Round Hill Music has announced its latest acquisitions, taking full ownership of the publishing catalogue of Big Loud Shirt Industries.
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Investors want Hipgnosis to sell some of its song catalogues
Hipgnosis Songs Fund has long been one of the most active buyers of music catalogues, but now some investors want it to become a seller.
UMG expands in Thailand by buying 70% of RS Group catalogue
Universal Music Group’s latest catalogue acquisition is focused on a music company rather than an individual artist or songwriter.
Beyond Music raises $170m to acquire more music catalogues
South Korean firm Beyond Music has just raised $170m in a round led by its largest existing investor Praxis Capital, to buy music catalogues.
Rod Stewart pulls out of potential catalogue sale to Hipgnosis
Rod Stewart has issued a surprisingly blunt statement explaining why he has pulled out of a proposed catalogue sale to Hipgnosis.
Ex-Tidal and Apple Music execs launch Duetti music financing firm
You wait ages for a company to come along trying to democratise music catalogue sales in some way, then…
Primary Wave eyes Indian catalogues with Times Music deal
The music catalogues of heritage artists in the western world have been big business. Now Primary Wave, is turning its attention towards India.
BMG “fully integrates” catalogue and frontline music
BMG has announced that it will “fully integrate” its new release and catalogue recordings businesses from today. How that will effectively work is that ‘catalogue’ music will now follow the […]
Warner Bros Discovery reportedly ‘scales back’ music-rights sale
Media group Warner Bros Discovery may be going back to the drawing board in its attempt to sell its music catalogue.
Lyric Capital raises $800m for music catalogue acquisitions
For all the predictions that the recent boom in music catalogue acquisitions must come to an end, there is still funding pouring in.
Music investment firm MusicBird secures $100m for rights deals
Despite speculation that the boom time for music catalogue valuations may be coming to an end, you still need a hefty war-chest.
The Sandbox Guide to… Marketing in 2023
Music Ally kicked off the year by asking 30 of the music industry’s leading lights what – in the wide world of digital music marketing – they were looking forward to in 2023.