Tag: rights

Universal acquires recorded music rights to catalog of Turkish superstar Sezen Aksu

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:26:04 +0000

Sezen Aksu has sold over 40m physical albums worldwide

Udio and Audible Magic team up to tackle rights management in AI-generated music

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:27:44 +0000

A “content control pipeline” will allow streaming services and distributors to identify AI-generated tracks from Udio’s platform

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Carlyle nears $464m bond sale backed by music rights from Litmus portfolio (report)

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:33:27 +0000

Reported bond sale is backed by rights from artists including Benny Blanco, Keith Urban and Katy Perry

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Charles Goldstuck’s GoldState raises $500m to buy music rights, with investment from Northleaf Capital and Ares Management

admin — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:44:22 +0000

"Our new relationship with Northleaf and Ares marks the next step in the evolution of our music investing strategy,” said GoldState founder Charles Goldstuck

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Luminate strikes partnership with South Korea’s KreatorsNetwork, an artist services firm aiming to globalize K-pop labels

admin — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:16:58 +0000

KreatorsNetwork will have exclusive rights to sell and distribute Luminate data in South Korea

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Emirates Music Rights Association (EMRA) granted first collective management license in the UAE

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:19:24 +0000

Government of the United Arab Emirates has issued its first-ever collective management license in the UAE

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Joan Jett strikes music rights deal with Evan Bogart’s Seeker

admin — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:38:55 +0000

Ppartnership will see Seeker acquire a “substantial share” of Blackheart’s recorded and publishing rights

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German collection society GEMA distributed $1.22bn to rightsholders in 2024, up 4.7% YoY

admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:56:09 +0000

Performance rights collections have seen a sharp spike amid tepid growth from online music

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Per Sundin on Pophouse’s $1bn+ ambitions in music rights: ‘We don’t buy catalogs to put them on a shelf.’

admin — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:43:40 +0000

Per Sundin reveals what sets Pophouse apart from other music investment firms, and shares his thoughts on the future of catalog investment...

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From Pophouse’s $1.3bn music rights fund to Morrissey’s legal action… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

admin — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:00:47 +0000

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…

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Donald Trump denied dismissal of Isaac Hayes heirs’ copyright lawsuit

admin — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:35:23 +0000

A federal court judge in Georgia rejected Trump lawyers' arguments that the estate of Isaac Hayes couldn't prove they own rights in 'Hold On, I'm Coming'

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Pophouse Entertainment, the firm behind ABBA Voyage, closes $1.3bn music rights buying fund

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:53:59 +0000

Pophouse said it has already deployed about 30% of the fund

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Music Nation Partners with SoundExchange to collect and distribute Neighboring Rights in the UAE

admin — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:19:13 +0000

SoundExchange will provide UAE-based Music Nation with technology, data and industry experience in royalty management

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Armada’s BEAT Music Fund buys stake in catalog of DJ and producer Tiga

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:16:06 +0000

The deal includes rights to “a large portion” of masters from Tiga including hits that have collectively amassed over 33 million Spotify streams

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Miley Cyrus’ motion to dismiss copyright lawsuit over ‘Flowers’ denied by court

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:00:03 +0000

If the court had accepted Cyrus' lawyers' argument, then copyright "could never be enforced" once the original authors sold their rights, the judge said

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