Nick Mason and David Gilmour performing live. Photo Credit: anyonlinyr Blackstone-powered Hipgnosis Song Management (HSM) is reportedly vying to strike a roughly $500 million deal for the catalog of Pink Floyd. Multiple outlets are reporting […]
Photo Credit: Jørund Føreland Pedersen / CC by 4.0 Rapper Offset is suing label Quality Control over the right to control his solo catalog. Offset has filed a lawsuit that accuses Quality Control Records of […]
It was previously reported that rock group Pink Floyd was looking to join the ranks of those artists and bands closing massive deals for the rights to their extensive back catalogs. Now, it’s being reported […]
Photo Credit: Budi Voogt & Tim van Doorne Exceleration Music has acquired the catalog of the Dutch independent label Heroic Music Group. Heroic Music Group was founded by Budi Voogt and Tim van Doorne in […]
Jean-Michel Jarre. Photo Credit: Yunling Fang Days after striking a catalog deal with Simple Minds, BMG has officially acquired the “entire music publishing back catalogue” of veteran electronic music creator Jean-Michel Jarre. Berlin-headquartered BMG and […]
Simple Minds’ Charlie Burchill (left) and Jim Kerr. Photo Credit: Dean Chalkley BMG has officially acquired “key music interests” from Scotland’s Simple Minds – though the deal doesn’t encompass a publishing stake in the 45-year-old […]
Photo Credit: Franklin Heijnen / CC by 2.0 Beyoncé has officially posted on TikTok — and licensed her entire catalog for use on the short-form video platform. Superstar Beyoncé has joined TikTok, and her entire catalog […]
Photo Credit: Victrola Global and domestic streams continued to grow by double digits during 2022’s opening half, and catalog releases accounted for about 72.4 percent of stateside music consumption, according to a new report. Meanwhile, […]
Photo by Marthe A. Vannebo Grammy-winning artist Daniel Lanois is bringing his catalog and future work to BMG, making the company his home label. Daniel Lanois has enjoyed a 50-year career as a highly acclaimed […]
Universal Music Group has officially become the “permanent home” of Frank Zappa’s body of work, the major label and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee’s estate have announced. Universal Music unveiled the pact […]
Reservoir EVP of A&R and catalog development Faith Newman (whose branding-minded company looks to have customized its bottled water) and hip-hop producer Marley Marl. Photo Credit: Reservoir Media One week after revealing its Q1 2022 […]
The world of music licensing is about to change dramatically, thanks to some groundbreaking developments in the AI space. Now, APM Music — owned by Sony Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing Group — has […]
Photo Credit: Eduardo Barrios A new music intervention tool to assist with dementia management called Vera is on the App Store. The app utilizes Universal Music Group’s (UMG) music catalog. Vera allows caregivers to develop […]
Singer-songwriter Skylar Grey has revealed she was forced to sell her song catalog, including Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love the Way You Lie,” to help pay for her divorce. In an interview with Variety on her new self-titled […]
Skylar Grey is the songwriter behind such hit singles as as Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love the Way You Lie” and Diddy’s “Coming Home.” Recently, she was forced to sell the rights to his entire musical […]
Justin Timberlake is the latest artist to get a huge payday be selling his song catalog. Timberlake has a respectable 200+ song catalog dating back to his days as a member of N’SYNC. And now […]
Pink Floyd performing live in 1973. Photo Credit: Erik Calonius Two weeks back, reports suggested that Pink Floyd could be seeking a staggering $500 million for its catalog. Now, the 57-year-old group is officially set […]
It looks like Justin Timberlake won’t be hanging on to his music catalog “Until the End of Time.” Timberlake recently sold the entire music catalog from his 20-year career to London-based firm Hipgnosis Song Management, […]
Justin Timberlake performing live in 2017. Photo Credit: MarkBriello Justin Timberlake has officially sold his catalog to Hipgnosis in a reportedly $100 million deal. 41-year-old Justin Timberlake’s multimillion-dollar pact with Hipgnosis – Blackstone-powered Hipgnosis Song […]
Nick Mason and David Gilmour performing live. Photo Credit: anyonlinyr Last week, reports suggested that BMG and Warner Music Group were vying to purchase the catalog of Pink Floyd. Now, the companies are facing another […]