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 […]
The Etsy designer behind Beyoncé‘s fabulous disco-style cowboy hat now has firsthand experience with the Bey effect … after the Renaissance tour announcement forced her to shut down her shop. Abby Misbin AKA “Trending by […]
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 […]
Photo Credit: Live Nation Madonna’s global Celebration Tour has sold out 36 dates, with more than 600,000 tickets sold. Due to overwhelming demand, 23 new dates were added this week across North America and Europe for Madonna’s […]
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 […]
Haddaway performing live. Photo Credit: Raimond Spekking About four months after doubling down on its plans to purchase song rights, BMG has acquired the “royalty interests” of “What Is Love” artist Haddaway. Berlin-headquartered BMG unveiled […]
Fools Garden. Photo Credit: Thomas Reutter About 10 days after securing the song rights of Harry Nilsson, BMG has acquired the recorded catalog of Pforzheim, Germany-based pop-rock group Fools Garden. Berlin-headquartered BMG just recently announced […]
Iggy Azalea has sold her entire master recording and publishing catalogue to Domain Capital for an impressive eight-figure sum. The mega deal includes the rap star’s biggest hits: ‘Fancy’, ‘Black Widow’ and ‘Problem’. As reported […]
Photo Credit: Chris Hakkens / CC by 2.0 “Unprecedented archive” of teenage love letters written by Bob Dylan sells for nearly $670,000 at auction. A collection of personal letters written by a teenage Bob Dylan […]
Before he died in 2018, art collecting was one of the passions of billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. In a recent estate sale, Allen’s one-of-a-kind accumulation of masterpieces hit the auction block and sold for […]