There are millions of recordings sitting on CDs, tapes, hard drives and old download stores that have never reached modern streaming platforms. For artists and labels, digitising that catalogue can create a new long-term asset.…
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Your music catalogue is generating money. You need cash today. There are two very different ways you might unlock that value: Take an advance against future royalties. Or sell some or all of the catalogue.…
Spotify has changed much more than how people listen to music. It has also changed how music itself is valued. A song recorded 30, 40 or even 60 years ago can continue generating royalties every…
When a music company buys an artist’s back catalogue or an old song suddenly returns to the charts, what exactly does “back catalogue” mean? An artist’s back catalogue is the collection of music they released…
Music catalogue sales regularly generate enormous headlines. An artist sells the rights to decades of songs. A music company or investment fund pays hundreds of millions. The artist’s greatest hits apparently have a new owner.…
