This week, Sony Music Publishing confirmed its settlement to accumulate Blackstone‘s Recognition Music Group catalog of over 45,000 songs in a deal reportedly valued at as much as $4 billion.
In the meantime, Pink Scorching Chili Peppers offered their recorded music catalog to Warner Music Group for greater than $300 million, through WMG’s three way partnership with Bain Capital.
Elsewhere, BMG and Harmony named Bertelsmann veteran Björn Bauer as CFO of the mixed music firm being created by their merger.
Additionally this week, Suno fought to maintain the phrases of its Warner Music Group settlement away from UMG and Sony, accusing the labels of trying to relitigate a discovery dispute they already misplaced.
Plus, Stay Nation‘s President & CFO Joe Berchtold dismissed ‘blue dot fever’ issues, insisting there is no such thing as a knowledge supporting any points with ticket gross sales.
Listed below are a few of the largest headlines from the previous few days…
1. SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING CONFIRMS AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE BLACKSTONE’S RECOGNITION MUSIC GROUP CATALOG, ENCOMPASSING OVER 45,000 SONGS
Sony Music Publishing has formally agreed to accumulate the whole music rights portfolio of Recognition Music Group from funds managed by Blackstone. The deal, introduced on Monday (Could 11), is topic to customary closing situations. Monetary phrases weren’t disclosed, although Bloomberg reported final week that the deal can be valued at between $3.5 billion and $4 billion… (MBW)
2. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SELLS RECORDED MUSIC CATALOG TO WARNER MUSIC GROUP FOR $300 MILLION+
Pink Scorching Chili Peppers have offered their recorded music catalog to Warner Music Group in a deal price greater than $300 million, in response to sources near the deal. The Hollywood Reporter was first to report the sale on Friday (Could 8). The acquisition was made by way of WMG‘s three way partnership with personal funding agency Bain Capital – a catalog-buying car launched in July 2025 with as much as $1.2 billion in mixed fairness and debt… (MBW)
3. BERTELSMANN VETERAN BJÖRN BAUER NAMED CFO OF COMBINED BMG-CONCORD MUSIC COMPANY
BMG and Harmony have named Björn Bauer as Chief Monetary Officer (CFO) of the music firm being created by their merger. The appointment, introduced on Tuesday (Could 12), will take impact upon the closing of the BMG-Harmony merger, which is predicted within the second half of 2026. Bauer can be primarily based in Nashville, the place the mixed firm could have its world headquarters, and can report back to designated CEO Bob Valentine… (MBW)
4. SUNO FIGHTS TO KEEP WARNER MUSIC SETTLEMENT TERMS AWAY FROM UMG AND SONY
A federal Justice of the Peace blocked Common Music Group and Sony Music Leisure from acquiring Suno‘s settlement settlement with Warner Music Group in April. Now, the AI startup is pointing to the labels’ “mischaracterization” of the ruling in an try to reopen a dispute that they already misplaced. That’s in response to Suno‘s response to the labels’ objection to the Justice of the Peace decide’s April 6 discovery ruling… (MBW)
5. WHAT ‘BLUE DOT FEVER’? LIVE NATION CFO SAYS ‘THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DATA THAT SUPPORTS ANY ISSUES’ WITH TICKET SALES.
Joe Berchtold, Stay Nation‘s President & CFO, has a message for anybody worrying in regards to the agency’s live performance ticket gross sales: Don’t. Talking at MoffettNathanson‘s investor convention on Thursday (Could 14), Berchtold addressed the current wave of headlines about so-called ‘blue dot fever’ – a phrase used to explain tour cancellations linked to poor ticket gross sales – as “a pleasant catchy phrase that’s completely devoid of info.” Berchtold attributed the narrative to ticket scalpers annoyed by artists pricing their excursions extra effectively… (MBW)
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