R&B Catalog: Charlie Wilson & Keith Sweat
R&B catalog highlighted by the Grammy-nominated song “You Are” by Charlie Wilson.
- Closed March 27, 2017
- Life-of-rights term
- Musical Composition
- ASCAP
About This Auction
- $1,193
- Musical Composition
- Public Performance
- No
- Distributors
- ASCAP
- Sources
- Internet Streaming, AM/FM & Satellite Radio, TV/Film/Commercial Performances, etc.
- Life of author + 70 years
- First Payment
- April 2017
- Fees
- $75 ASCAP Assignment Fee
- Starting Price
- $3,600
- Bidding Increment
- $150
- Closing Price
- $9,150
- End Date
- March 27, 2017, 3:01 PM MDT
Description
Bid on royalties from R&B songs including a Grammy nominated hit song, another song featured in a Tyler Perry movie, and music from an R&B superstar's Christmas album. In the last 12 months, this catalog of 50 songs generated $1,193.
Making up 76% of the earnings is the Grammy nominated song “You Are” by Charlie Wilson. Released in 2010, the song reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 1 on the Billboard Urban Adult Contemporary chart, where it remained for 13 weeks. This song remains relevant today, earning royalties from radio play every quarter for the last three years, and increasing YouTube video views since 2015. Live concerts are the second largest royalty generator for this catalog, and Wilson is currently touring with dates scheduled through the end of May.
Also included in this catalog are songs from Soul Train Life Time Achievement award winner Keith Sweat's Christmas album, “Away” by Dru Hill, and “Struggle No More” by Grammy winning Anthony Hamilton. “Struggle No More” is featured in the Tyler Perry movie Daddy's Little Girls and appears on the soundtrack. So you can earn money every time Daddy's Little Girls airs on TV, or “You Are” is played on the radio, or any type of of these 50 songs.
What is being sold?
100% of the seller's interest in the of royalties attributable to select musical works in the seller's catalog of songs administered by ASCAP. See the “Financials” tab for a full track list.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Possession of the songwriter’s portion of this asset must be taken via a trust, which is required due to ASCAP’s assignment policy. Please see the Post-Auction Process tab for further information.
How does this asset make money?
Every time “You Are,” or any song in this catalog, is played on iTunes, Pandora, Spotify, or any other type of , you earn royalties. ASCAP makes payments quarterly and the next ASCAP distribution is April 2017.
About the Royalty Distributor
ASCAP is the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), a membership association of more than 575,000 composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers of every kind of music. Through agreements with affiliated international societies, ASCAP also represents hundreds of thousands of music creators worldwide.
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.
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Earnings over time, and where they came from.
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Media
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