RIAA In The News

From HYBE’s $1bn revenues to Warner’s $750m BlackRock fund: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter

Spirit Music Group buys Jason Aldean masters in $100m+ deal

Spirit will own 90% of the catalog, as Aldean holds on to 10%, MBW understands

Reservoir strikes deal for stake in catalog of legendary hip-hop producer and songwriter Larry Smith

Deal includes Smith’s collaborations with seminal rap group Whodini

Avex USA and Sony Music Publishing strike global administration deal

SMP will provide worldwide administration services (ex. Japan) to Avex USA’s catalog and roster

Labels awarded $83m in lawsuit against operator of stream-ripping sites

Over 300m individuals in the US used the sites from October 2017 to May 2021

Music piracy has plummeted in the past 5 years. But in 2021, it slowly started growing again.

New stats from MUSO offer food for thought for the global music business

Juice WRLD and Nick Mira named biggest artist-songwriter and songwriter in the US in Q4 2021, on the NMPA Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications)

In partnership with the RIAA’s Gold & Platinum Program, NMPA finds and certifies the songwriters and publishers of RIAA-certified singles

Reservoir buys publishing catalog of Grammy-winning DJ, songwriter, and producer Fred Rister

Deal includes several collaborations with David Guetta