Concord In The News

‘Artist development is the lifeblood of the new Concord Records.’

MBW meets Concord Records Co-Presidents Margi Cheske and Mark Williams

UMG sues Believe and TuneCore for $500 million, alleging ‘industrial-scale copyright infringement’

Lawsuit focuses on so-called 'manipulated' audio remixes of copyrighted tracks

From Ed Sheeran’s copyright appeal win to the asset-backed securities boom… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…

Duetti secures fresh $114m to buy indie artist catalogs, including $80m raised through firm’s first asset-backed securitization transaction

Company, which officially launched in May 2023, says it has raised $235 million so far

The Hipgnosis Songs Fund catalog has just been valued at $2.36bn… around $150m more than HSF’s enterprise value when Blackstone acquired it

Blackstone raises nearly $1.5 billion in debt financing via new ABS, based on substantial valuation for Hipgnosis Songs Fund assets

Concord closes $850m Asset-Backed Securities transaction to ‘fuel strategic growth and acquisitions’

Transaction was led by Apollo

Why was Sony Music willing to pay megabucks for Queen and Pink Floyd’s catalogs?

MBW glances over some of the key factors in Sony's willingness to spend over $2 billion on three recent catalog deals

From UMG’s [PIAS] buyout to Concord’s $217m Daddy Yankee deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…