Tag: rights

Chord Music Partners’ John Chapman on the next wave of capital heading for music rights
Alongside Sam Hendel, Chapman runs Dundee Partners, the investment office of the Hendel family Source...

After selling Taylor Swift her masters, Shamrock closes new $813M fund – targeting rights including music
Shamrock's Content Strategy has grown to more than $3.3 billion in AUM across equity and debt products over the past decade Source...

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 Source...

Primary Wave strikes partnership with Pete Townshend for ‘future creative endeavors’ including use of his name, image, and likeness rights
Primary Wave Music partners with the co-founder and principal songwriter of legendary British rock band The Who Source...

Sony in advanced talks to buy Blackstone’s Recognition Music for up to $4B, reports Bloomberg
The acquisition would be made through Sony's music rights-buying JV with Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, the news outlet reported Source...

Primary Wave strikes deal with Harry Chapin estate covering singer-songwriter’s catalog, name, image & likeness rights
Harry Chapin's catalog encompasses 11 albums, 14 singles, and more than 16 million albums sold worldwide. Source...

How will the major labels overcome the copyright threat from AI music? By turning to the most powerful weapon available: AI itself.
MBW digs through new patent filings describing a 'media rights platform' that sits between rightsholders, gen AI systems, and the end users who want to prompt AI to create derivative works from copyri...

Bella Figura Music acquires Paul Epworth publishing catalog, including work with Adele, Florence + The Machine and more
Alexi Cory-Smith's UK-based music rights company says it has more than $200 million in music rights under ownership and management. Source...

Chord Music-linked ABS vehicle plans $500M deal, backed by $830M catalog led by Suicideboys, Morgan Wallen, and Ryan Tedder rights
Deal collateralized by royalties from a catalog of more than 3,750 works Source...

UMG’s Michael Nash takes aim at ‘false narrative of artist replacement’ by AI – and 3 other things we learned from his HumanX panel with Splice’s CEO
The pair discussed UMG's approach to AI, including how the company balances protecting artists' rights with leaning into AI innovation Source...

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