TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 21, 2012) - ole is pleased to announce that it has concluded a music publishing catalog acquisition and multi-year worldwide publishing administration deal on future songs written by hit producer/ artist/songwriter, Timbaland.

Notable compositions in this deal include seven #1 US Billboard Hot 100 singles: "Sexyback," "My Love," and "What Goes Around" by Justin Timberlake, "Say it Right" and "Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado, "Try Again" by Aaliyah, and "Give It To Me" by Timbaland. The catalog contains over 500 copyrights, including several #3s (3), Top 10s (6), Top 15s (3), Top 20s (7), and Top 40s (8) from artists such as 50 Cent, Fabolous, Rihanna, Flo Rida, Pussy Cat Dolls, Pink, Britney Spears, Jay-Z, The Black Eyed Peas, Ludacris, Drake, and Chris Cornell, among others.

Timbaland's current projects include the recently released singles with Missy Elliot, "9^th Inning" and "Triple Threat", and her pending album, as well as his own upcoming album Shock Value III.

"I am pleased to have chosen such an innovative company as my new music publisher," says Timbaland. "I can't wait to work with the team at ole as we seize the future together with the new sounds and energy I'm about to unleash on the music industry."

Timothy Z. Mosley, professionally known as Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter, and rapper. Since completing his first full-credit work on "Ginuwine…the Bachelor" for R&B artist Ginuwine's 1996 album, and following that up with further work on Aaliyah's 1996 album One in a Million, and Missy Elliot's 1997 album Supa Dupa Fly Timbaland's status as a prominent R&B/Hip-Hop artist producer was established.

Since then, Timbaland has produced an A-List of artists including Usher, Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Nelly Furtado, Fabolous, Petey Pablo, Limp Bizkit, No Doubt, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Lopez, The Black Eyed Peas, The Pussycat Dolls, Jamie Foxx, Diddy, Rihanna, 50 Cent, Kanye West, OneRepublic, Flo Rida, Madonna, New Kids on the Block, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, and Lil Wayne, among many others. Apart from producing, Timbaland has had a successful artist career releasing three solo albums, including Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment (1998), Shock Value (2007), and Shock Value II (2009).

"Timbaland is the modern Quincy Jones," states ole President, Michael McCarty. "He captures the artist's vision and turns it into reality, pushes the envelope of popular music, and is an enthusiastic mentor of new talent. ole looks forward to working closely with him on the next phase of his stellar career."