News Anthem Music Publishing buys catalog of Grammy nominated songwriter Mark Holman The acquisition covers country and pop hits Holman has penned, including songs from Cole Swindell, Florida Georgia Line and Jordan Davis.
News From Live Nation’s FTC lawsuit to BMG’s landmark catalog deal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days – all in one place
News BMG acquires Jason Aldean’s recorded catalog plus tranche of other rights in $250m deal Deal brings company's total investment in music rights since the launch of Bertelsmann’s 'Boost program' in 2021 to $1.5bn+
News Armada’s BEAT Music Fund acquires entire master rights catalog of Laidback Luke and Olga Heijns’ Mixmash Records The acquisition gives BEAT Music Fund a catalog that has clocked some 200 million streams worldwide
News Reservoir acquires Miles Davis publishing catalog Reservoir acquires Miles Davis’ music publishing catalog, as well as rights to his recorded music; will partner with estate on name and likeness opportunities
News Monti Olson rejoins BMG to lead Music Publishing operations in North America; will ‘drive new signings and catalog acquisitions’ Olson most recently served as President (founding partner) of Litmus Music
Analysis When rebellion becomes risk: Negotiating morality in music catalog deals The following op/ed comes from Claire Hoffman, an associate at Michelman & Robinson, LLP
News Cutting Edge acquires AMC Studios’ full catalog of TV music rights, including compositions from hit series ‘The Walking Dead’ Under the deal, AMC Networks will continue to use the music within AMC Studios’ series “in perpetuity.”
News Dynamite Songs acquires catalog of Grammy-winning producer Keith Harris Deal includes songs that Harris co-produced for The Black Eyed Peas, Estelle, Madonna, Usher, Robin Thicke and Chrisette Michele
News From Spotify’s publishing licensing expansion to Slipknot’s potential $120m catalog sale… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest news from the past few days – all in one place...
News India’s TIPS Music buys Studio Radha catalog with over 4,000 traditional songs TIPS Music will gain access to traditional songs spanning devotional music, folk music, and cultural narratives from the Indian state of Gujarat.
News Slipknot nears $120M catalog sale to HarbourView Equity (Report) It remains unclear whether all band members are participating in the sale or if some are retaining their stakes.
News UMG’s Sir Lucian Grainge refutes ‘ridiculous’ claims in Drake lawsuit, confirms Universal bought star’s recorded music and publishing catalogs Grainge suggests Drake is attempting to waste his and UMG's time to gain media attention or financial concessions
News After raising $500m for music rights deals, GoldState acquires catalog of hitmaker Yung Lan in ‘7-figure deal’ Yung Lan is known for having produced hits for Fetty Wap, Morgan Wallen and Roddy Ricch, among others
News Recognition Music prices oversubscribed $372M bond deal backed by Justin Bieber and Shakira catalogs The bonds were three times oversubscribed, suggesting strong investor appetite for music royalty-backed debt