Universal Music Group is starting 2021 with a branding boom, calling on Katy Perry and Liam Payne to help announce partnerships with Pokémon, FIFA, and Equinox
Musicians are cashing in on their catalogs to the tune of millions. What's driving the trend? Which artists and songwriters have sold their rights — and what does it mean?
Bandcamp's new program opens up a vinyl pressing service to 10,000 indie artists, offering musicians a path into the physical format that is defying the trends of the streaming era
Fleetwood is the third member of Fleetwood Mac to sell catalog rights, following Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. BMG's head of acquisitions tells Rolling Stone the viral resurgence of "Dreams" factored into the deal
KKR's re-entry into the music business, buying the copyrights of OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder in an unusual direct acquisition, signals a new wave of Wall Street interest in an area financial giants have ignored for years
According to new data from the RIAA, 53 artists earned first-time gold or platinum awards in 2020, including Doja Cat and Arizona Zervas
Merck Mercuriadis's investment firm bought Shakira's publishing rights for her entire 145-song catalog, which include hits such as "Hips Don't Lie," "Whenever, Wherever," "She Wolf," and "Waka Waka"
And only 4% of Top 50 songs from the last 10 years have been written by a single writer, according to our review of data from the last decade
“The music industry is undergoing an incredible period of transformation,” Tedder said of his deal to KKR, the investor behind companies like Gibson and ByteDance
The deal with Primary Wave includes big hits like Adele's "Someone Like You," The Chicks' "Not Ready to Make Nice," and Semisonic's "Closing Time"
