Warner Bros Discovery is reportedly negotiating to sell around half of the well-known Warner studio’s film and TV music-publishing assets for approximately $500 million.
As per Variety, the rights are “slightly less than half” of the catalogue, with a price of around $500 million. The assets are likely to go to a major label, with Sony said to be in the lead.
The catalogue is believed to include music from films such as ‘Purple Rain’, ‘Evita’, ‘Sweeney Todd’, ‘Rent’, several ‘Batman’ films and many more titles, as well as songs from films such as ‘As Time Goes By’ from ‘Casablanca’.
Top attorney Allen Grubman will be overseeing the deal for Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav. Variety quoted observers as saying that many of the company’s assets are more than a half-century old and are “declining” in value and are difficult to exploit. The catalogue is currently under a multi-year administration deal with Universal Music Publishing.
As per Variety, the rights are “slightly less than half” of the catalogue, with a price of around $500 million. The assets are likely to go to a major label, with Sony said to be in the lead.
The catalogue is believed to include music from films such as ‘Purple Rain’, ‘Evita’, ‘Sweeney Todd’, ‘Rent’, several ‘Batman’ films and many more titles, as well as songs from films such as ‘As Time Goes By’ from ‘Casablanca’.
Top attorney Allen Grubman will be overseeing the deal for Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav. Variety quoted observers as saying that many of the company’s assets are more than a half-century old and are “declining” in value and are difficult to exploit. The catalogue is currently under a multi-year administration deal with Universal Music Publishing.
- 6/23/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
YouTube and Google’s global head of music Lyor Cohen has been confirmed to receive City of Hope’s highest honor, the Spirit of Life Award, at its fall gala.
The veteran music executive will receive the shine on Oct. 18 at West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center. The Spirit of Life Award is “presented to an esteemed community of industry leaders around the world who have made a significant commitment to improving the lives of others through the advancement of research and clinical innovation and the delivery of personalized, compassionate care,” per City of Hope.
Once he takes a spin at the podium, Lyor will join a list of previous recipients that includes Shelli and Irving Azoff, Edgar Bronfman Jr., Coran Capshaw, Eddy Cue, Clive Davis, Lucian Grainge, Allen Grubman, Quincy Jones, Rob Light, Monte and Avery Lipman, Doug Morris, Mo Ostin, Bob Pittman, Jon Platt and Sylvia Rhone, among others.
The veteran music executive will receive the shine on Oct. 18 at West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center. The Spirit of Life Award is “presented to an esteemed community of industry leaders around the world who have made a significant commitment to improving the lives of others through the advancement of research and clinical innovation and the delivery of personalized, compassionate care,” per City of Hope.
Once he takes a spin at the podium, Lyor will join a list of previous recipients that includes Shelli and Irving Azoff, Edgar Bronfman Jr., Coran Capshaw, Eddy Cue, Clive Davis, Lucian Grainge, Allen Grubman, Quincy Jones, Rob Light, Monte and Avery Lipman, Doug Morris, Mo Ostin, Bob Pittman, Jon Platt and Sylvia Rhone, among others.
- 3/29/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HBO has released the official trailer for the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony. The event will air Saturday, November 19 at 8:00 p.m. Et on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max.
Inductees and special guests for the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony include:
Performer Category:
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo inducted by Sheryl Crow
Duran Duran inducted by Robert Downey, Jr.
Eminem inducted by Dr. Dre with performances by Ed Sheeran and Steven Tyler
Eurythmics inducted by The Edge
Dolly Parton inducted by P!nk with performances by P!nk, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, and Zac Brown Band
Lionel Richie inducted by Lenny Kravitz with performance by Dave Grohl
Carly Simon inducted by Sara Bareilles with performances by Olivia Rodrigo and Sara Bareilles
Musical Excellence Category:
Judas Priest inducted by Alice Cooper
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis inducted by Janet Jackson
Early Influence...
Inductees and special guests for the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony include:
Performer Category:
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo inducted by Sheryl Crow
Duran Duran inducted by Robert Downey, Jr.
