Music Industry Moves: Influence Media Partners to Acquire Anthem Entertainment’s Publishing and Film & TV Assets in $600 Million Deal

By Jem Aswad

Jem Aswad

Executive Editor, Music

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Influence Media Partners, in collaboration with funds and accounts managed by affiliates of BlackRock, has signed an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Anthem Entertainment: its music publishing catalogs, film & TV publishing assets and its portfolio of master recordings, for a purchase price of $600 million-plus.

The catalogs include more than 24,000 released songs and 60,000+ additional unexploited works, including shares in such such as Britney Spears’ “Oops!… I Did It Again”; Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack”; Timbaland’s “The Way I Are”; Cody Johnson’s “Til You Can’t”; Rush’s “Tom Sawyer”; OneRepublic’s “Counting Stars”; and others from songwriters Jordan Davis, Shane Profitt, and Chris Janson. The film & TV catalog contains soundtracks from iconic movies and television shows such as the “Spider-Man” franchise, the “Men in Black” franchise, and Lego Ninjago. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in Q4 2026.

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