Round Hill Music Announces ‘Flurry’ of Song Catalog Deals

Back in “acquisition mode,” Round Hill Music has scooped up “a range of different rights and income streams,” amongst them pursuits in Rod Stewart’s “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” and Icona Pop’s “I Love It.”

Round Hill reached out with phrase of the performs at this time. Beginning on the compositional facet, the UK-based IP investor now owns the publishing catalogs of Terry Shaddick, Linus Eklöw, and Carmine Appice.

Shaddick co-wrote Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical” (1981), which Doja Cat interpolated in “Kiss Me More.” Besides having a credit score on the latter, Shaddick is billed as a songwriter on Benson Boone’s much more current “Mystical Magical,” which additionally included “Physical.”

Next, Swedish DJ Linus Eklöw, higher often called Style of Eye, has offered his “full catalog of songs” to Round Hill. That pile of IP extends to Icona Pop’s “I Love It” in addition to much-streamed dance efforts like Galantis’ “Runaway (U & I)” and “No Money,” the client indicated. (Eklöw was at one time a member of Galantis.)

Lastly, by way of complete-catalog pick-ups, King Kobra and Vanilla Fudge vet Carmine Appice has drummed on a wide range of commercially distinguished releases.

And his work with Rod Stewart (on 1977’s Foot Loose & Fancy Free, ‘78’s Blondes Have More Fun, ‘80’s Foolish Behaviour, and ‘81’s Tonight I’m Yours) consists of writing contributions to “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” in addition to “Young Turks,” to call a pair.

Finally, Scotland-born Al Stewart, most well known for 1976’s “Year of the Cat,” has offered “a selection of…master rights” to Round Hill, which is managing 5 non-public funds at current.

While Round Hill didn’t come proper out and disclose the transactions’ price-tag particulars, it did be aware that the offers boosted its portfolio’s cumulative worth again previous the $1 billion mark.

And in an announcement, CEO Josh Gruss touted the concerned IP’s perceived “potential for further monetization.”

“From timeless pop hits to reggae rock, yacht rock and electronic music, these catalogs contain songs with proven commercial success,” Gruss stated partially.

“Spanning different genres and eras, these songs have huge potential for further monetization across streaming, film, advertising and much more. … Tracks like ‘Physical’ go to the very heart of Round Hill’s strategy – finding and celebrating songs which can continue to resonate with new generations long after their original release,” he proceeded.