@pj said in [What song are you listening to right now?](/post/1519786) said:
Crazy money
Not considering who and what you're buying....
Hard to say what is going on with publishing lately, Some big artists are selling while it's good...
Others are buying back at overs, Some are hanging on and some are selling half.
Hard to say with Bowie, He's not like a Nirvana, Or Pearl Jam... Where they have an ever emerging fan base...
I'm the generation behind the bowie generation and I don't know he's been prevalent in my time... Relevant yes - Because the guys we loved, Love him... But he just hasn't been that big a deal.
In a digital market, It's a tricky time...
No one knows if it's going to boom or bust with publishing / royalties - lot of speculation.
I'm sure the big names are well advised, and have been around long enough to do end up doing the right thing....
But I don't know if it's the big wigs trying to create a false economy, Buy everything - And then charge what they like for licencing and performance.
Everytime I've looked - I've never really found anything of any substance as to why so many are selling out...
Universal (I think) Has bought a big heap of music publishing in recent times, Daniel Johns just rounded all his up and is under the BMG Umbrella...
Interesting times...
Yeah. With the access to streaming nowadays you would think there would be consistent revenue from royalties. I seem to have only noticed the estates of deceased artists selling the rights. Must be tons of money in owning them
I believe there was, May have dipped a bit now....
I think the big guys Sony/BMG and Universal are trying to buy it all up
Then they can charge what they want for it....
True. Monopolising the market.
