Cardi B signs deal with Sony/ ATV5 min read

Cardi B, who recently became the first unassisted female rapper to top the Billboard Hot 100 in nearly 19 years, has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Cardi best known for her over the top personality on Instagram and who is also behind “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” is according to Sony/ATV co-president Rick Krim, “one of a rare breed of unique artists who the industry only witnesses occasionally.”

Cards B’s debut hit spent three weeks atop the Hot 100, marking a new longevity record for a hit by an unaccompanied female rapper. This week it fell to No. 2 behind Post Malone’s “Rockstar” featuring 21 Savage, but it remains No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.

To date, the song has sold nearly 500,000 digital downloads in the U.S. and has been streamed more than 440 million times, according to Nielsen Music. The song was also recently named single of the year at the 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards.

Another representative fromSony/ATV , senior director of A&R Jennifer Drake stated “Cardi B is honest, real and refreshing and has the confidence to say exactly what she is thinking and feeling”. “It’s tangible and you can connect to that. We are so proud to be able to work with a talented artist like Cardi and excited to see her push the culture forward.”