News 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
News Wise Music Group subsidiary G. Schirmer acquires catalog of film composer Franz Waxman Waxman is considered one of the most important film and concert composers of the 20th century
News Endurance Music Group buys catalog of songs by Jimmie Allen, Ash Bowers EMG is the music publishing and music rights acquisition platform of investment manager, Raven & Company.
Analysis News Why Country music could be 2022’s big story in the catalog acquisition space Round Hill's Josh Gruss joins MBW's Tim Ingham to talk country, and the growth in the genre's value
News Grammy-winning songwriter Jordan Reynolds sells catalog to Warner Chappell, launches brokerage to help other writers do the same thing Reynolds has written six No.1 songs across three genres
Analysis News From Sting selling his song catalog to the majors generating $20bn last year: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
News Sting sells song catalog to Universal for $300m+ Sting has sold more than 100 million albums throughout his career
News KKR bought a music catalog from Kobalt for $1.1bn. Now it’s turning it into bonds. Kroll looks set to give offering an 'A' rating, as the growing financialization of music continues
News There’s a serious new player in music catalog acquisitions – and it’s just bought Robbie Robertson’s rights Olivier Chastan tells MBW that funding for his Iconoclast company can match any player in the music market today
News Exceleration Music acquires catalog of US independent label Kill Rock Stars Founder Slim Moon will continue to handle A&R for the label
News Primary Wave acquires stakes in Def Leppard’s music publishing catalog and master royalty income stream Relationship between Primary Wave and Def Leppard began in 2009
Analysis News Like Neil Young, David Crosby wants to remove his music catalog from Spotify. Trouble is, he’s lost control of it. Why David Crosby's story over the past two years tells us much about streaming, the current catalog frenzy, and acting on principle
News From Sony buying Bob Dylan’s catalog to Warner buying land in the metaverse: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
News Murda Beatz and Bryson Tiller sell song catalogs to Canada’s Kilometre Music Group Murda Beatz catalog comprises 285 songs, Bryson Tiller’s catalog features 78 songs
News Azi Eftekhari and Hannah Neaves named Co-Presidents of Universal Music Catalogue UK UMC's bestsellers of 2021 include the likes of The Beatles, Queen, Elton John, The Rolling Stones and Amy Winehouse