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BMG acquires Jet catalogue
BMG has acquired the recordings catalogue of Australian rock band Jet. “They do what they say they're gonna do”, says the band’s Chris Cester of the music company. “That's a rare thing in this business”…
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Virgin Music partners with Position Music
Universal Music’s label services division Virgin Music has announced a partnership with Californian label, publisher and management firm Position Music…
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Katy Perry sells music rights to Litmus in $225 million deal
Katy Perry has sold a stack of rights in relation to the five albums she released with Capitol Records to Litmus Music, the music rights firm co-founded last year by former Capitol President Dan McCarroll…
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BMG announces admin deal with three members of the Sex Pistols
BMG has announced a global publishing administration agreement with Steve Jones, Paul Cook and the Sid Vicious estate covering their respective shares of the Sex Pistols catalogue.…
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Believe announces partnership with Darkoo and Tion Wayne
Believe UK will work with Darkoo and Tion Wayne on the release of their third collaboration to date, ‘Shayo’.…
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Hipgnosis announces $440 million deal to boost share price of Songs Fund
Plans have been confirmed to sell a stack of music rights from one Hipgnosis fund to another, part of efforts to boost the share price of the publicly listed Hipgnosis Songs Fund…
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Exceleration buys Redeye
Exceleration Music has moved into distribution and label services via its latest acquisition - US-based Redeye - which will now form a new division within the rapidly growing independent music rights business…
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Concord makes $468.8 million bid for Round Hill Music Royalty Fund catalogue
Concord has made a $468.8 million bid for the catalogue of rights owned by the Round Hill Music Royalty Fund, which includes songs by Bruno Mars, Céline Dion, Louis Armstrong and Carrie Underwood…
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French billionaire completes acquisition of majority stake in CAA
Francois-Henri Pinault has bought a majority stake in CAA via his Groupe Artémis company in a deal that values the Hollywood talent agency at $7 billion…
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Cooking Vinyl Publishing signed Her’s catalogue
Cooking Vinyl Publishing will represent the songs catalogue of indie-rock duo Her’s - who were killed in a car accident in 2019 - following a deal with management company Heist Or Hit and the families of the band's members.…
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Universal Music buys UAE-based Chabaka
Universal Music has further expanded its reach in the Middle East and North Africa region by acquiring UAE-based distribution, marketing and publishing company Chabaka.…
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Frank Zappa family sells estate to Universal
Universal Music has signed an agreement with the children of Frank Zappa – Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva, collectively The Zappa…