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Popular artists are now selling the music catalogs as financial assets.
Less than a month after a $54 billion stock spinoff by Universal Music, three of the world's biggest private equity players are making billion-dollar bets on the business.
Songwriter J.R. Rotem’s Catalog Acquired by Swiss Investment Entity MusicBird AG Billboard 4 hrs ago Billboard Staff On Thursday (July 8), Switzerland-based investment entity MusicBird AG announced the acquisition of songwriter Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem’s catalog. Best known for penning a laundry list of radio hits from the 2000s and early 2010s, Rotem is the hitmaker behind songs like “Beautiful Girls” by Sean Kingston; “Whatcha Say” and “In My Head” by Jason Derulo; “Better In Time” by Leona Lewis; and “Replay” and “Solo” by Iyaz. A versatile wr...
J.R. Rotem The hitmaker has penned songs for artists including Sean Kingston, Jason Derulo, Leona Lewis and Iyaz. On Thursday (July 8), Switzerland-based investment entity MusicBird AG announced the acquisition of songwriter Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem’s catalog. Best known for penning a laundry list of radio hits from the 2000s and early 2010s, Rotem is the hitmaker behind songs like “Beautiful Girls” by Sean Kingston; “Whatcha Say” and “In My Head” by Jason Derulo; “Better In Time” by Leona Lewis; and “Replay” and “Solo” by Iyaz. A versatile writer with a career span...