Turn your passion into income: Invest in music royalties! 

Convinced by the benefits of investing in music royalties via the purchase of music rights to create your passive income? Decided to invest in a subject that makes more sense to you than the stock market, and that allows you to support your favorite artists? Ready to take action?

If the answers to these three questions are “yes, yes and YES”, then the next question is “but how do I do it?!” 

Don't panic, I'll explain everything! ⬇️

1. How to invest in music royalties

There are several ways to invest in music royalties:

1) Via rights trading platforms 

Over the past 10 years, several music rights trading platforms have emerged, such as ANote Music, Bolero Music and Royalty Exchange. These platforms are also responsible for collecting revenues and distributing them to investors and rights holders. 

I've written a comparative analysis of ANote Music and Bolero Music, the two biggest music rights trading platforms in Europe. Find my final opinion here.


2) Via shares or investment funds 


There are many ways to gain exposure to the fast-growing music market. However, only buying and trading platforms allow you to be both the copyright holder and the direct recipient of related royalties. The other solutions are riskier, involving the stock market and its turbulence. 

ANote Music is my platform of choice. It's the first (and only) European platform for buying and trading music rights. This has a number of advantages, not least that it complies with European legislation, and transactions are carried out in euros. Safer and less risky, this is the platform I use for my examples below. 

(By the way, ANote Music is offering you €25 on registration using the referral code "faf5f85ZM4".) 

2. What should I look out for when buying music rights?

1) Different types of rights

I'm giving a simplified and incomplete view here, as the subject is vast, but this information should enable you to understand what you're buying.

On ANote Music, you'll often find “Master” or “Publishing” rights for sale, but also “Producer” or “Songwriter” rights: these are rights comprising a percentage of the Publishing and Master rights

Mapping complet du fonctionnement des droits musicaux.

2) Rights lifetime

The lifetime of the rights you purchase defines the period during which the rights are in circulation, during which you will receive royalties. 

(Tip: it's when famous artists die that their songs become popular again. Let's hear it...)

3) Les caractéristiques du catalogue

In addition to the different types of rights available for purchase, two additional criteria interest us:

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Détails du catalogue "MRI Selection" sur ANote Music.
Main composition of the “MRI Selection” catalog on ANote Music, featuring Drake, The Who, Avicii, The Kinks, Avril Lavigne, Elle King...

4) The included songs 

As Warren Buffet said, buy what you know. It’s always easier to estimate the success of songs and artists you are already familiar with. The number of views and listens is also a good indicator of a catalog’s popularity. 

As an anecdote, my first purchase of copyright was for a catalog featuring songs by Vianney. Not exactly my cup of tea, but I knew he had some success in France and Belgium. And my royalties were on point! 


5) Past earnings to estimate your return on investment

Average performance is a good way of calculating the value of your future royalties. Taking the results of the “MRI Selection” catalog, here's what we can deduce for the year 2022:

It's also interesting to compare income from previous years. Stable annual revenues indicate that the songs in the catalog are still being listened to, and are “aging” well with fans.

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Careful? You're right. Take the time to discover the platform at your own pace. And if you decide to invest, you'll receive €25.

3. Take action & create passive income

Now that you know what to look out for, are you ready to take action? If so, all that's left to do is : 

How much to start with?

The important thing is to start at your own pace, and with an amount you're comfortable with. 

That said, you can get off to a good start with 221.11€. Why this amount? 

With your €220 invested like this in 2022, you would have received €23.67 in dividends at the end of the year, i.e. a performance of 10.71%, not counting the increase in share value!

What's more, ANote Music offers you €25 when you invest your first €200. Your return on investment is boosted to €48!

Of course, it's important to take your time and do your homework before you buy, and never invest money you can't afford to lose. Safety first!

You're more French rap ?

Then Bolero is the platform for you. Every week, new titles from the rap world are added. 

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