Eminem inducted by Dr. Dre with performances by Ed Sheeran and Steven Tyler
Eurythmics inducted by The Edge
Dolly Parton inducted by P!nk with performances by P!nk, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, and Zac Brown Band
Lionel Richie inducted by Lenny Kravitz with performance by Dave Grohl
Carly Simon inducted by Sara Bareilles with performances by Olivia Rodrigo and Sara Bareilles
Musical Excellence Category:
Judas Priest inducted by Alice Cooper
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis inducted by Janet Jackson
Early Influence...
- 11/10/2022
- by Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Los Angeles hosted the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022 induction ceremony on Saturday night. It was an eclectic group of artists being honored, including Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Judas Priest and Lionel Richie. Eminem was elected on his first year of eligiblity (25 years after a first record release), but all of the others have been waiting for many years to be chosen.
HBO will premiere the event on Saturday, November 19. Below is a complete list of every performer, presenter and songs performed at the Microsoft Theater. While all of these were seen by the live audience in the order listed below, some of these might not be on the final edited ceremony for HBO.
SEEDuran Duran: 20 best songs ranked
Duran Duran — inducted by Robert Downey, Jr. Songs were “Girls on Film,” “Hungry Like the Wolf” and “Ordinary World.” Original band member Andy Taylor...
HBO will premiere the event on Saturday, November 19. Below is a complete list of every performer, presenter and songs performed at the Microsoft Theater. While all of these were seen by the live audience in the order listed below, some of these might not be on the final edited ceremony for HBO.
SEEDuran Duran: 20 best songs ranked
Duran Duran — inducted by Robert Downey, Jr. Songs were “Girls on Film,” “Hungry Like the Wolf” and “Ordinary World.” Original band member Andy Taylor...
- 11/7/2022
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
John Oates, half of the soulful hit-making duo Hall & Oates, lost many precious things in the ’80s and ’90s.
In his upcoming memoir Change of Seasons, the “Private Eyes” singer reveals that in 1987 his accountant blindsided him with devastating news: after selling 80 million records, Oates was broke.
“I just wish they’d warned us that the high life we were living would have financial consequences,” he writes of his ex-manager Tommy Mottola and lawyer Allen Grubman. “We weren’t cheated; we were seduced.”
In a striking transition, Oates claims that he went from being the owner of four homes, numerous antique cars,...
In his upcoming memoir Change of Seasons, the “Private Eyes” singer reveals that in 1987 his accountant blindsided him with devastating news: after selling 80 million records, Oates was broke.
“I just wish they’d warned us that the high life we were living would have financial consequences,” he writes of his ex-manager Tommy Mottola and lawyer Allen Grubman. “We weren’t cheated; we were seduced.”
In a striking transition, Oates claims that he went from being the owner of four homes, numerous antique cars,...
- 3/13/2017
- by Sam Gillette
- PEOPLE.com
A few years ago, several industry heavyweights gathered for a dinner party at Nora Ephron's New York apartment. Among them: Ephron and her husband, producer-writer Nicholas Pileggi; Leslie Moonves and his wife, Big Brother host Julie Chen; Bette Midler and her artist husband, Martin Von Haselberg; and power lawyer Allen Grubman and his wife, real estate broker Debbie Grubman. Allen Grubman, known for his many theories, shared one with the group: "There's only one star in each couple," he said. "She's the star," pointing to Ephron, then Midler. Then he pointed to Moonves. But Chen, also a
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- 6/28/2016
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This story first appeared in the Nov. 22 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. When entertainment lawyer Allen Grubman and wife Deborah purchased the late Sue Mengers' Beverly Hills pad in 2011, little did they know that the Hollywood Regency-style house would be portrayed on Broadway. Photos: Exclusive Portraits of Leslie Moonves' Lavish Home Theater Then the couple discovered that Bette Midler, already a Grubman client, would be headlining as the uber-agent in Broadway's I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers, set in the living room where its caftan-wearing hostess entertained actors from Marlon Brando
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- 11/14/2013
- by Merle Ginsberg & Gary Baum
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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