Primary Wave Music has acquired a major stake in Joey Ramone’s music-publishing assets. The deal includes income for songs across the Ramone’s full repertoire of music as well as non-exclusive rights to license Joey Ramone’s name and likeness. The Ramone’s first five albums — the 1976 eponymous debut, “Leave Home,” “Rocket to Russia,” “Road to Ruin” and “End of the Century” — are all considered classics, including songs like “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker,” “Rockaway Beach,” “Beat on the Brat,” “I Wanna Be Sedated” and many others.
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