Posted on 11/25/2022 5:23:52 PM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1
Current list of Artists Who Have Sold Their Music Catalog
Bob Dylan (100% of his publishing catalogue to Universal Music Publishing) est. US$300-400 million. UPDATE: On January 24, 2022, Sony acquired his master recordings. That’s worth another ~US$200 million.
Neil Young (50% of his career catalogue to Hipgnosis), est. US$150 million
Stevie Nicks (a majority stake in her songs to Primary Wave), US$100 million
Imagine Dragons (everything they’ve done up until now), US$100 million
Whitney Houston (her entire catalogue to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.
David Crosby (everything he’s done to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed.
Disturbed (entire catalogue to Primary Wave), price undisclosed
The Killers (all releases up until 2020 to Eldridge Industries), price undisclosed
Lindsey Buckingham (his Fleetwood Mac songs along with his solo material), price undisclosed
Barry Manilow (entire catalogue to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed
Richie Sambora (everything he did with Bon Jovi to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed
Dave Stewart (everything he’s done with Eurthymics and beyond to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed
Blondie (197 songs to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed
Chrissie Hynde (everything she did with The Pretenders to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed
Air Supply (a portion of their catalogue to Primary Wave), price undisclosed
Culture Club (a portion of the band’s publishing and master recording income to Primary Wave), price undisclosed
Devo (a chunk of their catalogue to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.
Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams’ songwriting partner (his share of songs he wrote with Adams to Round Hill), price undisclosed
Ryan Tedder, songwriter for OneRepublic and others (to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed
Shakria (100% of 145 songs to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed
KT Tunstall (50% of her catalogue to Primary wave), price undisclosed
Mick Fleetwood (his share of Fleetwood Mac songwriting to BMG), price undisclosed.
Ed Roland (all the music he wrote for Collective Soul to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.
Bob Rock (100% of his rights to Metallica’s black album and four Michael Buble albums to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed
Sun Records (including all the masters from Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis to Primary Wave), US$30 million.
Massive Attack (two-thirds of their catalogue to Round Hill), price undisclosed.
Silverchair (entire catalogue to Sony), price undisclosed.
Beach Boys (EVERYTHING. All IP to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists), price undisclosed.
David Crosby (everything from his solo career, CSN, The Byrds, and more to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists), price undisclosed.
Glenn Tipton, guitarist with Judas Priest (50% of his song catalogue to Reach Music) price undisclosed.
Carole Bayer Sager, songwriter (catalogue to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed.
Linda Ronstadt (catalogue to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Arists), at least US$50 million.
Paul Simon (everything to Sony Music Publishing), price undisclosed.
Patrick Leonard, one of Madonna’s collaborators (everything to Primary Wave), in a “multi-million-dollar deal.”
Red Hot Chili Peppers (all pre-2020 material to Hipgnosis), US$140 million.
Andrew Watt, Grammy Award-winning songwriter for Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, and others (105 songs to Hipgnosis), in an “eight-figure deal.”
David Guetta (catalogue to Warner Music), US$100 million.
Chris Issak (50% stake in master recordings to Primary Wave), in a “multi-million-dollar deal.
Prince’s estate, (almost 50% stake of rights to name and likeness, masters, and publishing to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.
Christine McVIe of Fleetwood Mac (115 songs to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed. This means four out of five members of the band have now sold their catalogues.
Trevor Rabin (3,528 film cues and songs to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.
The O’Jays (532 studio recording to Round Hill Music), price undisclosed.
Tina Turner (a huge chunk of her stuff to BMG), price undisclosed.
The Weeknd, Drake, Justin Bieber (a whack of hit songs to Kilometre Music group), price undisclosed.
Bing Crosby (LOTS of stuff to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.
Gerry Goffin (a stake to Primary Wave), US$20 million.
Luther Vandross (a stake to Primary Wave), US$40 million.
Mike Scott of The Waterboys (a stake to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.
Jeff Porcaro, the late drummer of Toto (catalogue to Primary Wave), US$30 million
Motley Crue (recordings catalogue to BMG), US$90 million.
Jim Peterik of Survivor and 38 Special (a big stake in songs like “Eye of the Tiger” to Primary Wave), US$20 million.
James Brown (a stake in his publishing to Primary Wave), estimated at US$90 million.
Bruce Springsteen (300 songs, 20 studio albums, 23 live albums and more to Sony), estimated at US$500 million.
ZZ Top (their “entire music interests” to both BMG and KKR), estimated at US$50 million.
David Bowie (his entire catalogue to Warner-Chappell), US$250 million.
John Legend (his music catalogue to BMG and KKR), price undisclosed.
Christian singer-songwriter Matt Redman (a partnership with Primary Wave), price undisclosed.
Nancy Wilson of Heart (a “significant share” song catalogue to Round Hill Music), price undisclosed.
Paul Rodgers, famous for his time in Free and Bad Company (a stake in his publishing catalogue to Primary Wave), US$20 million
Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of America (their entire catalogue, including songs like “Horse with No Name” to Primary Wave), US$40 million.
Kenney Chesney (80% of recorded music royalties from 2014-2017 to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed.
Travis Tritt (publishing catalogue to Reservoir), price undisclosed.
Luis Fonsi, the “Despacito” guy (publishing catalogue to HarbourView Equity Partners), perhaps for as much as US$100 million.
Murda Beatz (producer for Drake and Migos, 285 songs) to Kilometre Music Group), price undisclosed.
Def Leppard (an “additional stake” in their music publishing catalogue to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.
Robbie Robertson of The Band (publishing, name/image/likeness, and recorded music interests to Iconoclast), price undisclosed.
The estates of Layne Staley and Mike Starr (both now-dead members of Alice in Chains, catalogue stakes in the band’s songs to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.
