Music: the hot new asset class | FT Big Deal

Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan are among the stars featured in recent sales of back catalogues, and the rise of streaming services has some analysts predicting a doubling of revenue from music assets by 2030. But risks abound, from overpaying, to the threat of rising interest rates, not to mention if a songwriter doesn’t gel with their private equity overlords.
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[@urolderbrother]

fun fact: it takes 250,000 streams for a song to make $1,000. depending on the deal, the artist has to break off more than half of that for management, publishing, the label, recoupables, and any other misc. expense... leaving them with __?__ (not much).

[@tomlxyz]

Fun fact: people don't want to pay much for music

[@TheTruth-uy4kp]

The uk has been bullied by the american music scene for decades, i say the uk boycotts it and makes it own big labels, 90 percent of music on british radio is american crap.

[@deepak_sharma_z]

@@sergedotcom😂😂

[@themagicmountaineer2024]

Excellent video and good overview of the topic. It would be interesting to make a follow up exploring the moral / ethical side of the topic and look at how this affects the artists and others working in making music. Talyor's move was brilliant, I hope her friends stick to her.

[@tomlxyz]

This is what we need. More commercialization of music.

[@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel]

that sounds nice but how does one actually invest in music? also this doesnt take into account it seems on original streaming music?

Clever move by Taylor!

[@sjt4225]

Hmmm. Quick question: Out of how many people who aspire to make money creating music, how many are actually successful at it? 0.0001%? Or, is that too generous?

[@brianharris7243]

..and the artists still get ripped off.