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
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
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
Fleetwood Mac and Mariah Carey songs snapped up by Hipgnosis in £251m deal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 November 2020 Hipgnosis has snapped up the rights to a huge collection of songs including hits by Mariah Carey and Fleetwood Mac. The £251m … Read more
Hipgnosis spends £1bn on legendary US record producer LA Reid’s back catalogue By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 BST, 14 October 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 14 October 2020 Hipgnosis has bought legendary producer LA Reid’s back catalogue as part of a £1billion spending spree. The songs trust led by Elton John’s … Read more