Slipknot Sells Catalog Stake to HarbourView
After months of rumors, the deal is confirmed
GRAMMY-winning metal band Slipknot has sold a majority stake in its catalog to HarbourView Equity Partners.
The details:
The deal includes both publishing and recorded royalties.
Financial details have not been disclosed, nor has the exact size of HarbourView’s stake been confirmed.
A report in August said the then-rumored deal was worth $120 million.
Why it matters:
Slipknot is one of the most acclaimed metal bands of the past 30 years.
The Iowa-founded outfit has one win from 11 GRAMMY nominations (Best Metal Performance for 2006’s “Before I Forget”).
The group has 11 Gold and Platinum albums.
Other deals:
Earlier this year HarbourView acquired a stake in Kelly Clarkson’s catalog, and struck a music rights deal with Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins.
What they said:
M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan, Slipknot founder and percussionist: “After 25 years of taking on the music business, we find ourselves with a partner that is willing to sign onto continuing what Slipknot started. Only they want to go even bigger. Get ready. Hail The Knot.”
GRAMMY-winning metal band Slipknot has sold a majority stake in its catalog to HarbourView Equity Partners.
The details:
The deal includes both publishing and recorded royalties.
Financial details have not been disclosed, nor has the exact size of HarbourView’s stake been confirmed.
A report in August said the then-rumored deal was worth $120 million.
Why it matters:
Slipknot is one of the most acclaimed metal bands of the past 30 years.
The Iowa-founded outfit has one win from 11 GRAMMY nominations (Best Metal Performance for 2006’s “Before I Forget”).
The group has 11 Gold and Platinum albums.
Other deals:
Earlier this year HarbourView acquired a stake in Kelly Clarkson’s catalog, and struck a music rights deal with Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins.
What they said:
M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan, Slipknot founder and percussionist: “After 25 years of taking on the music business, we find ourselves with a partner that is willing to sign onto continuing what Slipknot started. Only they want to go even bigger. Get ready. Hail The Knot.”
GRAMMY-winning metal band Slipknot has sold a majority stake in its catalog to HarbourView Equity Partners.
The details:
The deal includes both publishing and recorded royalties.
Financial details have not been disclosed, nor has the exact size of HarbourView’s stake been confirmed.
A report in August said the then-rumored deal was worth $120 million.
Why it matters:
Slipknot is one of the most acclaimed metal bands of the past 30 years.
The Iowa-founded outfit has one win from 11 GRAMMY nominations (Best Metal Performance for 2006’s “Before I Forget”).
The group has 11 Gold and Platinum albums.
Other deals:
Earlier this year HarbourView acquired a stake in Kelly Clarkson’s catalog, and struck a music rights deal with Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins.
What they said:
M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan, Slipknot founder and percussionist: “After 25 years of taking on the music business, we find ourselves with a partner that is willing to sign onto continuing what Slipknot started. Only they want to go even bigger. Get ready. Hail The Knot.”
Slipknot
HarbourView Equity Partners
Kelly Clarkson
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan
Music Catalog Acquisition Boom
Music Catalog Acquisitions
Major Artists Selling Music Catalogs
Legacy Artist Divestment
Private Equity Investment In Music
Artist Catalog Valuation
Catalog Sales
Music Rights Investment
Artist Royalty Deal
Music Publishing
United States
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- This story was written with information from The Hollywood Reporter.
- We covered it because it’s news of a catalog deal involving a significant artist.
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