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 […]
Photo Credit: The Depot Primary Wave Music has struck a music publishing deal with Grammy-nominated songwriter, Even Stevens. The deal will see the independent publishing giant acquire a stake in the songwriter’s music publishing catalog. […]
Photo Credit: Primary Wave Music Primary Wave Music has acquired a stake in songwriter David Malloy’s music publishing catalog. The terms of the deal will also see Primary Wave acquiring various producer royalties, too. Malloy’s […]