{"id":194914,"date":"2024-02-29T11:33:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T11:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/?p=194914"},"modified":"2024-02-29T11:40:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T11:40:23","slug":"abba-voyage-cyndi-lauper-sells-publishing-catalog-and-master-recording-revenue-to-pophouse-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/abba-voyage-cyndi-lauper-sells-publishing-catalog-and-master-recording-revenue-to-pophouse-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyndi Lauper sells publishing catalog and master recording revenue to Pophouse Entertainment, the company behind ABBA Voyage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pophouse Entertainment Group, the Swedish entertainment company behind ABBA Voyage<\/a> and the forthcoming KISS avatar show<\/a>, has made a significant music rights acquisition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The company has acquired the majority share of American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper\u2019s master recording revenue and publishing. Pophouse notes that the acquisition does not include Lauper\u2019s Broadway music.<\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s (February 29) announcement marks Pophouse\u2019s first acquisition from a US artist, as the company continues to expand beyond its native Nordics into North America.<\/p>\n

In December Pophouse announced a partnership with US rock and roll band KISS for a new avatar show, which will be the second immersive, avatar-powered music concert project that Pophouse Entertainment is involved in following the ABBA Voyage show in London, UK, where Pophouse is the lead investor.<\/p>\n

Pophouse first ventured into the music rights M&A space in 2022 by acquiring the catalogs of two Sweden-born superstars, Avicii<\/a> and Swedish House Mafia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The company was founded in 2014 by EQT founder Conni Jonsson and\u202ffounding ABBA member Bj\u00f6rn Ulvaeus. Pophouse is led by<\/a>\u00a0former\u00a0Universal Music<\/a>\u00a0Sweden<\/strong>\u00a0Managing Director\u00a0Per Sundin<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It has also invested in the likes of Snafu Records.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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As part of the Avicii and Swedish House Mafia acquisitions, Pophouse formed joint ventures with the Avicii\u00a0 Estate and Swedish House Mafia band members respectively, “to further develop and safeguard their legacy through future global endeavors”.<\/p>\n

According to Thursday’s (February 29) announcement, Lauper and Pophouse will also work closely together through a joint venture.<\/p>\n

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Pophouse says they will develop creative activations inspired by Lauper’s “timeless pop music repertoire” spanning her career.<\/p>\n

This includes hits such as Girls Just\u00a0 Want to Have Fun<\/em>, Time After Time<\/em>, and True Colors<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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