Neil Young, the Incidental (?) Prophet of Pfizer
Half of his catalogue is owned by an investment fund with ties to BlackStone.
This is a quick story that I didn’t really plan on writing—but it’s just too funny, and I cannot resist. But before that, I want to thank you all for being so wonderful. You really are, and it fills my heart with all sorts of warm and fuzzy feelings. It’s true that the insanity of the moment brought the best out of us.
So, Neil Young. You know how he recently demanded that Spotify should deplatform Joe Rogan over “misinformation”?
Very disappointing for a rebellious artist, without a doubt… but there could be more to the story.
See below.
#1. In early 2021, Neil Young sold half his catalogue to an investment fund called “Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited.”
Neil Young has sold 50 percent of the worldwide copyright and income interests in his 1,180 song catalogue to Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, the U.K. investment firm founded by manager-turned-investor Merck Mercuriadis. The move comes days after Hipgnosis, which has spent the last year snapping up music ca…
