ClicknClear Strikes Catalog Deal with Warner Chappell Music “The addition of Warner Chappell’s catalog of songs and compositions means we have even more great music readily available on our platform for our sports, while the […]
Dua Lipa has bought the rights to her publishing catalog from TaP Music Publishing, the company announced today. The sale arrives over a year after the singer, who was also previously a part of TaP’s […]
If you thought the trend of artists selling their catalogs for huge paydays was over, Nelly just proved the market is still very much “Hot in Herre!”… The 48-year-old Missouri rapper just sold 50% of […]
Warner Bros. Discovery is in negotiations to sell about half of its film and TV music-publishing assets for an estimated price tag of $500 million, Hits and Variety report. It’s uncertain for now which of […]
Photo Credit: William Dyer / CC by 4.0 CTM Outlander acquires the publishing catalog of Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Shane McAnally. CTM Outlander has made a significant move in the Nashville music publishing scene, having acquired […]
Photo Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez Anthem Entertainment expands its ownership of Timbaland’s catalog while investing in Beatclub. Independent music publisher Anthem Entertainment has announced the expansion of its long-standing partnership with legendary producer and songwriter […]
Photo Credit: Ian Dury / CC by 3.0 Rod Stewart has called off his catalog acquisition talks with Hipgnosis Songs after a lengthy negotiation process. Steward will now take his ball home and retain ownership […]
Photo Credit: Carl Lender / CC by 3.0 Universal Music Group (UMG) is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Queen’s catalog for north of $1 billion. The potential song-rights sale (as well as its […]
Photo Credit: Primary Wave Music Primary Wave acquires the publishing and recording catalog of Christian rock giants Skillet in a multi-million-dollar deal. Primary Wave Music, a leader in independent music publishing, has announced its partnership […]
Photo Credit: WebSummit / CC by 2.0 Ja Rule reveals he’s actively shopping his catalog but has certain conditions for structuring a potential deal. Rapper Ja Rule revealed to Bloomberg this week that he’s exploring the idea […]
Photo Credit: blackx blackx acquires a catalog of over 230 songs by renowned Taiwanese songwriter Frances Wang, Zhong Yan, including award-winning Asian hits by artists like Faye Wong, A-Mei, Oaeen, and more. blackx, one of […]
Russ Ballard performing live. Photo Credit: Primary Wave Another day, another catalog acquisition: Primary Wave Music has unveiled a multimillion-dollar deal with 77-year-old singer-songwriter Russ Ballard. New York City-based Primary Wave, having announced a song-rights […]
(l to r) Reservoir president and COO Rell Lafargue, Mannie Fresh, EVP of A&R and catalog development Faith Newman, and founder and CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi. Photo Credit: Reservoir Media After investing in the work of […]
Sarah McLachlan performing live. Photo Credit: EJ Hersom Primary Wave has officially acquired “a stake” in the publishing and recorded catalogs of “I Will Remember You” singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. New York City-headquartered Primary Wave and […]
Photo Credit: Michael Marais Two months back, reports indicated that Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) was looking to offload its music library, including the soundtracks behind several superhero films. Now, a different report yet is […]
Berlin, Germany. Photo Credit: Stefan Widua BMG turned in a 30.6 percent year-over-year (YoY) revenue increase – and dropped over $400 million on catalogs – during 2022, according to a new earnings report. The Berlin-headquartered […]
Photo Credit: Nettwerk Music Group Nettwerk Music Group announces a strategic partnership with Flexpoint to invest in artists and make music catalog acquisitions. Rapidly growing independent label Nettwerk Music Group has announced a significant investment and strategic […]
It was reported last year that members of the rock band Pink Floyd were seeking to make a big sale of their catalog for somewhere in the neighborhood of $500 million. But unlike many other […]
The Lovin’ Spoonful co-founder John Sebastian (pictured) has sold his catalog to AMR Songs. Photo Credit: AMR Amplified Music Rights (AMR Songs), a self-described “full service publishing, music rights acquisition & management company,” has officially […]
Photo Credit: Geoffrey Moffett Last month, Cutting Edge Media Music (CEMM) announced that it had obtained $100 million in new financing and disclosed plans “to help give the next wave of film and TV composers […]