Round Hill Music

Round Hill Music
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
GenreVarious
Country of originUnited States
Location650 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1420, New York City, New York 10019, United States
Official websitewww.roundhillmusic.com

Round Hill Music is an American music publishing company founded in 2010 by Josh Gruss,[1] Richard Rowe, and Neil Gillis.[2] The company operates a music publishing division, a sync and royalty administration, a music production library business, a record label and label services division, and also a Nashville songwriter services group with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville[3] and London.[4]

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Music publishing

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In January 2012, Round Hill and Adage Classics jointly acquired the GIL Music and GPS Music catalogues, which included the North American rights to six Beatles songs ("She Loves You," "I Saw Her Standing There", "From Me to You," "Misery," "I Wanna Be Your Man" and "There's a Place"). [5] In September 2017, Round Hill paid $250 million to acquire publisher Carlin America. Carlin owned the rights to songs recorded by Elvis Presley, among other artists. [6][7]

In 2017, Round Hill entered into a partnership with Zync for synchronization.[8]

In August 2019, Round Hill signed a sub-publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music for them to represent Round Hill's catalogue outside of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Nordics. [9]

Round Hill also has signed and acquired the catalogues of Skid Row,[10] KK Downing (Judas Priest),[11] Jani Lane (Warrant), Triumph, Tesla,[12] Craig David,[13] Ronnie James Dio, Neil Sedaka, John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls,[14] Billy Duffy (The Cult), Jim Vallance, Big Loud Shirt,[15] Ashley Gorley,[16] Arthouse Entertainment,[17] Keith Sweat, Rob Thomas, Collective Soul,[18] Josh Kear,[19] Big Tractor,[20] Lit,[21] and Eric Carmen.[22]

Round Hill Records

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In 2014, Round Hill Records was established with the catalogue acquisition of the UK rock band, Bush, in partnership with frontman Gavin Rossdale.[23]

In January 2016, Round Hill paid $35 million for punk rock band The Offspring's Columbia Records albums and the band's entire publishing catalogue. Later that year, Round Hill signed a distribution deal with Universal Music Enterprises, covering the Offspring's albums.[24] Today Round Hill Records is releasing records from artists such as Royal Teeth and The London Souls, as well as providing label services to many other artists.

In 2020, Round Hill Records created label dedicated to rock[25] called Black Hill Records,[26] which has signed artists including The Cult, Black Pistol Fire, and Jared James Nichols.

In May 2021, Round Hill acquired the catalogue of the Swedish label Telegram Studios, including Dolores Recordings and Woah Dad.[27]

In August 2023, Round Hill acquired Canadian record label Linus Entertainment.[28]

Round Hill Music Royalty Fund

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Round Hill Music Royalty Partners[29] is the private equity arm of Round Hill Music which is dedicated to acquiring copyrights of music.

It raised[30] its first Fund in 2014[31] with $202 million and its second fund with $263[32] million in 2017.[33]

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In 2014, Round Hill Music and BMG Rights Management sued Cox Communications for the copyright infringements of its subscribers.[34][35] In December 2015, the case was decided in BMG and Round Hill Music's favor.[36][37]

