Music IP Acquisitions Are Exploding, With Early 2024 Spending Topping $2 Billion — Is This the Beginning of a Record-Setting Year?

2024’s first two months saw billions pour into music IP, with one of the largest single-catalog deals to date occurring. Amid continued streaming growth and strong listenership for the hits of yesterday, does the early momentum mark the start of a serious rebound and record-setting surge?

Just how big has 2024 been for music-focused IP acquisitions? This big: north of $2 billion was spent or committed to song rights across 2024’s first two months, with high-profile plays and a record catalog valuation.

While blockbuster agreements arrived during the same period in 2021. . .


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