Nearly one year after her death, the estate of Christine McVie has sold the rights to songs she made with Fleetwood Mac. The Newark, N.J.-based investment firm HarbourView Equity Partners is behind the acquisition of […]
Grammy-winning rapper-and-singer Nelly has reportedly sold 50 per cent of his solo music catalogue for a whopping $50 million, according to TMZ. The 48-year-old star – whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. – […]
Photo Credit: Soundtrap Nearly six years after announcing the purchase of music-collaboration and -creation platform Soundtrap, Spotify is selling the 11-year-old company back to its founders. Spotify execs and Soundtrap’s founders just recently confirmed their […]
Photo Credit: Luminate Data Record Store Day 2023 has become the most successful since its creation in 2007. We look at some revealing data — like how few vinyl record buyers own a record player […]
A Fender Stratocaster smashed onstage by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana’s tour in support of Nevermind has sold for $595,900 at auction. The guitar — a reassembled-yet-unplayable left-handed black Strat — went for around 10 times […]
Kurt Cobain’s smashed Fender Stratocaster is displayed at Julien’s Auctions in Gardena, Calif., on May 2 ahead of Julien’s “Music Icons” auction of over 1,200 items from rockhistory and exclusive artist collections. Frederic J. Brown/AFP […]
A guitar smashed by Kurt Cobain sold for $596,900 (£480,000) at an auction over the weekend. During an auction held at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York on Saturday, a black Fender Stratocaster that […]
T-shirts and sweatshirts inspired by last week’s much-discussed L.A. Philharmonic concert are now available for purchase online. Comedic Instagram account Overheard LA on Thursday launched new merchandise winking at Friday’s performance, which made headlines after […]
The guitar was played during the music video for “Hot for Teacher.” If that seems like a a lot of money to spend on a guitar, included are a pair of white gloves and a […]
If you’ve ever wondered how much the guitar that Eddie Van Halen used in the iconic music video for Van Halen’s “Hot for Teacher” is worth, the answer is: a helluva lot. The guitar sold […]
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 […]
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 […]
There’s a rumor swirling around that claims Michael Jordan is in advanced talks to sell his majority stake in the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets. Michael currently owns 80% of the Hornets. He is the ONLY black […]
Photo Credit: Dispatch / CC by 3.0 Suga has sold out the entire US leg of his solo tour during Ticketmaster’s first ‘ARMY Member Presale,’ leading to the cancellation of the General Verified Fan Presale […]
Sonny Rollins has sold his catalog to Reservoir Media. Photo Credit: Mamadi Doumbouya Reservoir Media has officially acquired the song rights of “renowned saxophonist and living jazz icon” Sonny Rollins. New York City-based Reservoir (NASDAQ: […]
Photo Credit: SBS Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. sells Mega TV and its associated real estate to Voz Media in a $64 million deal. Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) has announced the sale of its Mega TV business […]
Photo Credit: STX Entertainment Multimedia Music has reportedly purchased the music library of STX Entertainment in an eight-figure transaction. The deal between London- and Los Angeles-based Multimedia Music and Burbank-headquartered STX Entertainment just recently came […]
Hybe, the South Korean company that represents BTS, Tomorrow X Together, Lee Hyun, and more, has acquired the Atlanta hip-hop label Quality Control, The Hollywood Reporter and The New York Times report. The $300 million […]
See, while it’s fairly easy to replace the Steam Deck’s SSD, it’s not quite as easy to buy the right parts. The Steam Deck uses the smallest kind of modular SSD — the M.2 2230, […]
Photo Credit: Utopia Music Just one year after acquiring free-to-use music industry directory ROSTR, Utopia Music has sold it back to the company’s original founders. During 2021 and 2022, Swiss Fintech company Utopia Music grew significantly […]