Sound/Music Recording/Publishing

Sting sold his entire song catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group, the company said, in one of the largest publishing transactions for an individual artist’s work.The deal for the…

Rocker Neil Young came across an NPR report on the morning of Jan. 24 that seemed like a fit for his Times-Contrarian online newspaper, which is housed on…

SiriusXM, a unit of Liberty Media Corp. , announced the return of “Neil Young Radio,” a satellite and streamed channel featuring Mr. Young introducing his…

Spotify Technology SA has removed Neil Young’s music, the company confirmed Wednesday, as the folk-rock star isn’t wavering in…

After last year’s rush of music deal making, the industry expects even more sales of music portfolios this year.Music publisher Primary Wave capped off 2021 with deals for music rights from…

KKR & Co. Inc. and BMG are betting on ZZ Top. The investment firm and music company have acquired all of the Texas blues-rock trio’s music…

Bruce Springsteen sold his music rights to Sony Music Group for between $500 million and $600 million in a deal representing the largest transaction ever for…

Music publishers are demanding a bigger piece of the streaming pie for songwriters.The National Music Publishers Association and five major streamers—Spotify Technology SA,…

On Spotify there’s a user-created playlist called “The Great Jack Antonoff Collection,” which gathers songs the 37-year-old songwriter-musician—best known for his work…

Vivendi SE shareholders approved the French media conglomerate’s plan to spin off its Universal Music Group unit, bringing the world’s largest music company a step…