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Justin Bieber sells music rights for $200 mn
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» NEW YORK - Pop juggernaut Justin Bieber has sold his music publishing and recording catalog shares to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital for $200 million, the company said Tuesday -- marking the industry's latest blockbuster rights deal.
British firm acquires entire catalog of folk icon Leonard Cohen
AFP, Published on 07/03/2022
» MONTREA: British song management firm Hipgnosis said Sunday it has acquired the entire catalog of famed Canadian singer-poet Leonard Cohen, in the latest big catalog purchase to hit the music world.
Bowie estate sells songwriting rights to Warner
AFP, Published on 04/01/2022
» NEW YORK - David Bowie's estate has sold the publishing rights to his "entire body of work" to Warner Chappell Music, the company said Monday, the latest massive deal in a roaring song rights purchasing boom.
Springsteen sells music catalog for $500 million
AFP, Published on 17/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Bruce Springsteen has reportedly sold his music rights to Sony for half a billion dollars, the latest superstar singer to join a frenzy of catalog sales fueled by the pandemic.
BMG and KKR team up to purchase music rights
AFP, Published on 25/03/2021
» NEW YORK: German music management group BGM announced a partnership with US investment company KKR Wednesday in a move to acquire streaming rights -- a new potentially lucrative frontier for investors.
Dylan, Young, Fleetwood: Music publishing sector booming with high-profile sales
AFP, Published on 17/01/2021
» NEW YORK - The pandemic has left the performance industry reeling but music publishing, a normally under-the-radar side of the business, is roaring thanks to a frenzy of high-profile music catalog sales.
Neil Young sells 50% stake in his music
AFP, Published on 07/01/2021
» NEW YORK: Neil Young is the latest high-profile musician to cash in on his song rights, selling a 50% stake in his music to British investment company Hipgnosis.
Universal Music buys Bob Dylan's entire back catalog
AFP, Published on 07/12/2020
» NEW YORK: Universal Music has bought the entire back catalog of Bob Dylan's songs, it announced Monday, in a purported nine-figure deal for one of the most prized rights' collections in music history.