Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun. Photo Credit: Lou Stejskal Hipgnosis Song Management (HSM) has officially acquired Justin Bieber’s catalog, including the 28-year-old’s publishing and recorded interests. Blackstone-powered Hipgnosis Song Management reached out to Digital Music […]
Photo Credit: Jonas Leupe More catalog tracks are charting on Spotify than ever before. So Playlist Push has shifted its focus — helping ‘old’ become ‘new’ again. Since 2020, the portion of Spotify’s Global Weekly […]
Dion has sold his publishing catalog to Reservoir Media. Photo Credit: David Godlis Another day, another catalog acquisition: Reservoir Media (NASDAQ: RSVR) has officially announced a deal for the song rights of Dion DiMucci. New […]
Coast Modern (pictured) has released multiple albums via +1 Records. Photo Credit: Timothynorris Exceleration Music has officially announced a strategic partnership with +1 Records, including an investment in the New York- and LA-based record label’s […]
FOREIGNER lead singer Kelly Hansen spoke to Rob Rush Radio about the legendary rockers’ recent announcement that they were embarking on their farewell tour. The trek is set to launch on July 6 at Atlanta’s […]
Analysts have said recently that the market for music publishing rights and recordings is cooling way way down, but a few artists keep managing to sign pretty big deals. The latest is Dr. Dre, the […]
The Burbank offices of Warner Bros. Entertainment. Photo Credit: Junkyardsparkle Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is reportedly exploring a possible $1 billion sale of its music library, including the soundtracks to a multitude of superhero […]
Tunefind has published its year-end round-up for top sync placements in 2022 — and older tracks are still making a serious dent. With decades-old tracks snatching up significant sync opportunities and stealing the spotlight, catalog […]
John and Julie Fogerty. Photo Credit: Kyle Spicer After an array of companies scooped up high-profile song rights during 2022, Creedence Clearwater Revival founder John Fogerty has flipped the script by purchasing a majority interest […]
Dr. Dre — reportedly worth an estimated $820 million — might soon inch closer to becoming a bonafide billionaire. The pioneering N.W.A. rapper and self-made entertainment mogul is selling an assortment of music income streams […]
Dr. Dre’s seminal The Chronic: is it part of this juicy deal? Dr. Dre has reportedly sold a sizable chunk of his music rights — at a juicy multiple — to Shamrock Holdings and Universal […]
Dr. Dre is reportedly headed toward a huge payday. According to Billboard, the 57-year-old hip-hop mogul is preparing to sell a portion of his music assets for more than $200 million. Sources say the assets generate about $1 […]
Photo Credit: Zhang Kaiyv Apple has launched a catalog of books narrated by artificial intelligence in a move that may bring the beginning of the end of human narrators. Apple has quietly released a catalog of […]
De La Soul has announced that after years of legal battles, the group will finally make its entire catalog available on streaming services. The announcement comes after the New York trio finally resolved their decades-long […]
De La Soul’s entire catalog will be available on all streaming platforms and digital retailers for the first time beginning March 3rd, 2023. Due to sample clearance issues and label disputes with Warner Bros. Records […]
Seoul, South Korea. Photo Credit: Mathew Schwartz Beyond Music has officially purchased the catalog of veteran producer and songwriter Greg Wells, who’s worked with Adele, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Quincy Jones, and a number of […]
Photo Credit: Peterboropetes / CC by 4.0 Beyond Music has announced it has acquired the music catalog of Canadian producer and songwriter Greg Wells. Wells has produced and written songs for Adele, Taylor Swift, John […]
Justin Bieber is about to get a massive holiday bonus … and he’s already spending some of the money that’s seemingly coming his way. The singer and his wife Hailey splurged on Thursday, going shopping […]
Photo Credit: Crocs Hipgnosis is reportedly closing in on an approximately $200 million deal for the publishing and recorded catalogs of Justin Bieber. Rumblings of this latest song-rights play from Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Song Management and […]
Peter Frampton. Photo Credit: BMG BMG has officially acquired the “music interests” of “Show Me the Way” vocalist, songwriter, and producer Peter Frampton as part of a far-reaching deal. Bertelsmann’s BMG unveiled its agreement with […]