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 […]
For those of you hoping that Sarah Michelle Gellar might pick up the vampire killing stake of Buffy Summers once more, we’re sorry to dash those hopes for you. While doing a recent interview with […]
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 […]
Lawrence Scotti ❘ Published: 2022-12-07T15:20:51 ❘ Updated: 2022-12-07T15:21:01 Streamer Trackwreck said those who don’t like the connection between the gambling website Stake.com and the new streaming platform Kick shouldn’t use the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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, […]
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 […]
Photo Credit: Escobar Cigars Rapper and exec MC Serch (full name Michael Berrin) has revealed that he’s looking to sell his interest in Nas’ catalog. The 55-year-old 3rd Bass co-founder MC Serch, who served as […]
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 […]
Photo Credit: Ark Invest ARK Investment Management has dropped over 200,000 Spotify shares (~$18M) following the stock’s poor performance. Spotify’s current trade price is around $87, which is 71% below its 52-week high. The stock […]
(l to r) TM Ventures founder Tarsame Mittal, UMG India and South Asia MD and CEO Devraj Sanyal, UMG AMEA CEO Adam Granite, and TM co-CEOs Alaap Gosher and Saurabh Abbi. Universal Music Group (UMG) […]
Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment has purchased a majority stake in Avicii’s master recording and publishing rights. The assets of Avicii’s catalog were previously held by his family estate, though they still reportedly own 25% of […]
Six months after purchasing the song rights of Swedish House Mafia, Björn Ulvaeus’ Pophouse Entertainment has acquired a majority interest in the recordings and publishing catalog of Avicii. Pophouse Entertainment just recently unveiled its newest […]
Chuck D has sold a major stake in his songwriting catalog to his longtime publisher Reach Music, in a deal that encompasses more than 300 of the Public Enemy legend’s songs, Rolling Stone reports. An […]
By his own account, Michael Rubin has always had two constants throughout his life: 1) a love for the Philadelphia 76ers and 2) a passion for starting and running businesses. He watched the 76ers win […]
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 […]
(l to r) Big Idea CFO Marek Benesz, project manager Krzysztof Mędrzak, key account manager Monika Mędrzak, Warner Music Poland MD Adrian Ciepichał, Big Idea CEO Sławomir Ostruszka, Big Idea COO Edyta Subocz-Ostruszka, Big Idea […]
Bob Dylan performing live. Photo Credit: Alberto Cabello Primary Wave has officially acquired Bob Dylan’s interest in the work of The Traveling Wilburys. New York City-based Primary Wave, which has quietly closed a number of […]