Culture -- 20 days ago
The sound of money: Why there’s billions to be made in back catalogues
As streaming services skyrocket the value of music rights, investors are swooping in to buy up hits from Bob Dylan to The Rolling Stones and everyone in between
Words: Tom Ward
From Desolation Row to Blowin’ In The Wind and Mr Tambourine Man, it’s impossible to put a price on the back catalogues of an artist as iconic as Bob Dylan. Except, with private enterprises and record companies recently stepping in to purchase back catalogues in their entirety, it seems you can put a price on such songs, or owning them at least.
