Music royalty ruling may provide one-off income boost for Hipgnosis

Withheld streaming revenues

Kathleen Gallagher
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Hipgnosis Songs, the £2.1bn music royalty trust, will receive withheld streaming revenues thanks to a decision by the US Copyright Royalty Board. However, analysts at Numis have flagged that while there may be an income boost, it will not lead to a “wholesale change in valuation basis”.

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