Michael Jackson Estate Reportedly Eyeing $900 Million Deal For 50% Stake In The MJ Music Catalog

Michael Jackson Estate Reportedly Eyeing $900 Million Deal For 50% Stake In The MJ Music Catalog

Michael Jackson’s reputation has taken some serious damage in the last few years. And that’s putting it mildly. Anyone who watched the 2019 “Leaving Neverland” documentary likely looks at the former “King of Pop” very […]

Jay-Z Just Earned “Multi” Billionaire Status After Cashing Out His Stake In D’Ussé Cognac

Jay-Z Just Earned "Multi" Billionaire Status After Cashing Out His Stake In D'Ussé Cognac

Back in 2012, Jay-Z launched a cognac brand called “D’Ussé” as a partnership with liquor behemoth Bacardi. For the next decade it was a great partnership. Jay handled marketing. Bacardi handled production and distribution. And […]

Beatport Acquires Majority Stake in the International Music Summit

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Photo Credit: Beatport After making several acquisitions during 2022, Beatport has purchased a majority interest in the International Music Summit (IMS). Denver-headquartered Beatport, which arrived on the scene in 2004 and bills itself as “the […]

Animoca Brands Takes Majority Stake in Deadmau5’s Pixelynx

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Photo Credit: Deadmau5 / CC by 3.0 The Sandbox developer Animoca Brands has officially purchased a majority interest in deadmau5-founded “music metaverse gaming platform” Pixelynx. Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands, which arrived on the scene in […]

Haddaway Sells Recorded Stake, Including ‘What Is Love,’ to BMG

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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 […]

Primary Wave Buys Whitney Houston Catalog Stake In Latest Play

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Whitney Houston performing live in 2010. Photo Credit: Egghead06 About five weeks after selling “a significant minority interest” to Brookfield Asset Management as part of a wider $2 billion partnership, Primary Wave has acquired a […]

Sony Music Masterworks Acquires Majority Stake in MAC Global

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Photo Credit: Sony Music Masterworks Sony Music Masterworks has announced a new majority investment in Dubai-based MAC Global. MAC Global is a regional concert promotion, talent management, and events and production company. It was founded […]

Huey Lewis and The News Sells Catalog Stake to Primary Wave

Huey Lewis and The News Sells Catalog Stake to Primary Wave

Huey Lewis and The News performing live in 2016. Photo Credit: PaulHamaker Primary Wave has acquired the rights to the first seven studio albums from Huey Lewis and The News. New York City-headquartered Primary Wave, […]

Shamrock Capital, Owner of Taylor Swift’s Catalog, Sells Minority Stake

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Photo Credit: Eva Rinaldi / CC by 2.0 Shamrock Capital, the media and entertainment investor that owns Taylor Swift’s masters, sells a minority stake in the firm. RidgeLake Partners, a strategic partnership between Ottawa Avenue […]

Live Nation Buys ‘Significant Equity Stake’ In Broccoli City Festival

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Broccoli Festival founders Brandon McEachern and Marcus Allen. Photo Credit: Live Nation Live Nation has officially acquired a “significant equity stake” in Washington, D.C.’s Broccoli City Festival and added the annual event’s founders to its […]