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Jun 14, 2022

What does it mean to “manage” hit music?

Music industry veteran Merck Mercuriadis founded Hipgnosis Songs Fund, a company investing in music intellectual property, in 2018. It recently purchased the song catalog of Justin Timberlake and has a stable of other artists’ music. Mercuriadis explains the concept of treating songs as an asset class in today’s Economic Pulse discussion. The Fed has a full plate as it enters the first of two days of policy meetings.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 14: Merck Mercuriadis speaks onstage during the Featured Session: Nile Rodgers & Merck Mercuriadis - 2019 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 14, 2019 in Austin, Texas.
AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 14: Merck Mercuriadis speaks onstage during the Featured Session: Nile Rodgers & Merck Mercuriadis - 2019 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 14, 2019 in Austin, Texas.
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What does it mean to “manage” hit music?