Tag: rights

Connect Music raises $80m to expand indie artist financing and catalog acquisitions

admin — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:01:15 +0000

The music rights and technology firm will use the investment to fund catalog acquisitions and expand the company's music licensing operations.

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Blackstone sells part of Recognition Music catalog to Sony Music for over $200m (report)

admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:00:20 +0000

Billboard reports that the deal consists primarily of publishing rights and some master recording royalty streams

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Live Nation and Argentina’s Dale Play Live team up on $110m Mâs Monumental Stadium concert rights deal

admin — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:19:54 +0000

The deal, which takes effect January 1, 2027, brings together Live Nation with Argentine promoters DF Entertainment and Dale Play Live.

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Sony launches $2B music rights acquisition JV with Singapore’s GIC

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 01:07:37 +0000

Sony Music Group is forming a music rights-buying joint venture with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC Pte.

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Having spent $160m on music rights to date, Bella Figura buys ‘significant portion’ of catalog from UK indie label Jeepster

admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:03:54 +0000

The deal includes notable releases from Belle And Sebastian, Snow Patrol, and The Gentle Waves.

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SM Entertainment targets M&A deals and AI tech integration as K-pop giant outlines ‘NEXT 3.0’ strategy

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:59:51 +0000

The K-pop powerhouse is also aiming to build Asia's "largest and most respected publishing company" via its Kreation Music Rights (KMR) subsidiary

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In landmark termination rights ruling, Appeals Court says songwriters can reclaim global copyrights under US law

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:31:58 +0000

A Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's decision allowing songwriter Cyril Vetter to take back full global control of a 1963 rock song from publisher Resnik Music.

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‘This isn’t about limiting fan creativity. It’s about ensuring creators, performers and rights-holders are paid.’

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:30:54 +0000

Columnist Sammy Andrews dives back into the AI-verse, concentrating on the tsunami of AI covers flooding DPSs and social media platforms. It’s time, she concludes, that we stopped circling the issue and started collecting the money…

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Paul Smelt promoted to Chief Operating Officer at peermusic

admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:00:06 +0000

Amsterdam-based Smelt will oversee both publishing and neighboring rights administration globally, reporting directly to CEO Mary Megan Peer.

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Saregama invests $36m in Bollywood studio Bhansali Productions, secures exclusive music rights for future films

admin — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:49:44 +0000

India's oldest music label has the option to increase its stake in the studio to 51% by 2030.

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Dionne Warwick sued by rights company over royalties from Doja Cat sample deal

admin — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:23:05 +0000

Artists Rights Enforcement claimed the singer tried to cut off payments under agreements they struck since 2002.

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GoDigital Music buys Marc Anthony catalog in eight-figure deal; acquires broader tranche of Latin music rights in separate $115m transaction

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:41:26 +0000

GoDigital Music says it has acquired "several" Latin music catalogs in a transaction valued at approximately $115m.

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Pro Music Rights says it’s ‘exploring legal action’ in response to Congressman letter calling for FTC investigation

admin — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:11:55 +0000

US Representative Scott Fitzgerald's requested a Federal Trade Commission investigation into the PRO's business practices.

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Congressman asks FTC to investigate AllTrack and Pro Music Rights

admin — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:00:55 +0000

Fitzgerald’s letter focuses on claims that both PROs may be misrepresenting the scope of their music rights portfolios.

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Reactional Music taps MusicInfra to build ‘next-generation’ rights management platform for gaming

admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:11:52 +0000

'Music’s use has exploded across platforms and devices, which means that traditional frameworks and the supporting infrastructure must evolve...'

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