News Seeker Music Group closes $267M asset-backed securities transaction to fuel growth, scale catalog The company has closed its first ABS, backed by a catalog of more than 19,000 copyrights and master recordings.
News Primary Wave partners with estate of Eartha Kitt, acquiring music catalog and name & likeness rights Deal includes the singer's 17 studio albums, eight live albums and more than 50 singles, including Santa Baby.
News Quincy Jones estate sells catalog and ancillary rights to HarbourView Investment firm acquires recorded music, publishing, and ancillary rights from the estate of the legendary producer.
News Slipstream acquires Hollywood production music library Megatrax, adding 200,000 tracks to its catalog The acquisition gives Slipstream direct sales operation in Latin America, where Maegatrax has maintained sales staff and regional client relationships.
News BMG acquires publishing and recording catalog of UK new wave band A Flock of Seagulls The deal covers the ownership of US publishing rights and a participation in publishing income of the band’s catalog globally.
News Switzerland’s MusicBird acquires publishing catalog of R&B duo and Drake collaborators Majid Jordan Majid Jordan have co-written and co-produced tracks for artists including Drake, Beyoncé, DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus.
News Bella Figura Music buys publishing catalog of The Drums’ Jonny Pierce The deal encompasses Pierce’s publishing interests in songs released up to and including the band’s "Encyclopedia" album.
News Connect Music raises $80m to expand indie artist financing and catalog acquisitions The music rights and technology firm will use the investment to fund catalog acquisitions and expand the company's music licensing operations.
News Blackstone sells part of Recognition Music catalog to Sony Music for over $200m (report) Billboard reports that the deal consists primarily of publishing rights and some master recording royalty streams
News Miranda Lambert catalog acquired by Sony Music Publishing in partnership with Domain Capital The deal encompasses her complete back catalog of songs.
News Having spent $160m on music rights to date, Bella Figura buys ‘significant portion’ of catalog from UK indie label Jeepster The deal includes notable releases from Belle And Sebastian, Snow Patrol, and The Gentle Waves.
News Catalog of Brazilian icon Gilberto Gil acquired by Primary Wave in partnership with Nas Nuvens Music Group Gilberto Gil is described as one 'of the most important and influential figures in not just music but Brazilian culture'
News Atlantic Screen Group secures $30m from Corrum Capital for film, TV score and music catalog acquisitions The London-based music and media company will use the capital to acquire film and TV scores, and music catalogs.
News Cutting Edge acquires music catalog of composer John Paesano, including scores from ‘Maze Runner’ and ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ The deal includes music from franchises that have generated over $1.8 billion at the global box office.
News Troy Carter acquires catalog of influential Pop Art Records Carter describes the catalog as 'some of the most important pieces of music in hip-hop history'