MusicBird has acquired a stack of music rights from Midge Ure, covering over 300 songs from his solo catalogue, work with bands including Ultravox and Visage, and Band Aid single ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ The deal includes the ‘writer’s share’ on Ure’s songs as well as royalty and remuneration rights in relation to his recordings.
“It is a significant moment for me as an artist and songwriter to see my songs find a new home at MusicBird with people who are genuinely passionate about music”, says Ure. “I think this team will take the songs to new audiences and I am excited to be working with them on that!”
MusicBird CEO Paul Brown adds: “This is an important deal for MusicBird. Midge has written some genuinely timeless hits that were ground-breaking, helping to define the 1980s new wave sound and literally paving the way for those that came after. We are hugely excited to become the custodian of these incredible songs and we are humbled that Midge has entrusted these precious pieces of art to the MusicBird team”.
Having begun acquiring music rights in 2021, last month MusicBird announced a $100 million loan facility with bank MUFG to further build its catalogue.