In the 2006 book “Northern Songs: The True Story of the Beatles Song Publishing Empire”, journalist Brian Southall captured a music industry mantra: “For songwriters and publishers, the five most … Read More
RYAN FAUGHNER Los Angeles Times In the 2006 book “Northern Songs: The True Story of the Beatles Song Publishing Empire”, journalist Brian Southall captured a music industry mantra: “For songwriters … Read More
In the 2006 book “Northern Songs: The True Story of the Beatles Song Publishing Empire”, journalist Brian Southall captured a music industry mantra: “For songwriters and publishers, the five most … Read More
Primary Wave Music announced deals on Wednesday that see the company partner and acquire stakes in the catalogs of two artists whose music was all over American radio in the … Read More
Rodgers (Photo: Randy Miramontez/Shutterstock.com) PRIMARY WAVE MUSIC’s latest deals are with PAUL RODGERS, whose company has acquired a stake in his music … Read More
Updated January 4, 2022 11:29 a.m. ET Cue “Changes”. Warner Chappell Music has bought the publishing rights to David Bowie’s catalog of songs for over $250 million, according to some … Read More
Major record labels are clamoring to acquire rock ‘n’ roll icons’ song catalogs – and they’re set to shell out hundreds of millions of dollars to secure the deals. Universal … Read More
Reservoir Holdings, which owns Reservoir Media, is going public on the Nasdaq stock exchange through a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) with the apparent aim of … Read More
The already crowded music catalog acquisition business just got a terrific new player: Germany-based music company BMG and global investment firm KKR have announced they will join forces to pursue … Read More
Wise Music Group purchased music publishing companies Marquis, Verulam and Mistletoe Melodies from The Bocus groupthus acquiring the publishing rights to the works of influential rock band The Zombies. Purchase … Read More
Your money is inside. Investors continue to pile into music publishing catalogs for a more reliable return. But publishing assets come with their own portfolio of headaches — according to … Read More
