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May 14, 2025

Sound Royalties, the music industry's leading finance firm supporting music professionals and music rights holders, has launched a powerful new funding solution for digital content creators: YouTube Financing. Tailored specifically for YouTubers generating monthly income from Google AdSense revenue, this innovative offering delivers upfront cash without requiring creators to give up rights, ownership of their channel, or creative control.

February 19, 2025

Sound Royalties, the leading provider of music and entertainment industry financing, announces Allison Portlock's promotion to Executive Vice President (EVP) of Marketing, recognizing her pivotal role in the company's growth. Since joining the company in 2018, Portlock has been instrumental in driving growth, innovation, and industry recognition, solidifying Sound Royalties' position as the pioneer and leader in music royalty financing.

December 03, 2024

The music industry has always been about creativity, passion, and connection. These are the lasting threads that unite our global industry. Yet recently, the money that supports the music lifecycle from creation to consumption has shifted dramatically. We know, because at Sound Royalties we’ve been a leader at the forefront of this evolution.

November 18, 2024

The company has been an alternative source of income for creatives thanks to referrals.

October 21, 2024

Cinq Music celebrates the news that world-renowned Reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee has joined Spotify’s “Billions Club” with his breakout hit "Gasolina," which catapulted Daddy Yankee’s career and is credited with bringing Reggaeton to the masses.

July 17, 2024

The reggaetón superstar sold some of his recordings to Cinq a few years ago. They are now part of the 20th celebration of Barrio Fino.

June 23, 2024

It’s 9 p.m. on a Wednesday evening in Miami, and Ty Baisden is still taking care of business with an energy level that belies the hour. “I’m a firm sleeper who gets my eight hours,” says Baisden, his Georgian drawl giving way to laughter. “But what I don’t do is the bulls–t. So subtract the bulls–t, and you’ve got a lot of time to work and a lot of time to rest.”

May 09, 2024

Los Angeles-headquartered music label, distribution and rights management company Cinq Music has acquired the catalog of the late producer and songwriter José Ángel Hernández, aka Flow La Movie.

March 20, 2024

Cinq Music announced today that it has signed billion streaming recording artist Lil Mosey and his label Love U Forever in a global distribution partnership, ahead of the release of his highly anticipated new single, the pop alternative anthem track “Life Goes On”, from his long-awaited, currently untitled forthcoming EP, to be released in Spring 2024.

March 04, 2024

Audio distribution company Cinq Music is looking to take advantage of an ongoing boom in fundraising for music rights and sales of catalogs.

February 12, 2024

Cinq Music has raised $250 million from parent company GoDigital Media Group to fund further acquisitions of music rights, the company announced Monday (Feb. 12). This latest funding round builds on the $160 million GoDigital had previously given Cinq to build a repertoire of music rights — $20 million in August 2017, $40 million in August 2019 and $100 million in April 2022.

February 12, 2024

Cinq has confirmed that it has just raised another USD $250 million from its parent company GoDigital Media Group to acquire music rights. The significant capital raise arrives as heat appears to be reentering the blockbuster music rights acquisition space. Over the past seven days, Billboard has reported that Sony Music Group recently agreed to buy a 50% stake in Michael Jackson‘s publishing and recorded music catalog for $600 million-plus, while the long-running potential sale of Queen’s music rights is also reportedly picking up pace.

October 13, 2023

GoDigital Media Group, a global media and technology conglomerate focused on community, content, and commerce, with the support of We Are All Human, a 501 (c)3 public charity devoted to advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for all, today announced highly successful results from the first “Celebration of Entrepreneurship in the Americas” conference on October 11, 2023.

September 28, 2023

Today, El Alfa announces his signing of a multi-million-dollar, eight figure deal with Sound Royalties, a subsidiary of GoDigital Media Group and the music industry’s leading finance firm for nearly a decade. After evaluating several offers from major industry players, Alfa turned to Sound Royalties because of his close relationship to their team and the company’s long track record of providing well-structured and priced funding to music creatives.

September 06, 2023

Hit songwriter and producer Matt McGinn has signed a publishing deal with Boom Music Group in partnership with Cinq Music Group.

June 16, 2023

When Suroosh Alvi, Gavin McInnes and Shane Smith founded Vice magazine, which later expanded to Vice Media, they built a business based on a punk rock, counterculture image. Smith once had himself recorded, nearly naked and drinking alcohol, giving a tour of the media organization’s Brooklyn, New York, headquarters.

March 30, 2023

Songwriter and producer Jimmy Robbins has signed an exclusive publishing deal with Boom Music Group in partnership with Cinq Music Group, which also recently acquired a portion of Robbins’ catalog.

March 30, 2023

Following a recent infusion of cash, the indie label and distributor Cinq Music launched a significant number of hits throughout 2022. Chief among them is the continued investment into the Regional Mexican genre, providing Rancho Humilde with growth capital to take its business to the next level. The two are extending their agreement to further expand the number 1 independent record label in Regional Mexican music.

