Rock & Roll All Light
Kiss sell music back catalogue & face paint designs to ABBA hologram firm
ROCK legends Kiss have sold their music catalogue to the company behind ABBA’S hologram concerts.
They will also let Pophouse Entertainment Group buy their trademark and iconic black and white face paint designs in a reported €276million deal.
The firm, founded by ABBA star Bjorn Ulvaeus, previously made an agreement with Kiss to turn the band into avatars, like those in the ABBA Voyage gigs.
The new deal, subject to regulatory approval, includes master recordings and publishing rights, and there are plans for a biopic and Kiss-themed experience.
Kiss singer and bassist Gene Simmons, 74, said: “We have always been breaking new ground and this partnership will ensure we continue to for years to come because what Pophouse is doing is breaking rules. We already have several plans in development. The avatar show is one, a biopic another and a Kissthemed experience a third.”
A Kiss hologram show
is due in 2027 and
Pophouse said the rockers – whose hits include Rock and Roll All Nite – will remain “active” and be involved in its upcoming projects. During Kiss’s final live gig in New York in December,
Simmons and bandmates Paul Stanley, 72, Tommy Thayer, 63, and Eric Singer, 65, told fans their legacy would continue in digital form – unveiling their avatars.
Stanley said: “Our journey with Pophouse is fuelled by the desire to eternally resonate across diverse facets of global culture.
“This partnership is not just a chapter, it’s an eternal symphony of rock’n’roll immortality.”
Pophouse chief Per Sundin said the US band had sold more than 100 million records and pushed pop culture boundaries in its 50-year career.
He added: “We will safeguard and enrich this legacy through future global endeavours, by breathing new life into their characters and personas while elevating the visual world of Kiss.”