Hallelujah: Hipgnosis buys all Leonard Cohen’s hits March 6, 2022 Hipgnosis continues its domination of the music publishing space, snapping up the entire music catalogue of the late music icon Leonard Cohen.
Glencore’s Teck saga continues with shareholders dithering over rival visions April 29, 2023 Teck's withdrawal of its demerger plans from the jeopardy of a shareholder vote this week is only the latest twist in an industry sage.
KKR turns music catalogues from the likes of Stevie Nicks and The Weeknd into bonds February 7, 2022 Investment firm KKR is set to turn a catalogue of 65,000 songs – including hits from The Weeknd, Stevie Nicks, and Childish Gambino – into bonds as it looks to sell more than $732m (£542m) of asset-backed securities supported by publishing and sound recording royalties. Late last year, KKR – via its new Chord Music [...]
Streaming has changed the music industry, now artists need to be paid a fair sum October 20, 2021 For artists relying on the twin revenue streams of live performances and music royalties, the pandemic left a material dent in income. Touring profits were depleted, and while digital music saw a boom, artists weren’t able to fully fall back on streaming royalty payments just yet. With slim pay-outs per play from service providers, many [...]
Gemfields unveils bumper £63.1m sales as rubies prove recession resistant June 21, 2023 Gemfields has announced a hefty hike in revenues at its latest ruby auction, with buyers embracing coloured gemstones.
Warner Music Group scrap unrecouped label balances for heritage acts as streaming hits artists hard February 1, 2022 Warner Music Group and Universal Music have announced they will be introducing a “legacy unrecouped advances program”, cancelling out unrecouped label balances from thousands of artists.
Now’s the time to elevate your Marrakech holiday July 31, 2023 THE WEEKEND: Darling Marrakech is Morocco’s bohemian jewel, a soulful city surrounded by sand, anchored by an ancient Medina and crowned by the sultry peaks of the Atlas Mountains. Just three hours from the UK, there is no comparable weekend-worthy escape as bewitching, or as bonkers. There are hotels and then there is Le Royal [...]
UK artists pull in record £87m in overseas music royalties February 7, 2020 British artists pulled in a record-breaking £86.7m in overseas royalties last year as the UK boosted its status as a global music powerhouse. The figure hit a record high in 2019 and is up 22 per cent on the total reached in 2018, according to new figures from licensing body PPL. The surge was driven [...]
Recap: The sport stars at the Met Gala May 7, 2023 The Met Gala is an event in New York City where the stars of the globe come together to raise money for the Metropolitan Museum. Among this year’s dazzling list of Met Gala invitees were a group of iconic sports stars. See their outfits below. Who went to the Met Gala? Ex-Formula 1 driver Daniel [...]
Take it from a pro – Kate’s photographic faux pas is no amateur experiment March 14, 2024 Not only is Kate's Photoshop bodge job too good to be any amateur experiment, it also breaks the principles of what makes a good photograph, writes Andy Blackmore.