Ed Christman
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Wiz Khalifa Sells Block of Music Assets to HarbourView Equity Partners
Wiz Khalifa has sold a stake in his recorded music and publishing works to HarbourView Equity Partners. → Read More
Nelly Sells Recording Catalog Stake to HarbourView Equity Partners
The acquisition includes a royalty income stream of select recorded music assets, including the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits “Hot in Herre” and “Dilemma.” → Read More
Firebird CEO Nat Zilkha Lays Out Plan to Break Through With Investments in Red Light, Transgressive & Access to $1 Billion
The 17-month-old music company has also invested in Mick Management, Ashley Gorley’s Tape Room, One Two Many Music and Defected Records. → Read More
Judge Rules Against Radio Trade Group Petition to Unite ASCAP & BMI Under Single Rate Court
The Radio Music Licensing Committee is now appealing that decision. → Read More
Publishers Quarterly: Miley Cyrus and The Weeknd Split Song Honors as Sony Shakes UMPG for a Sweep
SZA is top songwriter for the quarter, co-writing eight songs on the Hot 100 ranking and four on Top Radio Airplay. → Read More
Barry Weiss Strikes New RECORDS Deal With Sony, Restructuring Founders’ Ownership
Co-founders Matt Pincus and Ron Perry have been bought out of their stakes in the label, sources say. → Read More
Record Store Day 2023: Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Release Brings Long Lines, Sellouts at Retailers
The RSD-special double album was the highlight of this year’s event, as fans scrambled to obtain one of the set’s 75,000 copies. → Read More
Position Music Sells Minority Stake to Vesper Company in Bid to Expand Roster, Acquire Assets
The company will use the funds to sign more artists and songwriters while purchasing current music assets in the pop and hip-hop genres. → Read More
HarbourView Lands Biggest Acquisition to Date With SoundHouse Deal
HarbourView Equity Partners bought the SoundHouse Acquisitions LLC catalog, which includes some rights to some master recordings by Trey Songz, George Jones, Natti Natasha and more, sources say. → Read More
Burt Goldstein, Veteran Music Retail and Distribution Executive, Dies at 73
The longtime industry player founded the New York retail chain Musical Maze in the 1970s before going on to launch the distribution companies Impact and Big Daddy. → Read More
Coheed and Cambria Sign With Round Hill for Publishing Admin
Round Hill Music has signed a worldwide publishing administration agreement with Coheed and Cambria. → Read More
Incubus Sells Song Publishing Catalog to HarbourView
HarbourView Equity Partners has acquired the music publishing catalog of Incubu -- including the hit "Drive." → Read More
How Much Are Coolio’s Royalties Worth?
The Coolio catalog -- with Gangsta's Paradise, Fantastic Voyage and more -- generates about $3.5 million annually, according to a Billboard estimate. → Read More
Phil Collins Catalog Sale Deal in the Works Now Includes Genesis Rights Too
A package of rights has expanded to include all publishing and recording rights for Collins and Genesis, and maybe Mike + the Mechanics as well. → Read More
HarbourView Entered the Music-Assets Space at a Sprint – And They’re Not Stopping
“There’s no reason we couldn’t continue to buy assets at the same pace if the opportunities present themselves,” says the firm’s founder Sherrese Clarke Soares. → Read More
Future Sells Song Publishing Catalog to Influence Media Partners: ‘An Artist of the Ages’
The eight-figure deal includes several No. 1 songs and albums spanning Future’s first 16 years as a recording artist. → Read More
Kanye West Camp Tests Market For His Song Catalog, Seeking 35-Times Gross Profit
Sources estimate how much Ye’s songs are worth — and what his share of a publishing payday could be. → Read More
Publishers Quarterly: Harry Styles, Latto Top Song Charts as UMPG & Sony Share Bragging Rights
Universal’s 11 percentage-point market-share gain vaults it to the top of the Hot 100 ranking for the second quarter, while Sony retains its lead on Radio Airplay. → Read More
Answers To The Top Questions About Independent Distribution
The process of choosing a distributor can be difficult and confusing for indie artists and labels. Billboard deconstructs the market and demystifies the process. → Read More
HarbourView Acquires Stake in Hollywood Undead Royalties
The deal covers both recorded masters and publishing royalties from the band’s first four albums, released by Universal. → Read More