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 […]
Photo Credit: Javier Miranda Create Music Group, which bills itself as “one of the fastest growing music technology companies in the entertainment industry,” has acquired a majority interest in The Nations, a collection of popular […]
The term “renaissance man” describes someone who has many talents and success. Mark Wahlberg is absolutely a true renaissance man. He’s an actor. A producer. A scratch golfer. A burger chain entrepreneur. A guy who […]
A day after it became public knowledge that he bought a 9% stake in Twitter, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk is now also set to join the social media platform’s board of directors, according to […]
Photo Credit: Grand Ole Opry Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania-headquartered investment company Atairos and its “long-term strategic partner” NBCUniversal have officially acquired a 30 percent interest in Grand Ole Opry owner Opry Entertainment Group. The involved parties […]
Eleven months ago, Jessica Alba’s consumer packaged goods company, the Honest Company, went public. Prior to going public, bankers and analysts predicted it would list at $16 a share. It ended up debuting at $21 […]
Shared from www.digitalmusicnews.com Whodini performing live. Larry Smith produced several of the group’s albums, including 1984’s ‘Escape.’ Photo Credit: Brett Hammond About two weeks after revealing that it had “$3 billion worth of deals in […]