News Universal Music Group acquired Young Money catalog for over $100m in June (says Lil Wayne’s ex-manager, who’s suing him for $20m) Lawsuit claims that Ronald Sweeney missed out on promised 10% cut of Young Money sale price
News Primary Wave buys stake in music publishing catalog and master recordings of Leo Sayer Deal includes hits such as Thunder In My Heart, Dreamin (a worldwide hit for Cliff Richard), Long Tall Glasses and Orchard Road
News Downtown buys music catalog of Sia collaborator Chris Braide Deal covers Braide’s Sia co-writes including Big Girls Cry, Helium, Flames, Unstoppable and others
News Reservoir buys catalog of songwriter Bob Crewe, including hits by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Deal includes Crewe’s Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons singles including My Eyes Adored You, Walk Like A Man, and Big Girls Don’t Cry
News Wise Music Group buys catalog of Italian film composer Riz Ortolani Ortolani scored over two hundred films
News Keith Shocklee, co-writer of Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, sells publishing catalog to Reach Music Catalog sale includes classic album tracks by Public Enemy, Ice Cube and LL Cool J
News David Crosby forced to sell his song catalog: ‘It’s my only option… streaming stole my record money.’ Crosby, Stills & Nash legend is selling his music like Bob Dylan – but says he's doing so as he has no other financial choice
News Universal buys Bob Dylan publishing rights, acquiring catalog worth hundreds of millions of dollars Expert industry sources tells MBW that Dylan's catalog would command a pricetag somewhere in the region of $250m to $400m in the current frothy music rights M&A marketplace
News Primary Wave buys majority stake in Stevie Nicks publishing catalog for around $80m Deal includes hits like Landslide, Edge of Seventeen, Stand Back and Dreams
News Downtown buys catalog of Motown legend Mickey Stevenson, including Martha Reeves hit Dancing In The Street Deal covers Motown songs including Dancing In The Street, Stubborn Kind of Fellow and Devil With the Blue Dress
News BMG acquires Cheyenne Records catalog including music by Germany’s most successful girl group No Angels Catalog contains more than 600 master recordings
News Sony/ATV acquires River House Artists catalog, including Luke Combs hits; inks go-forward JV with Nashville company Company has also signed a joint venture with River House Artists
News Primary Wave strikes ‘multi-million dollar deal’ to buy music publishing catalog and master royalty stream from rock band Disturbed Included in the deal is Disturbed’s hit Down With The Sickness
News The Killers sell music publishing catalog to Eldridge, including hits like Mr. Brightside and Human The Killers have sold 28m albums worldwide
News Hipgnosis buys 50% stake in Rick James catalog, including master rights Deal includes 50% of writer's and publisher share in James' catalog