Blackstone Spins a $372M ABS on Recognition Catalog

Blackstone ABS Recognition catalog

Photo Credit: Shakira by Serenity / CC by 3.0 Blackstone is selling $372 million in bonds backed by royalties from the catalog of Recognition Music (formerly Hipgnosis), with over 47,000 tracks. Backed by Blackstone, Recognition […]

President Emmanuel Macron Supports Recognition of French House Music as Cultural Heritage

Daft Punk Historian Launches Patreon to Preserve Legendary Duo's Legacy

If Daft Punk’s helmets ever end up under museum glass beside a Monet painting, you’ll know Emmanuel Macron’s cultural campaign has hit its mark. The French President has announced his intentions to nominate French touch, […]

Sorting Out the Sony, Hipgnosis, and Recognition Music Deal

Sony Hipgnosis deal clarification

Photo Credit: Stephen Yablon Architecture The music industry was abuzz yesterday following reports that Sony Music Publishing is acquiring Hipgnosis Songs Group (HSG). The news has left many scratching their heads over the tangled web […]

Hipgnosis Officially Rebrands As Recognition Music Group

Recognition Music Group

Hipgnosis, including the namesake songs fund, has rebranded as Recognition Music Group. Photo Credit: Recognition So long, Hipgnosis: The Blackstone-owned company has officially rebranded as Recognition Music Group and underscored plans to scoop up additional […]

’70s star Dyan Cannon, 87, walks her dogs alone 46 years after Heaven Can Wait performance lands her Oscar recognition

Rarely seen Dyan Cannon was spotted taking a leisurely stroll in Los Angeles

ACTRESS Dyan Cannon has made a rare public appearance while walking her dogs. In Los Angeles, California, Dyan, 87, was spotted with her two Chihuahuas, Matilda and JC. 7 Rarely seen Dyan Cannon was spotted taking a […]

C. Tangana always wanted artistic recognition. ‘Now I have it’

a man, right, plays guitar while another sings into a mic

MEXICO CITY — A spotlight fell in the darkened concert arena on a long table strewn with drinks, ashtrays and dinner plates, as if a leisurely meal had just taken place. Sitting around it were […]

Recognition at last for male divas. But if Elton John qualifies, why not Drake – or Kendall Roy? | Rachel Aroesti

Drake

Who do you think of when you hear the word diva? A trailblazing punk singer? A civil rights activist and second world war spy? A man? Well, maybe – especially if that man is Elton […]

Texas sues Meta for collecting facial recognition data – CNN.com – RSS Channel – App Tech Section

Texas sues Meta for collecting facial recognition data

Shared from www.cnn.com The lawsuit, filed Monday in Texas’s Harrison County District Court, argues that a now-shuttered Facebook (FB) photo-tagging feature failed to get Texans’ informed consent before gathering their facial recognition data. The feature […]