{"id":2100716,"date":"2026-08-19T09:49:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T06:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2100716"},"modified":"2026-08-19T09:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T06:49:34","slug":"bmg-signs-velvet-trip-to-global-publishing-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2100716","title":{"rendered":"BMG Signs Velvet\u00a0Trip to Global Publishing Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tSYDNEY, Australia \u2014 Velvet\u00a0Trip has signed an exclusive global publishing agreement with BMG.<\/p>\n

\n\tVelvet\u00a0Trip is the dreamy, psychedelic-pop project of Zeppelin Hamilton<\/strong>, the Wiradjuri singer, songwriter and producer, an act with two appearances on the ARIA Albums Chart, a classy live show, and a growing fanbase. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe BMG deal caps a year of good vibrations for Velvet\u00a0Trip.<\/p>\n

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    \n\tIn February, the act landed an APRA Professional Development Award, in recognition of creative achievements and future potential, and scored an ARIA Top 40 appearance with Glimmers Continued<\/em>, its second album. Glimmers Continued<\/em> got the Feature Album\u00a0treatment on triple j and went on to debut at No. 33 on the all-genres national ARIA Chart and at No. 5 on the Australian Artist Albums\u00a0chart. Velvet Trip\u2019s first LP,\u00a0Harmony Blooms<\/em>, peaked at No. 19 in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    \n\tLast year, the outfit won a spot as one of the triple j Unearthed x NIDA competition winners, earning a music video (for \u201cBurnin\u2019 Up\u201d) created by NIDA student directors and designers. Velvet Trip finished 2025 as the most-played artist across the triple j Unearthed platform.<\/p>\n

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    \n\t\u201cI\u2019m honored to be working alongside the amazing team at BMG across the globe,\u201d Hamilton remarks. \u201cI\u2019ve been a huge fan of their roster from afar for many years, so it\u2019s a real pinch-myself moment to now be partnering with them and to be considered alongside the world-class artists they represent.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \n\tFinancial terms of the BMG deal weren\u2019t disclosed.<\/p>\n

    \n\tHamilton is honing a reputation as a must-see live performer, selling out headline shows at Sydney Opera House\u2019s Utzon Room and Melbourne\u2019s Northcote Social Club.\u00a0Along the way, the rising artist has supported Djo, Parcels, Ocean Alley, and Middle Kids, and performed at major festivals including Bluesfest, Yours & Owls, triple j One Night Stand, Party In The Paddock, and performing at the National Indigenous Music Awards.<\/p>\n

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    Top: L to R: Jodie Feld (vice president \u2013 creative, BMG), Christina Thiers (director \u2013 A&R publishing, BMG), Adam Alexander (senior creative consultant, BMG); Bottom: L to R: Zeppelin Hamilton (Velvet Trip), Heath Johns (president, Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, BMG)<\/span>BMG<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

    \n\tAway from the studio and stage, Hamilton serves as an official ambassador for the Australian Music Venue Foundation and MusicNSW.<\/p>\n

    \n\t\u201cAll four members of our A&R team independently put\u00a0Velvet\u00a0Trip\u00a0on the BMG radar, and when it\u2019s unanimous, we sign immediately,\u201d explains Heath Johns<\/strong>, president, Australia, New Zealand & South-East Asia, BMG.<\/p>\n

    \n\t\u201cVelvet\u00a0Trip\u00a0is on the verge of a major breakout. The songs are all incredible, the live show is world-class, and Zepp is the type of artist who commands attention wherever he goes. The whole team is beyond hyped to take this incredible music to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \n\tVelvet\u00a0Trip\u00a0joins a BMG publishing roster that includes Australian and New Zealand creatives Neil Finn, Young Franco, KLP, Jet, Keli Holiday, The Cat Empire, What So Not, Ladyhawke, Bag Raiders, and others.<\/p>\n

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/velvet-trip-2026-1800-cr-macami.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard SYDNEY, Australia \u2014 Velvet\u00a0Trip has signed an exclusive global publishing agreement with BMG. Velvet\u00a0Trip is the dreamy, psychedelic-pop project of Zeppelin Hamilton, the Wiradjuri singer, songwriter and producer, an act with two appearances on the ARIA Albums Chart, a classy live show, and a growing fanbase. The BMG deal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-2100716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2100716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100716\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2100716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2100716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2100716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}