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Robert Palmer’s estate has entered a wide-ranging partnership with Primary Wave Music covering the late singer’s publishing and recording catalogs as well as rights connected to his name, image and likeness. Announced September 23rd, the agreement gives the estate access to Primary Wave’s publishing infrastructure and marketing operation while the…
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Influence Media Partners has agreed to acquire substantially all of Anthem Entertainment’s assets for more than $600 million, adding a sprawling collection of publishing rights, master recordings and film and television music to its BlackRock-backed music investment platform. The agreement was announced July 29th and covers Anthem’s music publishing catalogs,…
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Sony Music Publishing has completed its acquisition of Recognition Music Group’s music-rights portfolio, bringing interests encompassing more than 45,000 songs assembled during the modern catalog-investment boom into one of the world’s largest publishing operations. The transaction closed July 15th after receiving regulatory approvals in multiple territories. Sony completed the purchase…
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Firebird Music has launched a $750 million platform for music catalog acquisitions, giving the artist-management and independent-label company a major new pool of purchasing power for recorded-music and publishing rights. Announced June 30th, the platform is backed by Ares and The Raine Group, one of Firebird’s earliest investors. Ares funds…
