By Paul Fletcher
Apr 27, 2021
Was so great to catch up with Dan after a few years. We talked about the evolution of Imagine Dragons, the new music, IF Dan will ever tell me what Imagine Dragons means and why he chose to become a spokesperson for the LGBTQ community.
Courtesy of Concord
The deal is estimated at $350 million for rights including shares in Dancing in the Streets, Moves Like Jagger and more.
Concord has acquired Downtown Music s 145,000-song publishing copyrights, the companies announced Monday (April 26), including shares in Dancing in the Streets, Moves Like Jagger, Green Onions, Halo, Stay With Me and Shallow. Concord also gets the contracts of Downtown Music s existing songwriter roster.
Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed, but
Billboard estimates the assets being sold carry a $350 million valuation based on an 18–20 times multiple.
Downtown is only selling the portion of its publishing catalog that it has an ownership stake in and not the songs and catalogs where it serves as administrator.
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Judge Mark Wilson heaped praise on Luke and Jorja, saying he had no idea how they would top last week s Paso Doble - but they had.
The pair smashed their freestyle performance, set to the hard-rock Imagine Dragons song Natural.
Luke said after his win: To win is honestly the greatest achievement of my life. To experience it with Jorja, who is by far the most creative and talented person I know, is like a dream
Wow! The pair smashed their freestyle performance, set to the hard-rock Imagine Dragons song Natural
Winners: They were awarded a total of 40 from the judges - a perfect result, and when teamed with the audience score, the pair raced to the finish in first place
Live Music This Weekend: David Payne plays from the heart, inspired by the love of his life
Steve Wong, Times-News correspondent
Considering that I am just now discovering WNC musician David Payne, the people who say I am a slow learner might be right.
But David is not the sort of guy to seek attention. If anything, he is a man at peace with his life and his music, happy to be with the love of his life, at work on the farm and making music for others.
This Sunday, David will perform at Appalachian Ridge Artisan Hard Cider, and if you are the kind of person who gets a little thrill hearing an old favorite song, you might want to check him out.
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