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The phenomenon of revival, restoration and renewal of older big hits has had a great influence in the recent music landscape. Nostalgic millennials and music-eager Gen-Z’ers all seem to praise throwback jams and revamped versions of them, with many climbing back up the billboards, gaining another life and trending on the Top of the charts. The revival of past generation’s hits is something that always...

Music catalogues, and particularly those with a proven track record and history of generating steady royalty revenue flows, have lately been under the magnifying glass of investors aiming to enrich their portfolio with a diversified alternative asset class. Acquisitions in the music scene have soared over the past years, with deals that range from multiple millions to, in some cases, billions of....

What is the common factor between ‘Friends’, ‘Pulp Fiction’, ‘Rolling in the Deep’ and ‘Coachella’? They all revolve around two of the hottest words in the music industry currently: copyrights and royalties. Beyond the more commonly known forms of music consumption such as CD sales, radio and streaming platform plays or live performances at theaters and music festivals, there are multiple other...

With the current and ongoing digital revolution creating a general optimistic scenery for the music industry to bloom in, global access to music gets spread continuously and at a faster pace than ever before. New worldwide digital platforms and the power of streaming are setting an unrivalled ground to explore new music genres, grow audiences...

A lot has changed in the music industry since I broke onto the scene back in 1994 with my band Starless. The transformation has come from new technology, changing consumer behaviour, and the 24/7 availability of music online. In the mid-1990s, revenue streams for musicians were largely dependent on cassette tapes, music concerts, and gigs...