Scream sell half of their song rights
SCOTTISH rock band Primal Scream are the latest music stars to sell the rights to their back catalogue.
Germany-based music company BMG has acquired a 50 per cent stake in the song rights of founding member Bobby Gillespie, guitarist Andrew Innes and the late Robert Young along with other related rights.
The deal includes all of their 11 albums from 1987’s Sonic Flower Groove to 2016’s Chaosmosis, including the writers’ shares in hit tracks Movin’ On Up, Loaded, Rocks and Come Together.
BMG has acquired the rights to a number of music stars recently including Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood, Tina Turner, ZZ Top and Motley Crue.