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...In 2021 the firm also struck a partnership with BMG, which had been set to buy $1bn of songs, but that arrangement had only resulted in “a handful” of deals — including ZZ Top and John Legend — this person...
...Music group BMG is preparing to spend as much as $1bn on songs and recordings this year, doubling down on acquisitions even as some investors are scaling back as interest rates rise....
...Blackstone, KKR and Apollo last year committed more than $3bn to buying song copyrights. Songs have two copyrights — one for the songwriting and one for the recording, or master copy....
...The band is one of the best-selling groups of all time and its catalogue is sought after, with Sony Music, Warner Music, KKR-backed BMG and Oaktree-funded Primary Wave also bidding, five people with knowledge...
...Warner Music last March cut about 4 per cent of its staff, or 270 jobs, while publisher BMG laid off roughly 40 employees in October....
...Its $1bn partnership with BMG has only struck “a handful” of deals, this person said, including for songs by ZZ Top and John Legend....
...Investors have poured billions into acquiring song rights in recent years but tighter economic conditions poses a challenge to those cash flows....
...My dad loved all types of song. The record collection in the house was very eclectic and that’s why I like lots of different genres....
...With better planning and more consistency, Tension would be an album to set the pulse racing. ★★★☆☆ ‘Tension’ is released by BMG...
...The topic is complicated, he agrees, with artists sometimes championing new versions of their songs created online....
...Universal struck an agreement announced in October to start distributing vinyl and CDs from artists signed to rival BMG, although it is expected to be a low-margin activity....
...Its $1bn partnership with BMG had only struck “a handful” of deals, this person said, including for songs by ZZ Top and John Legend....
...Several big music companies have been alarmed by the rise of AI-generated songs, which alongside the increased popularity of ambient music has contributed to them losing market share on streaming platforms...
...Blackstone set up Hipgnosis Songs Capital, a billion-dollar fund, after buying HSM last year....
...“A lot of deals that were totally irrationally priced 12 months ago, the irrational behaviour . . . is out of the market,” says Hartwig Masuch, chief executive of music company BMG, which has partnered with...
...Warner Music: Investors will be paying attention to the once red-hot market for song and recording acquisitions....
...Autofiction is Suede in middle age; none of it is boring. ★★★★☆ ‘Autofiction’ is released by BMG...
...Rights are broadening out from songs and master recordings to name, image and likeness. Tina Turner sold these rights to BMG last year....
...Like a DC [comics] movie”, says Matt Pincus, founder of music publisher SONGS....
...BMG declined to comment. Pimco also declined to comment. Read more on Pimco’s foray into song copyrights...
...“Midpoint” by Tom Chaplin is out on September 2 on BMG. His UK tour starts on October 6 Follow @FTMag on Twitter to find out about our latest stories first...
...One Records ”Zungguzungguguzungguzeng," courtesy Greensleeves Records “Revolution," courtesy VP Records “Tear Off Mi Garment," courtesy UMG Recordings “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant,” courtesy BMG...
...The US asset manager Pimco has teamed up with BMG to acquire music catalogues, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest large investor to wade into the frenzy for song copyrights....
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