Yahoo

The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate sells rights to late rapper’s music

The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate has sold a significant share of the rapper’s catalogue to Primary Wave, a music publishing company which already owns the rights to many significant acts - including ...
Yahoo

Notorious B.I.G.’s Music Catalog Could Sell for $150 Million

The music, name and likeness of Notorious B.I.G. will soon have a new home as the late rapper’s estate is close to signing a deal with Primary Wave, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. According to ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Estate Of Notorious B.I.G. Signs Deal With Primary Wave Music

The family of The Notorious B.I.G. has struck a deal with Primary Wave Music for the late MC’s catalog and more. As reported by Variety, the estate of Biggie Smalls has partnered with the music giant ...
EURweb

Notorious B.I.G.’s Estate Could Rake in $100 Million with Primary Wave Deal

*Music publishing powerhouse Primary Wave is reportedly on the verge of securing a substantial share of Notorious B.I.G.’s catalog, including rights to his name and likeness. The deal, which could be ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Ready to Die,’ Green Day’s ‘Dookie’ and ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ Join National Recording Registry

Other recordings selected by the Library of Congress include Patti Page’s "Tennessee Waltz,” ABBA’s 'Arrival,' Blondie’s 'Parallel Lines' and Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine." By Mesfin Fekadu ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Hulu’s ‘Under the Bridge’ Tells the Story of Reena Virk — and The Notorious B.I.G.

Hulu’s ‘Under the Bridge’ Tells the Story of Reena Virk — and The Notorious B.I.G. The pop culture figure's presence and music are featured throughout the scripted series starring Lily Gladstone and ...
Rolling Stone

Mo Money, Mo Product: The Notorious B.I.G. Industry Ramps Up

When it comes to the legacy of the Notorious B.I.G., prepare for even more Biggie. According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, Biggie’s estate has teamed up with Primary Wave, the music ...
Variety

Notorious B.I.G. Estate Partners With Primary Wave in Deal Including Publishing, Recordings, More

It also reports that the rapper, who died without leaving a will, had a standard publishing deal with Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy company that gave him a 50% interest in his songwriting catalog at the ...
AOL

8 of the Most Notorious Music Rights Battles of All Time

On Monday, Bob Dylan broke records for the largest single-artist sale of a solo act’s catalogue when he sold his music to Universal Music Publishing Group – including the rights to the song “The ...