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Are we simply months away from music’s first billion-dollar catalog deal?
This previous week, MBW broke the information that Queen’s catalog might be offered this yr for over $1 billion.
Our sources inform us that the preliminary phases of a sale course of for the band’s catalog is underway, and {that a} full acquisition might be accomplished by the tip of this summer season.
Additionally this week, South Korean leisure large HYBE was reported to be seeking to elevate round 500 billion Korean gained (approx USD $380m) to fund acquisitions within the US.
The information was first reported by Bloomberg, which, citing individuals acquainted with the matter, experiences that HYBE, the music firm behind Okay-pop superstars BTS and rising stars New Denims, “is in talks with buyers to safe fairness financing”.
In the meantime, Chopping Edge Media Music, a outstanding purchaser of movie and TV music rights, stepped into the world of pop music this week, hanging a cope with pop songwriter and producer Jamie Hartman. MBW understands that the deal tipped into the eight-figure realm.
Plus, MBW grilled TikTok’s World music boss Ole Obermann, whereas Ezekiel Lewis was promoted to President of Epic Records.
Two years in the past, MBW ran a preferred story with an attention-grabbing headline: “Queen’s music is making loopy cash. May or not it’s value over a billion {dollars}?”
The reply to the query, we now hear from a number of high-level music business sources, is a powerful sure.
We’re instructed that the preliminary phases of a sale course of for the band’s catalog – combining each music publishing and recorded music rights – is underway, and {that a} full acquisition might be accomplished by the tip of this summer season.
Main music firms together with Universal Music Group have been in discussions relating to a possible acquisition, we’re instructed, along with gamers from the world of personal fairness….
HYBE, the music firm behind Okay-pop superstars BTS and rising stars New Denims, is seeking to elevate round 500 billion Korean gained (approx USD $380m) to fund acquisitions within the US.
That’s based on Bloomberg, which, citing individuals acquainted with the matter, experiences that the South Korean leisure large “is in talks with buyers to safe fairness financing”.
The report provides, citing those self same individuals, that HYBE “is open to having each strategic and monetary companions…”
“Among the short-form video suppliers are comparatively new… it doesn’t take a scientist to comprehend that we’re being underpaid by [them]” – Rob Stringer, Sony Music Group Chairman.
“When it comes to the place we’re at present located… we’re going to be working laborious to enhance the economics for our artists and labels shifting ahead” – Michael Nash, EVP and Chief Digital Officer, Common Music Group.
“I’ve seen this film earlier than. I do know the ending” – Sir Lucian Grainge, CEO & Chairman, Common Music Group.
The untrained eye may not discover that these latest feedback from main music firm leaders (and extra like them) are particularly laser-targeted towards TikTok.
TikTok doesn’t even get a direct point out in any of them. However those that know, know.
One particular person who understands exactly what these music execs are saying-without-saying is ByteDance‘s World Head of Music Enterprise Growth (and due to this fact TikTok’s de facto international head of music), Ole Obermann.
Obermann spent 13 years at main file firms – a decade at Sony Music/BMG after which three years at Warner Music Group – earlier than becoming a member of ByteDance in 2019.
As we speak, he’s principally liable for TikTok’s licensing relationship with music rightsholders each giant (main labels) and small (indie artists).
Earlier than sitting down with MBW for this interview, Obermann is pre-warned that we’re going to fireside a lot of gnarly questions his means – most of them knowledgeable by grumbles-over-a-drink we’ve heard in Document Label Land.
He’s relaxed about that concept. Certain sufficient, he smiles as the warmth will get turned up throughout our questioning – even chuckling on the events we spritz just a few molecules of hyperbole into proceedings.
For Obermann, this Q&A isn’t solely an opportunity to set the music business straight on (as he sees it) misplaced gripes over the scale of the checks being paid by TikTok to labels and publishers. It’s additionally a possibility to amplify his view that TikTok will start profitable new areas of enterprise for music rightsholders – cumulatively value billions of {dollars} – through ‘sync’ licensing for adverts by manufacturers on TikTok, and through real-time e-commerce…
Chopping Edge Media Music is getting into the world of pop music, hanging a cope with outstanding songwriter and producer Jamie Hartman, who’s written or co-written quite a few hits for artists reminiscent of Lewis Capaldi, Celeste, Calvin Harris, Rag’n’Bone Man and the Backstreet Boys, amongst many others.
CEMM says it “will buy nearly all of Hartman’s again catalog royalties”, printed by means of his cope with Reservoir Media, which incorporates tons of of songs he’s written and collaborated on with artists together with Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, Calvin Harris, Kygo and Lewis Capaldi in addition to songs for commercials, TV and movie written with artists reminiscent of Carole King, Jennifer Hudson and Christina Aguilera.
MBW understands that CEMM has purchased nearly all of Hartman’s writers’ share. Hartman continues to be printed by Reservoir…
Ezekiel Lewis has been promoted to President of Epic Data.
He’ll proceed to report back to Sylvia Rhone, Epic Data’ Chairwoman and CEO, and to steer the A&R division whereas serving to run the day-to-day operations of the Sony Music-owned label.
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