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OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder Just Sold His Music Copyrights to KKR

Ashley King
January 11, 2021
Photo Credit: Arne Müseler / CC by 2.0 OneRepublic lead singer Ryan Tedder has sold a majority stake of his recorded music and publishing rights to KKR. Tedder has a 500-song catalog that includes several ma... Read More...

Round Hill Music Acquires the Back Catalog of Veteran Songwriter Jim Vallance

Dylan Smith
January 11, 2021
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Round Hill Music has acquired the back catalog of veteran Canadian songwriter Jim Vallance. Round Hill Music, which raised almost $300 million in November of 2020 to purchase additional music IP, unveiled th... Read More...

Hipgnosis Blocked from Soliciting Investors in the US, Australia, South Africa, Canada & Japan

Dylan Smith
January 8, 2021
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The message displayed on the main page of Hipgnosis' website, for those accessing from the U.S. UK-based song-investment fund Hipgnosis has been blocked from soliciting investors in the United States, Canada,... Read More...

Neil Young Becomes the Latest Legacy Artist to Sell His Song Rights

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Photo Credit: Per Ole Hagen / CC by 2.0 “Old Man” singer and songwriter Neil Young has become the latest legacy artist to sell his song rights to Hipgnosis. Hipgnosis recently announced its acquisition of a ... Read More...

Hipgnosis Snags Lindsey Buckingham’s Entire Publishing Catalog — Including His Share of Fleetwood Mac Hits

Dylan Smith
January 5, 2021
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Lindsey Buckingham. Photo Credit: Raph_PH One day after announcing that it had acquired the 259-song catalog of veteran producer Jimmy Iovine, Hipgnosis has purchased the publishing catalog of longtime Fleetw... Read More...

David Crosby Is Selling His Publishing Rights Because He Can’t Tour and ‘Streaming Stole My Record Money’

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December 8, 2020
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Following high-profile catalog sales from Stevie Nicks and Bob Dylan, The Byrds cofounder David Crosby has revealed that he intends to cash out of his own publishing rights because he’s unable to tour amid th... Read More...

Bob Dylan Sells Entire Catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group

Dylan Smith
December 7, 2020
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Bob Dylan performing live. Photo Credit: Alberto Cabello Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) in a deal that’s reportedly worth in excess of $300 million. Universa... Read More...

Primary Wave Acquires a Majority Stake In Stevie Nicks’ Publishing Catalog – Deal Estimated at $100MM

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December 7, 2020
Stevie Nicks performing live in 2017. Photo Credit: Ralph Arvesen Primary Wave Music has acquired a majority stake in the publishing catalog of longtime Fleetwood Mac vocalist and songwriter Stevie Nicks. Ne... Read More...
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Universal Music Publishing Group Inks Publishing Pact With Electric Feel

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November 19, 2020
Photo Credit: UMPG Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is inking a worldwide publishing deal with Electric Feel. The new publishing deal will see Electric Feel Publishing Europe launch to expand its Euro... Read More...

Round Hill Music Raises $291 Million to Acquire Additional Music IP

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November 18, 2020
About a week after generating $282 million to acquire a song fund that it launched in 2014, Round Hill Music has raised $291 million for a new fund yet. The nine-year-old company revealed this third and late... Read More...

The Killers Publishing Catalog Sold to Eldridge Holdings — Including “Mr. Brightside,” “Somebody Told Me,” “When You Were Young”

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November 17, 2020
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The Killers performing at Bonnaroo 2018. Photo Credit: ThorntonDrury MRC owner Eldridge Industries has purchased the entirety of The Killers’ publishing catalog, excepting 2020’s Imploding the Mirage. The buy... Read More...

Scooter Braun Dumps Taylor Swift’s Catalog After Just 16 Months — $300MM+ Deal

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photo: Serjan Midili Taylor Swift's catalog — and all the drama that comes with it — is now somebody else's problem. Yes, that's right folks: mega-manager Scooter Braun has just dumped his massive holding in... Read More...
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