Kanye West's Triple Platinum Hit “Mercy”
Collect royalties from the certified triple-platinum hip-hop song “Mercy,” performed by Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz.
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: | $25,000 |
| Bidding Increment: | $500 |
| Closing Price: | $26,500 |
| End Date: | Sep 27, 2016, 3:08 PM MDT |
| Investment Term: | Life of author + 70 years |
| Past 4 Quarters' Royalties: | $5,016 |
| First Payment: | November 2016 |
| Royalty Type: | Public Performance, Mechanical, Sync |
Description
Kanye West is a living legend. His stardom and achievements in the music industry continue to grow. In addition to music, Kanye is rapidly becoming one of the top designers in the fashion industry. His crossover appeal just makes his fan base grow larger every day. The chance to purchase an asset with a royalty stream generated from one of Kanye's greatest hits is a rare opportunity.
Bid on 100% of the seller's interest in the publisher's share of sync, mechanical, and public performance royalties from the certified triple-platinum hip-hop song “Mercy,” performed by Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz. Triple platinum means this song has sold over 3,000,000 copies. “Mercy” peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked as the #1 song on both the Billboard Hot Rap Songs and Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. “Mercy” has generated over 120 million Youtube views, and in 2013, was nominated for the Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance Grammy awards.
The Administration MP will distribute the royalties to the winner of this auction on a quarterly basis. The winner of the auction will receive the first royalty check in Q4 (November 2016). This asset has generated $5,016.64 in the most recent 4 quarters of statements, and more detailed financial information can be found in the “Financials” tab below.
What is being sold?
100% of the seller's interest in the publisher's share of sync, mechanical, and public performance royalties attributable to the musical composition "Mercy" performed by Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz.
how does this asset make money?
Every time “Mercy” is played on Spotify, Pandora, Rhapsody, YouTube, SiriusXM, or Apple Music, you earn royalties. If “Mercy” is covered by another artist, you earn royalties. Every time a copy of this song is downloaded, sold, or re-recorded, you earn royalties. Finally, any time the song earns an up-front sync fee for use in a commercial, TV show or movie, you'll earn royalties. The Administration MP will distribute the royalties to the winner of this auction on a quarterly basis. The next payment is scheduled for November 2016.
what is interesting about this asset?
“Mercy” is one of Kanye's most popular songs to date. “Mercy” is one of seven Kanye songs that is Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified triple platinum. The song was praised by critics for its bombastic production, the variance of the verses, and the wordplay of the individual rappers. In addition to being a wildly popular song, the music video further strengthens its appeal. The video has over 120 million YouTube views and was acclaimed by critics.
“Mercy” was one of the most nominated Hip Hop songs in 2012–13. The awards “Mercy” won include: BET Hip Hop Award for Best Collaboration; Soul Train Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year; BET Hip Hop Award for Sweet 16. The song's nomination highlights include: Grammy for the Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance; MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Editing; World Music Award for World’s Best Video and World’s Best Song; BET Award for Video of the Year; Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Song; BET Hip Hop Award for Best Hip Hop Video.
Finally, “Mercy” featured some of the most popular Hip Hop artists today, and marked the breakout track for 2 Chainz, who has five RIAA-certified platinum singles including “Mercy.”
what rights are included?
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