Hip-Hop Icon Dr. Dre
Invest in consistent songwriter royalties from songs by hip-hop icon Dr. Dre.
Historic royalty income is no indication of future royalty income. Future royalty income is dependent upon future sales and licensing revenue generated by the sound recordings or compositions associated with this listing.
| Starting Price: | $5,000 |
| Bidding Increment: | $250 |
| Closing Price: | $19,750 |
| End Date: | Jan 18, 2017, 3:09 PM MST |
| Investment Term: | Life of author + 70 years |
| Last 12 Months' Royalties: | $1,962 |
| Royalty Type: | Public Performance |
| First Payment: | March 2017 |
| Fees: | $500 BMI Payee Account Fee* |
*BMI charges a one-time fee of $500 to open a new payee account, which will be debited from the payee's first royalty distribution. Once opened, multiple royalty streams can be routed to the buyer's payee account. If you already have a BMI payee account, there is no fee.
Description
This is the opportunity to invest in a consistent royalty stream from songs by hip-hop icon Dr. Dre. This auction is for three songs that have regularly earned over $300 in royalties every quarter since 2014. In the last 12 months, this catalog generated $1,962 in royalties.
“What's The Difference” and “Let's Get High” are off of Dr. Dre's six-time platinum album 2001. 2001 is Dr. Dre's second studio album and debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and number one on Billboard's Top R&B Hip-Hop Albums.
The seller also has a songwriter's interest in the song “Breathe” by Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul because the song uses an altered instrumental of Dr. Dre's song “What's the Difference.” This means you can earn royalties not only from “What's the Difference” but also Blu Cantrell's “Breathe” featuring Sean Paul. This song was particularly successful in the United Kingdom, where it debuted and peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart.
What is being sold?
100% of the seller's interest in the songwriter's share of public performance royalties attributable to the works in the seller's BMI catalog. See the “Financials” tab for a full track list.
How does this asset make money?
Every time “What's the Difference,” or any of these three songs, is played on iTunes, Pandora, Spotify, or any other type of public performance, you earn royalties. BMI makes payments quarterly and the next BMI distribution is March 2017.
What rights are included?
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| Copyrights included? | No | — | ||||||
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| Sources: | Internet Streaming, AM/FM & Satellite Radio, TV/Film/Commercial Performances, etc. | Internet Streaming, Satellite Radio, Digital Downloads, CD Sales, TV/Film/Commercial Placements & Performances, Samples, etc. | ||||||
| Distributors: | BMI | — |
About the Royalty Distributor
BMI represents more than 10.5 million musical works created and owned by more than 700,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. BMI supports businesses and organizations that play music publicly by offering blanket music licenses that permit them to play more than 10.5 million musical works.