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
News Luis Fonsi sells catalog to Sherrese Clarke Soares’ HarbourView Equity Partners Investment giant Apollo Global Management has formed a long-term strategic relationship with HarbourView
News Reservoir acquires publishing and recorded music catalogs of country star Travis Tritt Tritt has achieved more than 30 million career album sales
News Jennifer Kirell promoted to SVP, Catalog & Retail Marketing at AWAL Prior to joining AWAL, Kirell spent 11 years with Sony Music Entertainment at Legacy Recordings
News Round Hill Music buys catalog from White Snake’s David Coverdale, strikes deal with Nancy Wilson from Heart Coverdale deal includes hits like Here I Go Again and Crying in the Rain
News Reservoir buys publishing catalog of Grammy-winning DJ, songwriter, and producer Fred Rister Deal includes several collaborations with David Guetta