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Justin Bieber has joined the ranks of artists who have sold off their music publishing rights. There has been a lot of this going on lately.
The rights of an all time great who has stood the test of time seems understandable, but a pop star who has yet to establish a lasting legacy seems another matter entirely.
News that New York-based Pershing Square Tontine Holdings is planning to acquire 10% of UMG is the latest in a wave of financial transactions in the music rights space. Alongside this, Believe’s impending IPO has the potential to be one of the biggest things to happen to the independent music sector in some time, and comes […]
The productisation of music rights — Music Industry Blog
The music rights market shows no signs of abating with recent sales to James Brown and David Bowie making headlines.
This bureau wonders if this is the best of ideas and if the decisions were made by people who grew up with that music.
For future generations, there is a lot less interest in this music and the interest is only set to go down – not up.
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