Music Catalog Deals 2026

This table lists the music catalog acquisitions announced in 2026 that BeatBridge has tracked from public trade press reports. Each row names the seller, the buyer, the rights involved and the price when it was publicly reported, with a link to the original source. Most buyers do not disclose prices, which is why a valuation always starts from the catalog's own income.

Summary

  • Deals tracked: 37
  • With a publicly reported value: 2
  • Period covered: Apr 1, 2026 to Sep 23, 2026

Most active buyers

  1. Primary Wave Music: 6 deals
  2. BMG: 4 deals
  3. HarbourView Equity Partners: 3 deals
  4. Seeker Music: 2 deals
  5. Avex Music Group: 1 deal

By rights category

  • Masters: 6
  • Publishing: 12
  • Both: 13
  • Royalty share / other: 6
DateSellerBuyerRightsReported valueSourceOur summary
Estate of Robert PalmerPrimary Wave Musicpublishing + recorded music + NILNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Zakk WyldeMNRK Music GroupmastersNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Estate of Wilson PickettPrimary Wave Musicpublishing (stake) + NILNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
David KershenbaumHarbourView Equity Partnersproducer royaltiesNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Vincey ProductionsPopIndia (Reservoir Media)masters + publishingNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Kayax Records (Tomasz Grewiński)Universal Music Polandmasters + brandNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Andrew StockdaleBMGpublishing + recorded royalties + neighboring rightsNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Anthem Entertainment (Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan)Influence Media Partnersmasters + publishingReported over $600MMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Brian TylerCutting Edge Groupmusic rights + royalties (film/TV scores)Not disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Nacional Records / Canciones Nacionales (Tomas Cookman)Reservoir Mediamasters + publishingNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
D'BanjCinq Music Group (GoDigital Music)catalog (rights type not specified)Not disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Iron MaidenPophouse Entertainmentpublishing + masters (stake) + NILNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Fuji Music Group (Fujipacific Music)BMGpublishing (remaining interests)Not disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Estate of Terry KirkmanDynamite Songspublishing + writer's share + artist royalties + neighboring rightsNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Mick JonesPrimary Wave Musicpublishing + recorded music + NIL + touring (partnership)Not disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Mökkitie RecordsWarner Music Finlandmasters + publishingNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Estate of Ryuichi SakamotoExceleration Music and NexTonemasters + publishingNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Wolf CousinsHarbourView Equity Partnerspublishing (publisher's share)Not disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Sound Pollution Songs ABSony Music Publishing ScandinaviapublishingNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Estate of Donna SummerPrimary Wave Musicpublishing + recorded music + NILNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Carrier CreativeUniversal Music Greater ChinamastersNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
House of Music S.r.l.Warner Music ItalymastersNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Luca AnzilottiBMGpublishingNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Simon RaymondeSeeker MusicpublishingNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Julian HamiltonConcord Music Publishing ANZpublishing (stake)Not disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
IntocablePrimary Wave Musicmasters + publishing + NILNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Stefflon DonHarbourView Equity Partnersmasters + publishingNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Nic Cester, Cam Muncey, Mark Wilson (Jet)BMGpublishingNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Blackstone (Recognition Music Group)Sony Music Publishing (with Sony Music Group / GIC venture)music rights portfolio (songs)About $3.5B to $4B (Bloomberg)Music Business WorldwideRead our summary
Catrack EntertainmentTimes Musiclabel + catalogNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Harry Chapin estatePrimary Wave Musicmusic catalog + NILNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Mothership Music PublishingConcordpublishing (company)Not disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Infamous (Marco Rodriguez)Avex Music GrouppublishingNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Paul EpworthBella Figura Musicpublishing + producer royaltiesNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Nu ShoozSeeker Musicmasters + publishingNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Dougie ThomsonMusicBirdmaster royalty incomeNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary
Matt SimonsCTM OutlandermastersNot disclosedMusic Business WorldwideRead our summary

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Methodology: we list acquisitions of catalogs, masters, publishing or royalty interests reported by trade press, with a named seller and buyer. Values appear only when publicly reported. Corrections: andres@beatbridgemusic.com.

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