Bonds

As ABS deals reshape the music rights landscape, KBRA says it’s rated $12.9B in music royalty-backed bonds since 2020 – but expects issuance to fall 25% in 2026

The music ABS market has more than tripled in size in just three years, says new KBRA report

The Hipgnosis Songs Fund catalog has just been valued at $2.36bn… around $150m more than HSF’s enterprise value when Blackstone acquired it

Blackstone raises nearly $1.5 billion in debt financing via new ABS, based on substantial valuation for Hipgnosis Songs Fund assets

Concord music rights to fuel $1.65bn Apollo bond offering – report

Report marks the latest news about a music company launching bond offerings via securitized royalties from copyrights