# Bibliography

> Part of the *Music ABS and Institutional Readiness* knowledge base. See `INDEX.md` for the full map.

## Issuers, sponsors, and JV vehicles

- Apollo Global Management. Press releases, 2022–2026.
- Blackstone Inc. Press releases, 2024–2026.
- Chord Music Partners and Universal Music Investments. Press releases, 2026.
- Concord. Press releases, 2022–2026.
- Duetti. Press releases, 2024–2026.
- HarbourView Equity Partners. Disclosures, 2024–2025.
- Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited. Annual reports and Regulatory News Service (RNS) filings, 2021–2024.
- Influence Media Partners. Disclosures and executive statements, 2025.
- KKR & Co. Inc. Press releases, 2022–2026.
- Kobalt Music Group. Press releases, 2024.
- Recognition Music Group. Press releases, 2024–2026.
- Sony Music Publishing. Press release on Recognition Music Group catalog acquisition, May 2026.
- Universal Music Group. Public disclosures and commentary, 2024–2026.

## Rating agencies

- Fitch Ratings. Presale reports, 2025–2026.
- Kroll Bond Rating Agency. Presale reports, surveillance reports, rating actions, and rating affirmations across rated music ABS issuance, 2022–2026, including:
  - *Music Royalty ABS: The Beat Goes On* (March 2023)
  - *Sound Check: Music ABS Performance* (May 2025)
  - *Track Split: Differentiating Publishing and Recording Income* (October 2025)
  - *Playback: Issuance, Industry, and Performance Trends in Music ABS* (May 2026)
  - KBRA New Issue Reports for the rated transactions cited, comprising Canon Music Issuer Trust Series 2026-1 (April 2026), Concord Music Royalties Series 2025 (July 2025), Lyra MUSIC Assets (Delaware) L.P. Series 2025-1 (August 2025), Kobalt Music Assets LP (March 2024), Hipgnosis Music Assets 2022-1 L.P. (August 2022), and Hi-Fi Music IP Issuer II L.P. Series 2022-1 (February 2022).
- Moody's Investors Service. Rating actions, 2004–2025.
- Morningstar DBRS. Presale reports for SESAC Finance 2019-1 and SESAC Music Group 2025.
- S&P Global Ratings. Presale reports, 2026.

## Legal and regulatory

- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Pub. L. No. 111-203.
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Pub. L. No. 93-406, codified at 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.
- European Union Securitisation Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/2402) and proposed amendments through 2026.
- Federal Register. Copyright Royalty Board final determination, Phonorecords IV; and notice commencing Phonorecords V proceedings, December 31, 2025.
- Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Basel III Endgame re-proposal, March 19, 2026.
- Music Modernization Act of 2018. Pub. L. No. 115-264.
- U.S. Copyright Office. Termination of Transfers and Licenses provisions; recordation system documentation.
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Asset-Backed Securities Disclosure and Registration (Regulation AB and Regulation AB II); Concept Release on Asset-Backed Securities, September 2025.
- Practice publications and client alerts from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; Chapman and Cutler; Debevoise & Plimpton; DLA Piper; Gowling WLG; Greenberg Traurig; K&L Gates; King & Spalding; Latham & Watkins; Milbank; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Reed Smith; Sullivan & Cromwell; Vinson & Elkins; and White & Case.

## Industry research and trade press

- Deezer S.A. Platform disclosures and press statements, 2025–2026.
- Goldman Sachs. *Music in the Air*. Research series.
- IFPI. *Global Music Report 2026* and 2026 Industry Priorities. 2026.
- International Monetary Fund. *Global Financial Stability Report*. Washington, DC: IMF, April 2024.
- Mechanical Licensing Collective. Public reporting on unmatched royalty pool, 2021–2025.
- Reuters, Financial Times, and Bloomberg News. Reporting on the Sony Music Publishing and GIC joint-venture acquisition of Recognition Music Group, including reported transaction value, May 2026.
- Shot Tower Capital. Report to the board of Hipgnosis Songs Fund, March 2024.
- SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association). *State of the Industry*, December 2025.
- Standard Innovation. *Catalog Maturity Curve*. 2026.
- Trade press coverage from Asset Securitization Report, Asset-Backed Alert, Billboard, Bloomberg Industry Research, Bloomberg Intelligence, Bloomberg News, Digital Music News, Financial Times, GlobalCapital, Lexology, Music Business Worldwide, Securitization Audit Report, and Variety, 2022–2026.

## Practitioner interviews

Practitioner interviews with:

- Claire Hall, Partner, DLA Piper LLP
- Lynn Hazan, Co-Managing Partner, Influence Media Partners
- Salina Sabri, Managing Director, Barclays
- Robert Sherman, Partner, DLA Piper LLP
- Paul Sipio, Managing Director, Apollo Global Management
- Thomas Smyth, CFO, Duetti
- Stéphane Rummelhard, Director and Head of Royalties and Asset-Based Equity, M&G Investments

Conducted April–May 2026.
