(l to r) Reservoir global creative director Donna Caseine, Lebohang Morake, Reservoir CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi, and manager Sibo Mhlungu. Photo Credit: Reservoir Reservoir Media (NASDAQ: RSVR) has finalized another film-score catalog deal – this time […]
Photo Credit: Anthem Entertainment (Darell) Anthem Entertainment has announced it has acquired a ‘wide selection of songs’ from Puerto Rican rapper Darell’s catalog. The acquisition includes the hit “Te Boté (Remix),” which features Casper Mágico, […]
Photo Credit: Odessey and Oracle Album Cover (1968) British invasion pioneers The Zombies have entered into an agreement with Q Prime to provide label services and distribution for the band’s iconic ‘60s studio recordings. Plans […]
Photo Credit: Amr Diab with his seven World Music Awards by Muhammad Rafaat / CC by 4.0 Sony Music signs an exclusive multi-album agreement with Egyptian icon Amr Diab, acquiring his catalog in the process. […]
Eve is the latest music industry artist to score a fortune in a deal for her back catalog of songs. Music Business Worldwide has the news that the rapper and songwriter scored an eight-figure deal […]
“The Financial Times” reports that legendary rock band Pink Floyd has sold its rights to recordings and more for around $400 million. Share This Article
Pink Floyd have sold their catalog to Sony Music for $400 million after several years of band in-fighting and near agreements, the Financial Times reports. Notably, the deal includes Pink Floyd’s recorded music rights, but not […]
Pink Floyd are in “advanced talks” with Sony Music to sell their back catalog for about $500 million, the Financial Times reports. According to the Financial Times, the sale would include hits from the past 50 years […]
Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour is actively interested in selling the band’s catalog, but not because of the financial windfall it would surely bring him. Instead, it’s one less headache he’d have to deal with […]
When Freddie Mercury died in 1991, he was one of the greatest rock stars of all time, both as a solo artist and as the iconic frontman for Queen. He left a solid chunk of […]
Queen’s catalog has been acquired by Sony Music in a massive deal valued at $1.27 billion, according to Variety. The deal is believed to be the biggest such acquisition of its kind. Earlier this year, […]
Queen’s catalog is about to change hands, and it’ll be an expensive acquisition — ’cause Sony’s acquiring the rights to the band’s music … spending 10 figures to lock it down. The massive transaction — […]
The legacy of Avicii, one of EDM’s most influential artists, will soon grace a different type of stage. Pophouse Entertainment is reportedly developing a musical about the late DJ after purchasing a majority stake in his music catalog […]
Kiss sold to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million. The company previously collaborated with Kiss on a digital avatar project in December. Share This Article
Legendary rockers Kiss sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million, it was announced Thursday. This isn’t the first time the […]
KISS have sold their music catalog and rights to the band’s branding to Pophouse Entertainment, the Swedish company behind the ABBA Voyage tour and the upcoming KISS Avatar shows. Pophouse made the acquisition in a […]
The surviving members of the rock band Queen are close to signing an astonishing deal for their publishing catalog and at least some of their master recordings. The reported price tag? $1.2 billion. If and […]
The Rivermaya “reunion” show – quotes in deference to the still-active trio that continues to write and perform under that name – was truly something else. The sound was punchy, the visuals tasteful, and the […]
A deal that has been rumored for over a year and spawned at least one lawsuit seeking to prevent it from happening has officially closed. Sony Music Group just paid Michael Jackson’s estate $600 million […]
Sony Music has agreed to purchase half of Michael Jackson’s publishing and recorded masters catalog in a blockbuster deal valuing his music assets at over $1.2 billion, according to Billboard. No exact figure is known at […]