hit songs are in an asset class all their own

Justin Timberlake Sells the Rights to His Song Catalog in $100 Million Deal

The 10 richest (i.e. highest-earning) songs of all time

OFFICIAL: BLACKSTONE IS INVESTING $1 BILLION IN MUSIC RIGHTS VIA MERCK MERCURIADIS AND HIPGNOSIS…

Universal Music Shares Soar in Market Debut

Musicians Say Streaming Doesn’t Pay. Can the Industry Change?

Music is a hot new Wall Street asset

Take a look at this Spotify “rich list.”

MBW: GLOBAL RECORDED MUSIC REVENUES GREW 7.4% TO $21.6BN IN 2020, IN SPITE OF THE PANDEMIC

MBW: HOW MANY ARTISTS ARE GENERATING $50K+ A YEAR ON SPOTIFY? OVER 13,000.

THE GLOBAL RECORDED MUSIC INDUSTRY GREW BY $1.5BN IN 2020, DESPITE THE PANDEMIC (REPORT)

Spotify's monthly active users up by 27% in Q4

This Man Is Betting $1.7 Billion on the Rights to Your Favorite Songs

Why Rock’s Biggest Stars Are Selling Away Their Publishing Rights

How to Invest in Royalties

Bloomberg: Bob Dylan to Sell His Entire Songwriting Catalog to Universal

The Economist: Music royalties are proving a hit for investors

MBW: Hipgnosis Songs Fund is now worth $1.7bn... and is on course to generate $120m-plus this year

Eddie Kramer worked with Jimi Hendrix for the last three years of his life — Hendrix ‘Live in Maui’

Why are so many artists selling off their song catalogues to faceless companies?