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September 25, 2020
Hipgnosis Has Raised Over $500M In Two Months
A fresh infusion of funding has pushed the HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND over the $500 million mark over the last two months. HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND first went public on the LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE two years ago. MUSIC BUSINESS WORLDWIDE is reporting the latest … more »
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September 14, 2020
Hipgnosis Songs Acquires Chrissie Hynde Catalog
MERCK MERCURIADES' HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED is at it again, this time acquiring the music catalog of THE PRETENDERS' CHRISSIE HYNDE HYNDE is widely regarded as one of the most important, influential and iconic singer songwriters of all time. … more »
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September 8, 2020
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Taps Ted Cockle As President, Amy Thomson As Chief Catalogue Officer
HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED and its Investment Adviser THE FAMILY (MUSIC) LIMITED Founder MERCK MERCURIADIS have named VIRGIN EMI President TED COCKLE its new President. Meanwhile, artist manager AMY THOMSON comes aboard as Chief Catalogue Officer … more »
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September 2, 2020
Hipgnosis Songs Acquires Nikki Sixx Rights Catalog
MERCK MERCURIADES' HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND has acquired the music catalog of musician, songwriter and producer NIKKI SIXX, founding member, bassist and lead songwriter of MOTLEY CRUE. With the CRUE, SIXX has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide … more »
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August 24, 2020
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Acquires 50% Of Wu-Tang Clan's Robert ‘RZA’ Diggs Catalogue
HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED has acquired 50% of the worldwide copyright interest and writers share in the song catalog of immensely successful WU-TANG CLAN member ROBERT ‘RZA’ DIGGS, comprising 814 songs. DIGGS has co-written and produced … more »
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August 13, 2020
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Acquires No I.D.'s Music Royalty Catalog
MERCK MERCURIADES' HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND has just acquired the music royalty catalog of hip-hop/R&B producer ERNEST "DION" WILSON, known as NO I.D. NO I.D. has achieved commercial success with artists including KANYE WEST, JAY-Z, … more »
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August 3, 2020
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Acquires Barry Manilow Catalog
MERCK MERCURIADES' HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND has acquired another leading royalty catalog by acquIring the rights to BARRY MANILOW's music, with total sales of more than 85 million records. Named the top “Adult Contemporary” … more »
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July 29, 2020
John Rich Loses His Beloved ‘Granny Rich’
ALL ACCESS sends condolences to Country singer JOHN RICH (BIG & RICH), who is mourning the loss of his beloved grandmother, CLEDA ANN RICH, well known to his fans as “GRANNY RICH.” She passed away on TUESDAY, JULY 28th at the age of 88. … more »
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July 29, 2020
Hipgnosis Acquires Rodney Jerkins' Music Catalog
HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED and its investment adviser, THE FAMILY (MUSIC) LIMITED, has acquired the music catalog of four-time GRAMMY winner RODNEY "DARKCHILD" JERKINS. In addition, JERKINS will also be joining the Investment Adviser’s … more »
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July 23, 2020
Hipgnosis Song Fund Gets Another Round Of Financing
Veteran industry exec and artist manager MERCK MERCURIADES' HIPGNOSIS SONG FUND, which has spent hundreds of millions of dollars acquiring songs and publishing catalogs from the likes of MARK RONSON, RED ONE, BENNY BLANCO, TRICKY STEWART, STARRAH and … more »