Catalogue Sales Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Here’s a running list of artists who have sold some or all of their song catalogues to a new breed of company. (Updated as required)

[If you’re seeing this in your feed again, it’s because another deal has gone down. -AC] The music world is

For the last couple of years, I’ve been keeping a running list of all the artists who have sold some

Japan continues to lead the world in vending machine technology. And this site does pretty good for music news on

Pink Floyd is one of the most successful acts in the history of recorded music. I don’t have an exact

Gene Simmons is at the other end of a Zoom call. He’s at his home in LA with the family

With so many people worldwide having to deal with stay-at-home and lockdown orders because of the pandemic, it’s no surprise

In the latest gigantic catalogue sale, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have sold the rights to all their songs going

It’s Cyber Monday. But given that so many of us are in lockdown anyway, is that even a thing this

The record industry is like a shark. It has to keep moving forward lest it sink and drown. That means

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver