Citation de gwenrub le 9 novembre 2021, 10 h 15 min

Ce n'est pas forcément une mauvaise chose. Il y aura surement du fourre tout, mais qui de mieux pour faire vivre (revivre) une œuvre si les ayants droits ne compte pas le faire ou si Bruce lui même est trop débordé par tout ce qu'il a. Une fondation peut être?

Citation de Fabrice le 9 novembre 2021, 22 h 35 min

Le fait est que Springsteen et sa petite équipe travaille à pas comptés.

Si Sony récupère les droits, il est très probable qu'ils vont chercher à réorganiser le catalogue et à systématiser la politique de réédition, pour l'instant un peu impressionniste de Springsteen. Le coffret Darkness a été accompagné d'une édition en cds des inédits mais pas The River, pas de versions vinyls.... rien sur Born In The USA, pratiquement aucune version alternative sur les coffrets. J'en passe et des meilleures du côté des vidéos et je n'entre même pas dans le débat sur le remixage d'album comme Darkness ou Greetings.

Bref, il y a encore beaucoup à faire au risque d'avoir des sorties d'intérêt variable sauf pour le tiroir caisse (comme la énième version définitive de Let It Be qui ressort ces jours-ci). A malheur, quelque chose est bon : cela nous offrira quelques beaux débats enflammés sur le forum.

Citation de Garageland le 10 novembre 2021, 17 h 14 min

Vraiment dommage que la Bruce Co ne s'inspire pas de l'excellent boulot des Dylan Bootlegs. Sont pourtant copains de label, non ?

Citation de Fabrice le 16 décembre 2021, 1 h 50 min

Deal conclu.

Bruce Springsteen Sells His Masters and Music Publishing to Sony in $500M Deal

In what may be the biggest deal in music for an individual body of work, Bruce Springsteen has sold his masters to Sony Music and his music publishing to Sony Music Publishing in a combined deal that sources tell Billboard is in the area of $500 million.

As Billboard reported in November, Sony has been in negotiations to purchase Springsteen’s album catalog, while the superstar was also shopping his publishing catalog, which Universal Music Publishing Group has been administering, at the same time. Sources tell Billboard the floor to bid for the combined assets was $350 million, though that number was quickly surpassed.

Springsteen has recorded for Sony’s Columbia Records imprint for his entire 50-year career and, like other top-selling 1970s and ’80s stars, was granted ownership of his earlier albums as incentive to re-sign with the label in the late ’80s and ’90s as sales boomed during the CD explosion.

The Springsteen album catalog, which has racked up 65.5 million sales in the United States according to the RIAA website, and which includes the 15-times platinum Born In The U.S.A. and the five-times times platinum The River, still has plenty of firepower, as his music has generated 2.25 million album consumption units in the U.S. since the beginning of 2018, according to MRC Data.

Billboard estimates that the Springsteen catalog generated about $15 million in revenue in 2020 in a year that saw his catalog activity buoyed by a new release — last October’s Letter To You — and the carryover from 3 albums that were released in 2019: Western Stars, the Western Stars soundtrack and the Blinded By the Light soundtrack.

By averaging the last three years of financial statistics from the Springsteen catalog — a common strategy used in determining valuations — Billboard estimates the Springsteen master recording catalog averaged about $12 million in sales. After deducting production and distribution costs of 20% of revenue, Billboard estimates the Springsteen catalog produced a gross profit of $9.6 million. At a 15-times multiple, that would suggest a $145 million valuation; at a 20-times multiple that would put the valuation at about $190 million.

Further, Billboard estimates that Springsteen’s publishing catalog brings in about $7.5 million a year. Consequently, the estimated value of the Springsteen publishing catalog is between $185 million (at a 25-times multiple) to $225 million (at a 30-times multiple).

The 30-time multiple of $225 million and 20-times multiple for the masters would bring the total to $415 million, but sources say the final price was considerably higher.

The deal comes a year after Universal Music Publishing Group purchased Bob Dylan’s publishing catalog for between $375 million and $400 million.

Springsteen’s longtime manager Jon Landau could not immediately be reached for comment. Representatives for Sony Music and Sony Music Publishing declined to comment.

Citation de Fabrice le 17 décembre 2021, 16 h 00 min

Une petite déclaration de Springsteen [paru dans le NY Times du jour] : I am one artist who can truly say that when I signed with Columbia Records in 1972, I came to the right place. During the last 50 years, the men and women of Sony Music have treated me with the greatest respect as an artist and as a person. I’m thrilled that my legacy will continue to be cared for by the Company and people I know and trust.”

Citation de outlawpedro le 17 décembre 2021, 17 h 02 min

On en a même parlé au JT de M6 ce midi !!

Citation de gwenrub le 18 décembre 2021, 13 h 29 min

sur inter aussi, il semble que ça soit un record

Citation de Fabrice le 18 décembre 2021, 14 h 33 min

Le catalogue des Beatles a été vendu partiellement pour une somme supérieure (750 millions de $). Autant que Springsteen, c'est l'inflation des "avoirs" (spéculatifs?) qui pèsent dans le prix.

Citation de peteloveman le 19 décembre 2021, 9 h 04 min

le paradoxe de bâtir une partie de sa carrière sur la critique du système qui se termine en pleine adéquation avec le dit système
''I got a job in working construction
For the Johnstown Company
But lately there ain't been much work
On account of the economy
Now all them things that seemed so important
Well mister they vanished right into the air
Now I just act like I don't remember''