Tag: rights

Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green’s estate strikes music rights deal with Primary Wave

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:00:37 +0000

Company to acquire assets in Green’s Rattlesnake music publishing catalog, plus his interest in all compositions written by him, as well as certain recordings

Source

Seeker Music acquires Jay Sean’s catalog, along with music rights from ‘Bobby Bass’ Larow and Cardiak

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:11 +0000

The music company headed up by Evan Bogart has struck its latest deal

Source

That AI artist with over 1M listeners on Spotify? His music was created with Suno, says expert report

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:04:17 +0000

The creators behind Aventhis and other AI 'artists' might not actually own the rights to the music they upload to streaming platforms

Source

Warner Music Group and Bain launch $1.2 billion fund to buy rights; each party owns 50% of venture

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:56:24 +0000

WMG CEO Robert Kyncl said: 'Augmenting our deep expertise and global infrastructure with Bain Capital’s financial prowess and belief in music will make us the destination of choice for preeminent catalogs.'

Source

‘Songwriters are at the bottom of the earning scale – and that is unfathomable, inexcusable and disgusting’

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:39:31 +0000

Shelly Peiken on writing classic hits for Meredith Brooks, Christina Aguilera and many others, as well as her fight for songwriters' rights, ignoring the algorithm, and not being an asshole

Source

AudioSalad strikes partnership with Japanese music tech firm RecoChoku

admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:04:09 +0000

The deal expands AudioSalad's presence in Japan after previously partnering with Japanese rights management firm NexTone.

Source

Sony Music Entertainment Japan acquires ‘full rights’ to Spookiz animation franchise

admin — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:29:40 +0000

Sony Music Labels will work with South Korea's Keyring to produce new Spookiz animations.

Source

Primary Wave strikes music rights deal with the Cars

admin — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:46:49 +0000

Deal comes less than a year after Primary Wave struck a 'multi-million-dollar' partnership with the estate of The Cars' Ric Ocasek

Source

Rezonate Music Rights launches with $150m backing from Bridgepoint to acquire producer catalogs

admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:56:29 +0000

Company has already acquired rights from several producers

Source

Taylor Swift buys back master rights to first six albums from Shamrock Capital

admin — Fri, 30 May 2025 16:04:44 +0000

Taylor Swift has successfully acquired the master recordings of her first six studio albums from investment firm Shamrock Capital. The deal brings to a close one of the music industry’s most high-profile ownership disputes. Swift confirmed the news on Friday (May 30) in a handwritten letter to her fans.

Grammy winner Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins strikes music rights deal with HarbourView

admin — Thu, 29 May 2025 14:25:33 +0000

HarbourView said the deal was facilitated by Swedish music technology company Chapter Two

Source

Björn Ulvaeus: ‘Bring on the AI revolution – but stay true to safeguarding creators’ rights.’

admin — Wed, 21 May 2025 08:52:44 +0000

The following op-ed was originally delivered as a speech to European lawmakers on Tuesday evening (May 20) by ABBA co-founder and CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus

Source

Reservoir subsidiary PopIndia strikes its first catalog deal with Musicraft Entertainment acquisition

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:02 +0000

Deal arrives a month after the launch of Reservoir Media's newly established Mumbai subsidiary

Source

Concord acquires Broadway Licensing Global, expanding theater footprint

admin — Mon, 12 May 2025 10:55:05 +0000

The deal folds BLG’s imprints — Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, and Stage Rights — into Concord Theatricals

Source

AEG Presents and Andrea Bocelli team up for ‘most important live performance contract in the history of Italian music’

admin — Wed, 07 May 2025 18:48:42 +0000

The five-year deal gives AEG exclusive rights to Bocelli's concerts on five continents

Source