News Primary Wave buys stake in Gerry Goffin catalog for $20m (report) Deal includes a number of songs Goffin co-wrote with Carole King such as the No.1 hit Take Good Care of My Baby
News Abbey Road turns 90: Iconic London studios to host free two-day festival to celebrate anniversary Studios to open doors for free, two-day festival on November 11 and 12
News Spotify and other streaming services propose ‘lowest royalty rates in history’ for songwriters Music streaming services have all filed documents with the US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) this week
News Another massive music deal, as Spirit Music Group parent strikes $500m alliance with Northleaf Capital Partners Northleaf has more than $18 billion in private equity, private credit and infrastructure commitments under management
News The SEC just green-lit the sale of shares in a hit song – and fans can buy them for $16 SongVest has received what it says is the first SEC qualification of music royalties
News Andrea Bocelli signs exclusive multi-album global deal with Universal Music Group He has sold over 90 million albums to date and generated more than five billion streams
News Reservoir joins $12m Series B funding round in podcast company Audio Up Funding round was led by SiriusXM
News Downtown makes raft of executive hires and promotions following Andrew Bergman’s appointment as CEO Andrew Sparkler named Chief Business Officer, Loredana Cacciotti named SVP of Digital Licensing & Business Affairs, and Brad Yuan named Chief Operating Officer
News Immersive music experience startup Stage11 raises $5.8m, partners with Snoop Dogg, David Guetta Stage11 was founded by CEO Jonathan Belolo, the co-owner of Scorpio Music
News UnitedMasters partners with Coinbase to let artists get paid in cryptocurrency Artists can choose to be paid in a cryptocurrency of their choice
News Universal Music Africa and Grammy-winning Senegalese artist Youssou NDour ink global partnership UMA signs deal with Youssou NDour and his company, Youssou Ndour & TBI Publishing SA
News Clive Black joins Primary Wave in the UK to focus on catalog acquisitions of ‘iconic and legendary song writers’ 'Clive is a force in the music industry in the UK,' says Larry Mestel, Founder & CEO of Primary Wave Music
Analysis News Adele returns with 30: Here’s 5 things we know about the superstar’s new album so far No featured artists, new collaborators, and at least one "hypnotic" track
News Another $50m+ music deal, as Primary Wave buys stake in Bing Crosby estate He has sold close to 1 billion records worldwide