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Hipgnosis Songs Fund published its latest annual financial results yesterday, for the fiscal year ended 31 March.

We heard from US publishing body the NMPA on Friday evening as news of the Copyright Royalty Board's final 'Phonorecords III' ruling broke.

Even well-established firms are struggling to raise money as VCs start to circle their wagons, but the music investments market isn’t feeling the freeze yet.

If your faith in the value of songwriting catalogues is strong, but you need more proof... well, Leonard Cohen's storied songwriting catalogue is the latest to be snapped up.

Hipgnosis Songs Fund has published its interim results for the first half of its latest financial year, covering the six months to 30 September.

The dealmaking around music rights continues, with this morning's news pile including Tempo Music acquiring a majority stake in some of Korn's recordings and compositions, and Round Hill Music striking a long-term administration...

Today, hundreds of thousands of artists release music and an equally huge number of content creators require music for their output. Sync has become a more nuanced instrument for all involved – and one that’s still a...

Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis has been leading the demands for songs (as opposed to recordings) to get a bigger share of streaming royalties.

One of the most sensitive talking points at the UK's recent music-streaming economics inquiry was publishing royalties. Specifically whether publishing should get a bigger share of the streaming pie.

To celebrate the re-release of the band’s (excellent!) ‘Rings Around The World’ album, four NFTs based on the album artwork will be released.

Is Hipgnosis ruffling the feathers of the industry’s biggest publishers, or are they simply keen to ensure people understand the intricacies of shared rights ownership?

Fresh from publishing its latest annual report, Hipgnosis Songs Fund has raised yet more money to spend buying up music catalogues. This time it’s a share placement that raised £156m (around $215m), a few million...