Richie Sambora (everything he did with Bon Jovi to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed. Barry Manilow (entire catalogue to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed.Lindsey Buckingham (his Fleetwood Mac songs along with his solo material), price undisclosed.The Killers (all releases up until 2020 to Eldridge Industries), price undisclosed.Disturbed (entire catalogue to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.David Crosby (everything he’s done to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed.Whitney Houston (her entire catalogue to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.Imagine Dragons (everything they’ve done up until now), US$100 million.Stevie Nicks (a majority stake in her songs to Primary Wave), US$100 million.Neil Young (50% of his career catalogue to Hipgnosis), est.UPDATE: On January 24, 2022, Sony acquired his master recordings. Bob Dylan (100% of his publishing catalogue to Universal Music Publishing) est. Who has cashed out and for how much? Here’s a running list that I’m updating as new deals are announced. This article from Variety also goes deep into these sales. They’ve spent BILLIONS on acquiring song catalogues over the last two years or so.įor a deeper dive into the situation, you can read my Global article on the subject here. These companies have names like Concord Music, Primary Wave, Round Hill, Eldridge Industries, Round Hill Music, and most notably, Hipgnosis, which is run by Quebec-born Merck Mercuriadis. It’s then up to these companies to exploit the value in these songs in order to make their money back and turn a profit. They also enjoy certain (and potentially enormous) tax advantages, too, thanks to certain capital gains laws. The artist gets a huge infusion of cash upfront which takes away financial pressures for the rest of their lives. The music world is being shaken by the actions by a growing group of companies which are buying up the song catalogues of successful artists.
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