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Pop princess Shakira is the latest star to offload her music catalogue to London firm Hipgnosis risk By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:08 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 22:09 GMT, 13 January 2021 Pop princess Shakira is the latest star to offload her music catalogue to Hipgnosis Pint-sized pop … Read more
American music producer Jimmy lovine Music rights investment fund Hipgnosis Songs has snapped up the entire back catalogue from renowned producer Jimmy lovine for an undisclosed sum. The portfolio includes 259 songs, from artists including Patti Smith, Tom Petty, Dire Straits and U2, along with lovine’s film production royalties for ‘8 Mile’ and ‘Get Rich or Die … Read more
Should you ever be lucky enough to visit Almhult in Sweden, there’s only one place to stay — the Ikea Hotel. In the drawer of your sparse room, furnished with an Ikea bed, Ikea curtains and Ikea Grusblad duvet, you will find two publications: the Gideons New Testament and the Ikea catalogue. It’s an apt … Read more
Music rights investment fund Hipgnosis has announced its intentions to undertake another equity raise as it targets £1billion worth of acquisitions. The group, co-founded by a former manager of Elton John, has already invested almost £1.2billion in procuring over 110 catalogues that include songs from artists such as Fleetwood Mac, Blondie and the Kaiser Chiefs. … Read more
The Equality and Human Right Commission today outlined numerous examples of anti-Semitism within Labour ranks and the failure of the party leadership to deal with it. The 130-page report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission found ‘significant failings in the way the Labour Party has handled anti-Semitism complaints over the last four years’ with ‘specific … Read more
Hipgnosis spends £1bn on legendary US record producer LA Reid’s back catalogue By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 BST, 14 October 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 14 October 2020 Hipgnosis has bought legendary producer LA Reid’s back catalogue as part of a £1billion spending spree. The songs trust led by Elton John’s … Read more
Hipgnosis snaps up the music catalogue of Chrissie Hynde, one of the founding members of The Pretenders By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 11 September 2020 Hipgnosis has snapped up the music catalogue of Chrissie Hynde, one of the founding members of The Pretenders. … Read more
She made her name as one of Britain’s top fashion models. But Lisa Snowdon was horrified as she was forced to relive some of her early shoots on This Morning on Thursday. The star, 49, was shown a number of her old magazine shots by hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford, leaving her mortified. Embarrassed: … Read more
At its height it was Europe’s most widely printed publication, a book found in three-quarters of British homes, a work only beaten by the Bible for its sheer ubiquity. The complete works of Shakespeare or the latest Harry Potter? No. The Argos Catalogue… which is no more. After 47 years, and an astonishing one billion … Read more
Catalogue of errors led to Britain’s £12million plans for contact-tracing app being shelved, insiders say Contact tracing app costing £12million ditched days ago after error ‘catalogue’ Testing showed it detected four per cent of iPhones it was in close contact with Decision to avoid ‘off-the-shelf’ platform means app had to be built from scratch By Stephen … Read more