Carlyle nears $464m bond sale backed by music rights from Litmus portfolio (report)

Carlyle Group is on the verge of closing a $464 million bond sale backed by music rights.That’s according to Bloomberg, ...

Charles Goldstuck’s GoldState raises $500m to buy music rights, with investment from Northleaf Capital and Ares Management

by FrankyNelly

April 17, 2025

GoldState Music, founded in 2022 by Charles Goldstuck, has raised USD $500 million to acquire more music rights.According to the ...

Joan Jett strikes music rights deal with Evan Bogart’s Seeker

by FrankyNelly

April 13, 2025

Seeker Music, the rights and publishing company led by Evan Bogart and backed by M&G Investments, has struck a deal ...

From Pophouse’s $1.3bn music rights fund to Morrissey’s legal action… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

by FrankyNelly

April 4, 2025

Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines ...

Pophouse Entertainment, the firm behind ABBA Voyage, closes $1.3bn music rights buying fund

by FrankyNelly

March 31, 2025

Pophouse Entertainment, the Sweden-based music investment firm co-founded by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, has raised over EUR €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) ...

Melody Rights may have a simple solution for music royalties

by sonfapitch

March 23, 2025

For most musicians, the process of registering a song for royalties summons a bespoke blend of boredom and dread. There’s ...

Sony’s music rights business generated over $10bn for the first ever year in 2024; firm’s outgoing CEO, Kenichiro Yoshida, applauds EMI buy as best of his tenure

by FrankyNelly

February 15, 2025

Sony’s global music copyright business surpassed a significant financial milestone in the calendar year of 2024, according to MBW calculations.The ...