Teletubby 128,185 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Sony Music Publishing today announced it has acquired the catalog of Tame Impala singer/ songwriter/ producer Kevin Parker, who has also worked extensively with Dua Lipa, Rihanna, SZA, Kendrick Lamar Gorillaz and more. The deal, which expands the company’s 15-year partnership with Parker, encompasses his entire catalog of songs as well as future works. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In addition to his four studio albums and multiple singles with Tame Impala, Parker’s songwriting catalog includes work with Rihanna, Travis Scott, Dua Lipa, Mick Jagger, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Gorillaz, Mark Ronson, The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, Kid Cudi, Flaming Lips, A$AP Rocky, Lil Yachty, Don Toliver, Daft Punk, Miguel, and even long-running Australian childrens’ act the Wiggles. Parker said of the deal, “The idea of passing on ownership of my songs is one that I don’t think about very lightly, at all. They are the fruit of my blood, sweat and creativity over all the years I’ve been a recording artist and songwriter so far. I have a lot of love and trust for the Sony publishing family and have only had great experiences with Damian Trotter and the rest of the gang worldwide. I don’t think my songs could be in any safer hands than Sony’s, and I’m excited for the future and happy I can keep working with them on whatever the future brings…” i ❤️ @Julianlittlem 7 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmytimestep 2,383 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Get money! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Oliver 20,479 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Why so many artists sell their entire catalog like that? I can’t really think of an advantage besides getting money right away but owning your catalog makes you earn money for the rest of your life….??? I’m on my Legacy Act era 2 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catnikko 12,846 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 1 hour ago, Sneaky Oliver said: Why so many artists sell their entire catalog like that? I can’t really think of an advantage besides getting money right away but owning your catalog makes you earn money for the rest of your life….??? the money they sell it for is probably enough that you know you're set for life and you don't have to worry about performance or anything anymore, you can just retire basically Dance in the shadow of the meow 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantasmas 9,361 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 including future works? what if future artists dont want to collab because they dont want Sony to have ownership? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 57,199 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 5 minutes ago, phantasmas said: including future works? what if future artists dont want to collab because they dont want Sony to have ownership? I assume they would just own his portion of the rights, not the entirety. Purr more, hiss less. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 122,579 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Sources are reporting that Perfect Illusion was sold for $2.50 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lg5 1,423 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Good for him! Strike when you can get the most for your masters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malzejar 2,176 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 33 minutes ago, PunkTheFunk said: Sources are reporting that Perfect Illusion was sold for $2.50 kinda expensive 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLa 18,802 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 2 hours ago, Sneaky Oliver said: Why so many artists sell their entire catalog like that? I can’t really think of an advantage besides getting money right away but owning your catalog makes you earn money for the rest of your life….??? It's a gamble basically. If you think you can take the big lump sum and invest it so as to earn more from that than you're earning each year from your music it might be worth it. Especially as pure sales continue to drop and streaming profits being low for artists, plus who knows what the next platform for music will be, could earn you even less... For some artists I'm sure it makes a lot of sense 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 57,199 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 2 hours ago, LaLa said: It's a gamble basically. If you think you can take the big lump sum and invest it so as to earn more from that than you're earning each year from your music it might be worth it. Especially as pure sales continue to drop and streaming profits being low for artists, plus who knows what the next platform for music will be, could earn you even less... For some artists I'm sure it makes a lot of sense I think we’ll see more of these as AI starts to take off. In the future, labels will train an AI to churn out whatever they think will sell, and originality & catalogs will be less valued in the marketplace. Purr more, hiss less. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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