News NetEase Cloud Music renews deal to distribute Rock Records’ catalog in China Rock Records was established in 1980 by Tuan Chung-tan and Tuan Chung-i
News Hipgnosis acquires ‘Despacito’ co-writer Erika Ender’s catalog Hit song was written alongside Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee
Analysis News BMG annual revenues jumped 30.6% to over $900m in 2022, as it spent $400m on catalog acquisitions Annual EBITDA expands to top $200 million at Bertelsmann-owned music company
News After securing $100m loan facility to buy music rights, Switzerland-based MusicBird acquires Midge Ure catalog Company says it has acquired the writers share, master recording and neighboring rights income on over 300 songs
News Cutting Edge acquires ‘major’ film music catalog from First Score Music in multi-million dollar deal Company says acquisition gives it full master and publishing rights to more than 75 'premium' film scores
News Canadian singer-songwriter Corey Hart sells publishing catalog to peermusic He has sold over 16 million records worldwide
News $100m-backed rights company AMR Songs launches, acquires interest in catalog of The Lovin’ Spoonful’s John Sebastian Sources tell MBW that AMR Songs has raised USD $100m in backing from institutional investors
News Multimedia Music raises another $100m, acquires catalog of Emmy-winning composer Sean Callery New investment sees the company grow its funds from $100 million to $200 million
News Spotify removes catalog of Zee Music, one of India’s largest domestic labels, due to licensing dispute Zee has 93.6 million YouTube subscribers
News Nettwerk secures capital from private equity firm Flexpoint Ford to make catalog acquisitions and invest in artists Company announces "significant structured investment" and strategic partnership with private equity investment firm
News Iconoclast acquires music publishing catalog of Lady Gaga co-writer and producer Nick Monson Monson co-wrote and produced Lady Gaga’s third album Artpop
News Having already spent $100m on music rights, Pythagoras buys Barton Music publishing catalog, including songs performed by Frank Sinatra Pythagoras Music Fund buys publishing rights of Barton Music and its affiliated catalogs
News Spain-based Larrosa Music Group raises $16m to buy Spanish-language catalogs Company says the investment 'was led by investors from the United States and Spain'
News Snoop Dogg returns Death Row catalog to streaming services, label to sign new artists in partnership with Larry Jackson’s gamma gamma and Snoop Dogg sign long-term licensing deal for exclusive rights to market and distribute Death Row Records Catalog
Analysis News Universal’s music catalog spending has shrunk dramatically over the past two years. Why? A dive into the reasons why Universal's spending on catalog rights has reduced by 61 percent since its 2020 billion-dollar splurge