News From BTS’ new label partner to Kobalt’s $1.1bn catalog sale to KKR: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
News Confirmed: Kobalt sells catalog to new KKR venture, Chord, for $1.1 billion Chord brings together KKR with Dundee Partners, the investment office of the Hendel family
News Primary Wave buys stake in Gerry Goffin catalog for $20m (report) Deal includes a number of songs Goffin co-wrote with Carole King such as the No.1 hit Take Good Care of My Baby
News Raleigh Music Publishing buys Lee Morris catalog including hit Blue Velvet, recorded by Bobby Vinton and others Bobby Vinton's version of Morris’s song Blue Velvet topped the Billboard in 1963
News Clive Black joins Primary Wave in the UK to focus on catalog acquisitions of ‘iconic and legendary song writers’ 'Clive is a force in the music industry in the UK,' says Larry Mestel, Founder & CEO of Primary Wave Music
News Kobalt is selling a music catalog for $1 billion – and KKR is in prime position to buy it The Kobalt fund owns songs by the likes of The Weeknd, Lorde, and Major Lazer
News Warner Music poaches Spotify’s US head of catalog… as catalog’s dominance of streaming keeps growing Los Angeles-based Andre Torres named in new SVP role within Warner's catalog team
News Round Hill’s UK Fund has spent $342m on acquisitions – and is buying catalogs at a multiple of 16.2x Round Hill’s publicly-traded UK fund has published its first set of interim financial results, for the period ended June 30, 2021
News Round Hill Royalty Fund buys The O’Jays recordings catalog Catalog includes 100% of The O’Jays master royalty income
News $117m fund launches in Europe to buy catalogs of local legends First catalog acquired contains approximately 30,000 copyrights and 6,500 master recordings
Analysis News David Bowie’s entire catalog is coming to Warner Music from 2023 Bowie estate strikes deal to license entirety of icon's recordings to Warner across the globe
News Round Hill Music Royalty Fund buys catalog from British producer and songwriter Tim Palmer Catalog includes 30 songs covering tracks from Pearl Jam and Ozzy Osbourne albums
News Round Hill Music Royalty Fund acquires catalog of Dennis Elliott, former drummer of Foreigner Foreigner has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, including 37.5m in the US
News Aerosmith inks deal to bring entire catalog to Universal Music Group Deal will bring the band's current Sony Music recordings into a Universal Music Group partnership
News Tempo Music buys into music catalog of Twenty One Pilots’ singer-songwriter Tyler Joseph Tempo Music Investments is a US-based investment platform for premium music rights