he has worked for the past nine years, achieved professional, philanthropic and personal peaks in the past year: “Unforgettable” became the artist’s first chart-topper on the Hot Rap Songs tally, while Montana gave $100,000 to the Ugandan Mama Hope charity — and was sworn in as a U.S. citizen.
Adam Zia also represents ASCAP songwriter of the year Starrah (Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You,” Camila Cabello’s “Havana”) and rapper-producer Rich the Kid, who signed a multimillion-dollar publishing deal with Pulse Music Group. “One reason I started my own practice was to educate artists on the business,” says Zia. “I pride myself on working with clients to educate them on the deals they sign and where their royalties are coming from, especially now with digital music [creating] so many different revenue streams.”
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