News Round Hill Music acquires publishing catalog of Country songwriter and producer Zach Crowell Crowell has written 13 No.1 songs and has produced 12 No.1 songs
News Primary Wave buys majority stake in publishing catalog of Mark Morrison in ‘multi-million dollar deal’ Deal includes hits such as Crazy, Trippin’ and Return of the Mack
News A new catalog acquisition juggernaut is born, as BMG and KKR strike deal to jointly buy music copyrights New acquisition heavyweight formed; MBW understands both parties will co-invest in rights
News Hipgnosis buys catalog of Nobody Does It Better writer Carole Bayer Sager, likely for around $10m MBW's uncomfirmed estimate suggests deal would have cost somewhere around $9m to $10m
Analysis News Hipgnosis reveals how it values songs (and that its catalog is worth slightly more than it originally forecast) New disclosures show that Hipgnosis' assets were earning 0.4% more than company predicted they would when it acquired them
News Reach Music buys 50% interest in song catalog of Judas Priest’s Glenn Tipton Acquisition covers Tipton's songwriting catalog of almost 200 songs
Analysis News Universal Music Group generated $8.4bn in 2020… and spent over $1.7bn on catalog acquisitions and artist advances Advances and catalog expenditure figure was more than triple the equivalent number from 2019
News David Crosby sells catalog to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group, including recorded music and publishing rights Deal includes his work with The Byrds; Crosby & Nash; Crosby, Stills & Nash; and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Interviews David Hodges on writing with Ed Sheeran, selling his catalog, and refusing to be fixated on fame The Grammy-winning writer and producer opens up on his career and his approach to songwriting
News Primary Wave buys catalog from Wilson Phillips members Chynna Phillips and Carnie Wilson Deal includes Phillips’ copyrights and income interests in her publishing catalog, and writer’s share of Wilson’s catalog of music, as well as master royalties for both
News Universal Music Group pulls catalog from Triller, says TikTok rival has ‘shamefully withheld payments’ to artists World's biggest rights-holder takes down huge catalog from video platform
News Liz Lewis named SVP, Catalogue Development at Sony/ATV Lewis joins Sony/ATV following a 20-year-long career at Warner Records
News Round Hill acquires catalog of Massive Attack members Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall Deal compromises first five albums released between 1991 and 2010
News Karen Schoenrock promoted to Chief Financial Officer of Global Catalog, Recorded Music & Rhino Entertainment Schoenrock enters this role after nearly 20 years with Warner Music Group
News Wise Music Group acquires Zombies catalog in deal with Bocu Group Song titles include hits like She's Not and Time of the Season