Noel Gallagher in discussions with Hipgnosis about selling his music catalogue By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 16 June 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 June 2021 Noel Gallagher is in discussions with Hipgnosis about selling his music catalogue, the Daily Mail can reveal. Gallagher has been open about wanting to … Read more
Hipgnosis Songs raises another £10m in order to buy artists’ music royalties By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 30 April 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 30 April 2021 Hipgnosis Songs has raised another £10m in order to buy artists’ music royalties. The music investment company issued 9m shares at a price … Read more
Hipgnosis set to quit tax exile in Guernsey after snapping up music rights from a host of top artists By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 1 April 2021 This year Hipgnosis bought music rights from Blondie, Neil Young and Shakira (pictured) Hipgnosis Songs Fund … Read more
Nobody does better for Hipgnosis than Bond: Music firm snaps up rights from 007 theme tune composer Carole Bayer Sager By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 18 March 2021 Hipgnosis has snapped up rights from Carole Bayer Sager, the songwriter behind the James Bond … Read more
Pinewood Studios is so synonymous with James Bond movies that the area is full of tributes to the action franchise: the Albert Broccoli 007 Stage, named after the longtime producer, 007 Drive, and Goldfinger Avenue. It may be more famous for movies, but situated on Goldfinger Avenue is a company that has been at the … Read more
Music and video streaming is this generation’s Californian Gold Rush and one man leading the charge is Merck Mercuriadis. The music mogul and founder of music rights firm Hipgnosis Songs Fund has had a barnstorming pandemic, spending nearly £1billion to acquire some of the world’s best-known artists, from the Kaiser Chiefs to megastars such as … Read more
Pop princess Shakira is the latest star to offload her music catalogue to London firm Hipgnosis risk By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:08 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 22:09 GMT, 13 January 2021 Pop princess Shakira is the latest star to offload her music catalogue to Hipgnosis Pint-sized pop … Read more
American music producer Jimmy lovine Music rights investment fund Hipgnosis Songs has snapped up the entire back catalogue from renowned producer Jimmy lovine for an undisclosed sum. The portfolio includes 259 songs, from artists including Patti Smith, Tom Petty, Dire Straits and U2, along with lovine’s film production royalties for ‘8 Mile’ and ‘Get Rich or Die … Read more
Music rights investment fund Hipgnosis has announced its intentions to undertake another equity raise as it targets £1billion worth of acquisitions. The group, co-founded by a former manager of Elton John, has already invested almost £1.2billion in procuring over 110 catalogues that include songs from artists such as Fleetwood Mac, Blondie and the Kaiser Chiefs. … Read more
Nowhere is Britain’s creative genius more in evidence than in recorded music. The global success of artists such as Adele, Ed Sheeran and Stormzy, who have picked up the baton from The Beatles, Elton John and Pink Floyd, is a testament to the talent on these islands. Yet, largely as a result of the takeover … Read more