News Deal 'establishes a flow of royalty payments to songwriters and publishers,' reads a joint statement News Egan will lead projects focused on industry analysis and competitive assessments News He will oversee the company's in-house creative team and content production News Catalog includes songs from artists like Jimmie Rodgers, Buddy Holly and The Rolling Stones to Rihanna, Beyoncé and Justin Bieber News Merck Mercuriadis does biggest deal yet, snapping up catalog owned by fund managed by Kobalt Capital Interviews News Chief Music Officer Maria Egan discusses Splice and the DIY musician sector News Deal does not include songs signed after Spirit B-Unique JV was formed in 2015 News Deal for the musical works represented by the ICE Core