The Hipgnosis Songs Fund has announced its latest deal, acquiring producer Bob Rock's royalty share of Metallica's 'Metallica' album - aka 'The Black Album' - and Michael Buble's 'Call Me Irresponsible', 'Crazy Love', 'Christmas' and 'To Be Loved' albums.
"The breadth of Bob Rock's enormous successes are almost impossible to match by any creator in the history of music", says Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis. "From Metallica's most famous 'Black Album' to Michael Buble's 'Christmas', he has produced some of the biggest albums of all time that continue to be evergreen, year in and year out".
"Everyone who has worked with Bob knows he is a difference maker, which is why the artists he has produced end up making multiple albums with him, which are almost always their biggest successes", he continues. "Bob is very special and, as a fellow Canadian, it is a pleasure to welcome him and his incredible productions to the Hipgnosis family".
Rock adds: "I put my heart and soul into these recordings. I know how much Merck loves music, so it was an easy deal to put together".
This is the latest in a rush of deals for Hipgnosis since the beginning of the year, which has seen the company newly working with Neil Young, Jimmy Iovine and Shakira, and expanding its deal with Lindsey Buckingham.