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Through this first-of-its-kind deal, The Weeknd redefines what it means to monetize a catalog without giving up control.

The agreement involves Lyric Capital investing in The Weeknd's music catalog, spanning from the start of his career up to ...

Lyric Capital is investing in Grammy Award-winning musician The Weeknd’s music catalog. Partners Group ’s royalties strategy will be supporting this transaction. No financial terms were disclosed; ...

Global music star The Weeknd has finalised one of the most significant and innovative music catalogue deals to date, closing a transaction valued at approximately $1 billion with New York–based Lyric ...

In August, reports claimed that The Weeknd was in talks with investment firm Lyric Capital Group to raise $1bn of financing.

The only other artists to achieve such a feat are Queen, who sold its masters to Sony for $1.27 billion, and Michael Jackson. The late pop singer's recorded masters and music publishing catalogs were ...