Category: DMG
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Film Music Reporter:
Deborah Mannis-Gardner was mentioned in Film Music Reporter’s coverage of the 2026 Guild of Music Supervisor’s Awards where she won the award for Best Music Supervision in a Docuseries for Hip Hop Was Born Here Season 1. Best Music Supervision in a DocuseriesDeborah Mannis-Gardner – Hip Hop Was Born Here…
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Deborah Mannis-Gardner Wins Guild of Music Supervisors Award for Best Music Supervision in a Docuseries
Mannis-Gardner won the prestigious award for her work on Hip Hop Was Born Here Season 1 February 28, 2026 (Hockessin, DE) – Deborah Mannis-Gardner — Owner/President of DMG Clearances, Inc. and the “Queen of Sample Clearances” according to Billboard, Forbes, Variety, and more — was selected as the recipient of…
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Billboard: ‘Mickey’ Gives ‘Apt.’ A Hook – So Why Aren’t Interpolated Songwriters Grammy Eligible?
Billboard’s Steve Knopper interviewed Deborah Mannis-Gardner for this piece about the rise of interpolations. As interpolations become more common in new hits, there’s debate over whether the creators of those earlier songs deserve recognition on music’s biggest night. Deborah Mannis-Gardner, president of DMG Clearances, adds that sampling and interpolating have…
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Billboard: 2025 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players
Deborah Mannis-Gardner was honored as part of Billboard’s 2025 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players in the Multisector category. Samples remain an instrumental element of popular music, and DMG Clearances has ridden them to major showings at the 2025 Grammys. “We worked on four out of five of the best rap album nominees,…
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Billboard: Doechii’s ‘Anxiety’ Pays Off for Sampled Artists Gotye, Luis Bonfá
Billboard’s Elizabeth Dilts Marshall interviewed Deborah Mannis-Gardner and Pär Almqvist for this piece about the benefits of sampling. Mannis-Gardner says that sampled songs see twofold benefits: First, the publisher gets an ownership stake in the new song, thereby increasing the size of its catalog. Additionally, fans of Doechii’s “Anxiety” may…
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Billboard: ‘There Are No Rules’: Inside the Complicated World of Sample Credits
Deborah Mannis-Gardner sat down with Elias Leight to lend commentary to this Billboard piece on sampling credits. To prevail in clearance negotiations, the sampled artist needs leverage and a good lawyer. And negotiations can be charged. “All clearances are emotional,” explains Deborah Mannis-Gardner, president of DMG Clearances. “Someone either wrote this…
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Billboard Women In Music 2025: Deborah Mannis-Gardner
Deborah Mannis-Garnder was included on the Billboard Women in Music list in 2025 under the Multisector category! This year marks her third and most recent inclusion on the list (2020, 2024, and 2025). Beyoncé’s Billboard 200-topping Cowboy Carter — which took home the album of the year Grammy in February…
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A&R Worldwide: DEBORAH MANNIS-GARDNER & PÄR ALMQVIST LAUNCH AYO MUSIC GROUP
A&R Worldwide included the launch of AYO Music Group in their weekly newsletter, Volume 867! Deborah Mannis-Gardner (Owner & President, DMG Clearances) and Pär Almqvist (Co-Founder and former CEO, Tracklib), have teamed up to launch AYO Music Group. AYO offers global services in the management of music publishing, neighboring rights, and recordings, with a focus on…
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Music Ally: Music veterans launch AYO Music Group to correct ‘copy-wrongs’
Music Ally featured the launch of AYO Music Group, highlighting the core of their mission to help rightsholders. Deborah Mannis-Gardner is one of the world’s top music-clearance experts, having worked on projects from Grand Theft Auto games to De La Soul’s famously-complicated digital releases. Pär Almqvist, meanwhile, is the co-founder and…
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Celebrity Access: Deborah Mannis-Gardner And Pär Almqvist Launch Ayo Music Group
Celebrity Access covered the launch of AYO Music Group by Mannis-Gardner And Pär Almqvist. Deborah Mannis-Gardner, the owner/President of DMG Clearances, Inc., and Pär Almqvist Co-Founder and former CEO of Tracklib, have joined forces to launch AYO Music Group, a new administration company offering global administration of publishing, neighboring rights,…