October 10, 2022

US-based finance firm Sound Royalties has expanded into Canada, appointing Vanessa Thomas as head of the new unit. Toronto will serve as the Sound Royalties regional hub for Canada, with Thomas acting as a consultant for the company’s Canadian network.

August 01, 2022

GoDigital Media Group ("GoDigital"), a global media and technology conglomerate focused on community, content, and commerce, announced today the acquisition of NGL Collective with the backing of MEP Capital, a media and entertainment-focused investment firm.

April 19, 2022

Los Angeles-headquartered GoDigital Media Group has an interesting strategy underpinning its entertainment business. The firm owns both content (largely via music distribution / acquisitive rights company Cinq Music) plus its own broadcast channels / digital networks, which – where appropriate – can license Cinq’s repertoire and help expand its global audience.

September 13, 2021

Today (September 13), one of those acquisitions hits music industry headlines: Los Angeles-headquartered GDMG has teamed with MEP Capital to acquire Sound Royalties, the music financing platform that pays out advances to artists and rights-holders based on predicted future royalty income.

January 12, 2021

GoDigital Media Group, a media and technology company focused on intellectual property rights management, has acquired the assets of YogaWorks, Inc., the world's premier provider of yoga instruction. The announcement was made by GoDigital CEO Jason Peterson. GoDigital partnered with MEP Capital Management in the $9.6 million acquisition of the company. Matt Shechtman was named as President of the business unit.

September 04, 2020

Another day, another big money music rights acquisition. Los Angeles-headquartered Cinq Music Group has fully acquired Beluga Heights – J.R. Rotem’s joint venture label with Warner Records. The deal includes the Jason Derulo recordings catalog.

December 17, 2019

Entertainment industry finance firm Sound Royalties and Wyclef Jean have entered into a new collaborative partnership. The artist, songwriter, producer, actor and activist is using financing from Sound Royalties to back his music publishing and distribution company focused on creative talent in Africa and other emerging markets.

August 13, 2019

Los Angeles-based Cinq Music has raised another $40m from parent company GoDigital Media Group in a Series C funding injection. Cinq says it’s going to use the money to purchase music rights, both masters and publishing, and to further expand internationally.

August 16, 2018

Cinq Music has partnered with Janet Jackson for a global recording and distribution agreement via her own label, Rhythm Nation Records. The deal covers Jackson’s new single ‘Made For Now’ featuring Daddy Yankee which will be released on August 17. It’s her first new music since eleventh studio album Unbreakable, which was distributed by BMG and hit No.1 in the US in 2015.

August 16, 2018

Janet Jackson has partnered with independent distributor, label and publisher Cinq Music for a recording and distribution agreement through her label Rhythm Nation Records. The deal includes her recently announced new single, “Made for Now” (featuring Daddy Yankee) and a forthcoming album.

April 16, 2018

Artist financing firm Sound Royalties has teamed up with Lil Wayne to help finance a number of new projects for 2018 while he’s locked in a legal dispute with Cash Money and Universal Music.

November 09, 2017

Cinq Music, the digital-first record label, distributor and rights management company run by co-founder/president Barry Daffurn, announced today that it has acquired T.I.'s catalog of albums released…

October 23, 2017

Hip-hop business mogul Percy “Master P” Miller has joined Cinq Music as President of Urban Music. Cinq Music is a technology driven record label, distribution, and rights management company with an HQ in Los Angeles, plus offices in New York and Orlando – as well as Bogota, Medellin, Seoul, Minsk, Colombo.

August 14, 2017

Music-focused finance firm Sound Royalties, LLC has announced an exciting new working relationship with innovative reggaeton producer Eliel. Created especially for songwriters, artists, and producers, Sound Royalties helps music professionals like Eliel obtain funding for professional or personal projects by monetizing their future royalty payments without taking the rights to their music.

June 23, 2017

Cinq Music Group is a a technology-driven record label, distribution, and rights management company headquartered in Los Angeles. The company’s repertoire has won Grammy awards, dozens of Gold and Platinum RIAA certifications, and numerous No.1 chart positions on a variety of Billboard charts. Its repertoire includes heavyweights such as Bad Bunny, Janet Jackson, Daddy Yankee, T.I., Sean Kingston, Anuel, and hundreds more.

December 22, 2016

West Palm Beach, FL (PRWEB) December 22, 2016 -- Sound Royalties, LLC, a new breed of company transforming the way music professionals fund their creativity, is excited to announce its newest client – successful songwriter Priscilla Renea. The creative genius behind top hits including Pitbull’s Timber, Fifth Harmony’s Worth It and Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood’s Somethin' Bad, Renea recently partnered with Sound Royalties, LLC for customized funding to help advance her music career.