Paul Simon has sold a share in his royalties to BMG, the company announced on Thursday, marking yet another notable deal in the music acquisition space. Simon sold a “substantial stake” in his rights to the royalty income from Simon and Garfunkel’s recordings, along with a type of public performance …
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Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, has dropped one of its bands after an investigation from German outlet Der Spiegel this week revealed that some of the group’s members allegedly had Neo-Nazi affiliations in Germany and were previously in bands that performed songs that contained lyrics denying the …
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Publishing giant BMG has “failed and refused” to pay “Uptown Funk” royalties to the heirs of Gap Band members Robert and Ronnie Wilson after the brothers were credited as co-songwriters of the Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars mega-hit in a 2015 agreement, a new lawsuit filed in federal court in …
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Peter Frampton has sold his publishing catalog to BMG, the company confirms to Rolling Stone, marking the latest artist to sell their music rights in exchange for a major payout. The deal includes all of Frampton’s publishing rights (the rights tied to songs’ lyrics and musical compositions). the company says, …
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