News Seeker Music acquires catalog of Christopher Cross producer Michael Omartian Omartian is among a small group of producers to have No. 1 records across three consecutive decades
News Sony Music pulls catalog from Africa-focused music streaming service Boomplay Sources tell MBW that concerns have been growing at other rightsholders over late royalty payments from the platform
Music Business Jobs AUDIO NETWORK Audio Network – Head of Catalogue Operations – 14-month FTC (UK) Required: At least 5+ years’ experience in a similar operational/executive coordination role. Music industry and creative production experience an advantageJob type: OperationsLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
News Reservoir acquires rights to catalog of Grammy-winning Lion King composer Lebohang Morake South African composer strikes music rights deal with Reservoir Media
News GoldState Music buys catalogs from CatchPoint Rights, AMR Songs for $200m (report) GoldState has strategically targeted music publishing and royalty income streams that offer steady returns
News Evan Bogart’s Seeker Music acquires The Wombats publishing catalog Company has acquired the publishing rights to the band's first four albums
News Bell Partners and Larrosa form strategic alliance, backed by $350m in investments, to acquire music catalogs and companies Bell Partners was founded by veteran writer, producer and executive Hayden Bell
News Nashville hitmaker Matt Alderman sells catalog to Anthem Entertainment Anthem has also signed a publishing deal with the hitmaking country songwriter
News AEG sues Young Thug for breach of contract after $16M catalog sale (report) The live entertainment company says Young Thug sold a repertoire of songs that were collateral for a loan
News Anthem Entertainment acquires Puerto Rican rapper Darell’s catalog, hires Victor Mijares as VP of Latin Music The Toronto-headquartered company is looking to bolster its presence in the Latin music space
News Sony Music acquires recorded music catalog of Egyptian superstar Amr Diab Sony has also signed what it calls a 'forward-looking multi-album deal' with the artist
News BeatStars integrates music catalog into Voloco mobile recording app BeatStars' catalog of over 9 million tracks will now be available directly within Voloco's platform
News 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
News 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
Analysis 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