Independent publisher Sentric has signed a multi-faceted deal with urban music specialist Defenders Entertainment, aimed at supporting burgeoning urban talent.

Defenders’ publishing division Digital Music and Media Publishing (DMMP) is home to a vast catalogue of independent music and film titles, spanning such genres as pop, grime, Afrobeat, dancehall, house and more.

Now, DMMP has inked a sub-publishing agreement with Sentric.

DMMP holds numerous copyrights, including a share of Drake’s hit One Dance as the original publisher of Do You ...