On July 31, 2020, Round Hill filed a $32.8 million lawsuit against the independent distributor Tunecore and its parent company, Believe Digital, citing the unauthorized distribution of 219 Round Hill compositions.[38] Round Hill sought $150,000 per infringed composition.[39]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Greenburg, Zack O'Malley. "Golden Oldies: How To Become A Music Publishing Mogul". Forbes.
  2. ^ "Raspberry Pi Foundation: Private Company Information - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Round Hill Music Nashville Adds Three". Musicrow.com. February 25, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Levine, Robert (August 11, 2017). "Round Hill Music Brings Private Equity Cash to Hitmakers From the Beatles to the Offspring". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Sisario, Ben (January 11, 2012). "Boutique Music Publisher Invests in Six Early Beatles Songs". Mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Elvis music owner Carlin is said to be in talks for $250 million sale". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Round Hill Completes $240 Million Acquisition of Carlin Music Publishing". Variety.com. January 11, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Christman, Ed (November 9, 2017). "Round Hill Partners With Zync Music to Boost Film and TV Synch Business". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  9. ^ Schneider, Marc (August 14, 2019). "Happy Together: Warner Chappell & Round Hill Team Up for Global Partnership". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "SKID ROW Signs Worldwide Administration Deal With ROUND HILL MUSIC". Blabbermouth.net. July 7, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Smirke, Richard (July 19, 2018). "Round Hill Acquires Share Of Judas Priest Catalog, Including 'Breaking The Law' & 'Living After Midnight'". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  12. ^ "Round Hill Music acquires Triumph, Warrant and Tesla copyrights". Musicbusinessworldwide.com. June 12, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  13. ^ Brandle, Lars (September 9, 2020). "Craig David Signs Worldwide Publishing Deal With Round Hill Music". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "Round Hill acquires catalog of Goo Goo Dolls frontman Johnny Rzeznik". Musicbusinessworldwide.com. April 7, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  15. ^ Christman, Ed (November 9, 2014). "Round Hill Music Acquires Big Loud Shirt Industries Song Catalog". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  16. ^ "Ashley Gorley, Round Hill Music Close Catalog Sale and "Go-Forward" Publishing Deal". Musicrow.com. March 9, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  17. ^ "Round Hill buying Katy Perry, Cee Lo, other song rights: source". Reuters.com. September 18, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  18. ^ "Round Hill Music Acquires the Full Catalog of Collective Soul". Digitalmusicnews.com. January 19, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "Round Hill Music, Big Yellow Dog Music Enter Deal For Josh Kear Back Catalog". Musicrow.com. October 19, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  20. ^ Rau, Nate. "Round Hill Music buys local song catalog, adds staff". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  21. ^ "Round Hill Music Signs Nashville Based Rock Band Lit, Acquires Back Catalog". Musicrow.com. June 2, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  22. ^ "Round Hill acquires Eric Carmen catalog, including 'All By Myself'". Musicbusinessworldwide.com. August 22, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  23. ^ "Round Hill Music Launches Round Hill Records". Musicrow.com. September 19, 2014.
  24. ^ Forde, Eamonn A music company just paid $35m for the Offspring's catalogue. Why? The Guardian. January 12, 2016
  25. ^ "Round Hill expands recordings division with new rock label Black Hill Records". Musicbusinessworldwide.com. May 7, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  26. ^ Cirisano, Tatiana (May 6, 2020). "Round Hill Debuts New Label, Black Hill Records: 'They Say Rock Is Dead When It's Very Much Alive' (Exclusive)". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  27. ^ "Round Hill Music acquires master recordings from Swedish label Telegram Studios". Musicbusinessworldwide.com. May 18, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  28. ^ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/round-hill-music-acquires-canada-based-indie-music-company-linus-entertainment
  29. ^ "Round Hill Music Royalty Partners Closes First Fund at Over $200 Million". Businesswire.com. July 24, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  30. ^ Witkowsky, Chris (July 24, 2014). "Round Hill closes debut music royalties fund on $202 mln". Pehub.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  31. ^ Greenburg, Zack O'Malley. "Golden Oldies: How To Become A Music Publishing Mogul". Forbes.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  32. ^ "Round Hill Music Raises More Than $260 Million for Second Music Royalty Fund". Businesswire.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  33. ^ "Round Hill raises $263m for more acquisitions". Musicbusinessworldwide.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  34. ^ "BMG and Round Hill sue US net provider for failing to act over file-sharing users". Completemusicupdate.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  35. ^ Jones, Ashby (November 28, 2014). "Two Music Publishers Suing Cox Over Piracy". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  36. ^ Gardner, Eriq (December 17, 2015). "Music Publisher Gets $25 Million Jury Verdict Against Cox in Trailblazing Piracy Case". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  37. ^ "Cox Is Liable for Pirating Subscribers, Ordered to pay $25 million". TorrentFreak.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  38. ^ Rosenbaum, Claudia (August 4, 2020). "Round Hill Music Files $32M Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against TuneCore". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  39. ^ "Round Hill sues TuneCore and parent Believe in $32.8m US lawsuit, alleging copyright infringement". Musicbusinessworldwide.com. August 3, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
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