And the rest of Alice in Chains’ music (everyone else, selling to Round Hill) in a deal rumoured to be US$50 million.
James Newton Howard, movie composer (all music income and copyrights to Multimedia Music), price undisclosed.\
Sting (entire music catalogue to Universal Music Publishing), >US$300 million.
John Lee Hooker (all music interests to BMG), price undisclosed.
Jason Aldeen (90% of music catalogues plus masters to Spirit Music Group), >US$100 million.
Neil Diamond (complete song catalogue and all master recordings to Universal), possibly north of US$300 million.
Lionel Hampton, Thelonious Monk, and other jazz greats (catalogues of Regent Music and Jewel Music to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.
Leonard Cohen (278 songs, including “Hallelujah,” which has been covered over 300 times to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed.
Martina McBride (master royalties to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.
The estate of Nat King Cole (catalogue to Iconic Artists Group), price undisclosed.
Swedish House Mafia (catalogue and masters to Pophouse), price undisclosed.
Bob Dylan’s share of the Traveling Wilburys catalogue (to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.
Country songwriter Ashley Gorley (catalogue to Sony and Domain Capital), possibly US$40 million.
Justin Timberlake (everything to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed, although the rumour is US$100 million.
Julian Casablancas of The Strokes (his Strokes stakes to Primary Wave), price undisclosed.
Tom Whitlock, composer of “Danger Zone” and other movie music (sale of Primary Way), price undisclosed.
Frank Zappa (recordings, song catalogue, 1,000+ hours of audio and video to Universal Music), price undisclosed.
Simple Minds (“key music interests” to BMG), price undisclosed.
Jean-Michel Jarre (entire publishing catalogue to BMG), price undisclosed.
Matt Sorum of Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, and The Cult (publishing and recorded music rights to Reservoir), price undisclosed.
Brad Paisley (music catalogue to HarborView Equity Partners). The rumoured price is US$25 million.
Lady A (music catalogue to HarborView Equity Partners) price undisclosed.
Deryck Whibley, the chief songwriter of Sum 41 (publishing and recorded music catalogue to HarbourView Equity Partners), price undisclosed.
Chuck D of Public Enemy (a chunk of his share in PE songs to Reach Music Publishing), price undisclosed.
Future (612 songs to Influence Media Partners), selling price in the “eight figures.”
Avicii (75% of the late artist’s masters and publishing to Pophouse Entertainment), price undisclosed.
Genesis–Phil Collins, Tony Banks, and Mike Rutherford–(rights to Concord), for an estimated US$300 million.
Blake Shelton (rights to his recording catalogue to Influence Media Partners), price undisclosed.
Joey Ramone (publishing catalogue to Primary Wave), at least US$10 million.
Louis Prima (recording and publishing catalogue to Reservoir), price undisclosed.
Huey Lewis and the News (the band’s entire catalogue to 1994 to Primary Wave), at least $20 million.
Country songwriter Ashley Gorley (catalogue to Domain Capital), around $40 million.
Harry Nilsson (entire catalogue to BMG), price undisclosed.
Shannon Rubicam and George Merrill of Boy Meets Girl (about 60 hit songs they wrote for Whitney Houston), estimated US$50-100 million.
Iggy Azalea (recorded works and publishing to Domain Capital), a reported “eight-figure deal.”
Waters is entitled to his opinions and has enough money/success not to care what some liberal twat at Variety thinks about them.
Money
It’s a gas
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
Money
It’s a crime
Share it fairly, but don’t take a slice of my pie
Money
So they say
Is the root of all evil today
Outstanding....and three months later the pig was in the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade. Today they’d just use computer graphics.
I saw an interview with the stunt man which was on fire on the cover of Wish You Were Here. The fire got out of control and he had to be extinguished in an emergency.
Many of these acts preached the integrity of not selling out.
Heh
Turns out Syd Barrett wasn’t the nuttiest one.
“”They really didn’t add much to the world, except music which only interests those of the same generation or approximately.””
Are you thinking of the great 1960s music like Bob Seger, John Denver, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Paul & Mary, Grace Slick, Neil Young , Van Morrison, Joan Baez, Jerry Garcia, Pete Townsend, Joe Cocker, Judy Collins, Jimmy Page, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, The Beatles, and the Rolling Stones, the Jefferson Airplane, and the Mamas and the Papas, Jimmy Page, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, etc?
Waters’ rants make Syd Barrett look sane.
How many of your parent’s songs or grandparent’s songs do you sing? I’m betting that I can think of a round number that comes pretty close to how many of their songs you sing.
It’s why people, from the past, build statues and wrote documents. Future generations only remember statues and documents, not songs or books of fiction.
You may not like what I said, but life goes on and, if you didn’t create something concrete, it gets forgotten.
Yes, all to be forgotten.
How many songs do you sing that were sung by previous generations to you?
Why do you expect future generations to care about your music if you didn’t care about your parent’s music?
Walked out Roger’s concert in Shanghai when he encircled a giant floating pigs ass with “George Bush”.
There’s other music like Zappa’s catalog. Beethovan. FIDLAR. A few other folks.
Boomers ended the Cold War, and elected Ronald Reagan, anything else was gravy. Democrats spent the peace dividend, with help from Republicans.
I was RIGHT THERE at Battersea station about a month ago. They’re turning it into condos now.
Agreed. He’s the south end of a northbound horse.
Give Can a try. They were a truly innovative band.
None of those I listed are boomers.
December 4th is celebrated in my house, the anniversary of The Million Dollar Quartet. The last member recently passed away, Jerry Lee Lewis.
Who listens to them?
Do your children in wide numbers listen to the Mommas and the Poppas or the other bands you listed?
Every generation goes through its own Great Forgetting.
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