Saw some ramblings in a few places about who's pushing artist to challenge Spotify to break a huge $100million contract with Joe Rogan.
Neil Young
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Young
- Young had sold the rights to his back catalog to a British investment company Hipgnosis Songs Fund
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipgnosis_Songs_Fund
- As of January 2021, Hipgnosis Songs Fund partially or fully owned more than 57,000 songs.[6] In July, the fund was valued at $2.2 billion.[38] In October 2021, the Blackstone Group announced a partnership with Hipgnosis Songs Management backed by $1 billion in funds managed by Blackstone. It also acquired an ownership stake in Hipgnosis.[39]
https://citywireasia.com/news/blackstone-appoints-former-pfizer-ceo-as-senior-advisor/a1387753#
- Blackstone appoints former Pfizer CEO as senior advisor. Kindler was the former CEO of Pfizer, where he served for eight years. The healthcare expert was also formerly a member of President Barack Obama’s management advisory board.
Barry Manilow
https://deadline.com/2022/01/barry-manilow-spotify-rumor-neil-young-peter-frampton-1234922118/
- Despite rampant Twitter rumors over the last two days, Manilow says he is not removing his music from streaming service Spotify... “I recently heard a rumor about me and Spotify,” Manilow tweeted today. “I don’t know where it started, but it didn’t start with me or anyone who represents me.”
- Hipgnosis has purchased the music royalty catalog of adult-contemporary hitmaker Barry Manilow
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