Pop Stars Rihanna & Demi Lovato

Collect songwriter royalties from a catalog that includes music by Demi Lovato, Rihanna, and more.

Closed January 30, 2017

Life-of-rights term

Musical Composition
BMI

About This Auction

: $4,922

: Musical Composition
: Public Performance
: No
Distributors: BMI
Sources: Internet Streaming, AM/FM & Satellite Radio, TV/Film/Commercial Performances, etc.

: Life of author + 70 years
First Payment: March 2017
Fees: $500 BMI Payee Account Fee*

Starting Price: $21,000
Bidding Increment: $500
Closing Price: $34,000
End Date: January 30, 2017, 3:00 PM MST

*BMI charges a one-time fee of $500 to open a new payee account, which will be debited from the payee's first royalty distribution. Once opened, multiple royalty streams can be routed to the buyer's payee account. If you already have a BMI payee account, there is no fee.

Description

This is the chance to collect royalties from a catalog that includes songs by world famous and award winning pop stars Demi Lovato and Rihanna. Up for auction is 50% of the songwriter's share of public performance royalties for a catalog of over 60 songs. In the last 12 months, 50% of the royalties equaled $4,922.

“Made in the USA” by Demi Lovato makes up half of this catalog's earnings. The song was released in 2013 and peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Top 100 and also appeared on charts in 9 other countries. Today, “Made in the USA” has over 144 million YouTube views and has been streamed over 33 million times on Spotify. Lovato is a nominee for Best Pop Vocal Album at this year's upcoming Grammy Awards.

Another highlight of this catalog is “Cheers (Drink to That)” by multi-Grammy award winning artist Rihanna. Rihanna is ranked 8th in the world on Spotify with nearly 28 million monthly listeners. “Cheers (Drink to That)” became a two-time platinum hit and is Rihanna's 19th song to be in the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. This song has seen success internationally as well, charting in 13 other countries.

What is being sold?

50% of the seller's interest in the of royalties attributable to selection of musical works in seller's catalog of songs administered by BMI. See the “Financials” tab for a full track list.

How does this asset make money?

Every time “Made in the USA,” or any song in this catalog, is played on iTunes, Pandora, Spotify, or any other type of , you earn royalties. BMI makes payments quarterly and the next BMI distribution is March 2017.

About the Royalty Distributor

BMI represents more than 10.5 million musical works created and owned by more than 700,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. BMI supports businesses and organizations that play music publicly by offering blanket music licenses that permit them to play more than 10.5 million musical works.

Historic royalty income is no indication of future royalty income. Future royalty income is dependent upon future sales and licensing revenue generated by the sound recordings or compositions associated with this listing.

Financials

Earnings over time, and where they came from.

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