Owning song rights entitles you to royalties which are paid out each time the song is played or reproduced.
Top investors buy directly from record companies, but with platforms like Royalty Exchange, SongVest, and Royal.io everyday investors can bid for the rights to songs & catalogs. Returns come from royalty payments as well as future appreciation.
Movies and broadway provide investment opportunities as well.
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This week’s Alts Community update tees up a new way for Altea members to co-invest deal-by-deal as the Film Co-Invest pipeline overflows, while Auto I hits an early milestone with a fast capital rotation. Plus: polls, new spaces, fresh debates, and 2026 forecasts.
Major labels spent nearly two years suing AI-music startups. Now they’re licensing them. We break down why the shift happened, what’s in the deals, and what it means for artists, rights, and investors.
This week’s WC kicks off the end of the year for us, and that means a three-part series:
Today: Where America’s at and how it got here
Dec 10: Where America’s going: Brazilification vs The Abundance Paradox (Altea members get a sneak peek)
Dec 17: Where to put your money
(Dec 24-31: Leave me alone, I’m tired)
This week’s WC tracks the quiet fade of prompt engineering as models and users level up, weighs whether the AI “bubble” panic holds up against real-time checklists, and digs into why sharp storytelling still decides who wins in film, alternatives, and tech—complete with charts, curiosities, and clever breakdowns.
It’s the four-man hype machine behind the All-In Podcast, where venture capital meets uninterrupted monologues about how smart they are. Think of it like Silicon Valley’s answer to a boy band, if the music was just talking over each other about how regulations are bad and you’re stupid for not buying Bitcoin in 2015.
In film, ROI isn’t “profit.” It’s simply worldwide box office divided by production budget. The problem is everything that sits between revenue and cash: marketing (tens of millions) and exhibitor splits (cinemas keep a big chunk).
Can you really buy your way into Hollywood? Guest author Andrew Adamides explores “human product placement”, from crowdfunding extras to lawsuits & Ponzi schemes.
K-pop isn’t just music—it’s a global machine. From idol factories to fan collectibles to K-pop Demon Hunters, we break down how the industry creates stars, stories, and superfans.
Ed Sheeran is doing art? What’s Red Chip Art? Should you invest in Red Chip Art?
We celebrate our biggest wins from 2024 — from lucrative Altea returns, to Hollywood film financing deals, to the launch of our new community.
Fifteen of us spent five days rocking up and down Broadway, where we learned everything there is to know about the music industry.
Our second investor trip to Nashville was a music-themed journey of a lifetime. We arrived eager to understand the industry. We left with new connections, lifelong friendships, and a new music rights deal.
We create indices for eclectic modern alts. We’ve got a vinyl index, a whiskey index, and more. This helps us find the best buying opportunities for our alternative investment fund
We wrap everything up with a rich qualitative analysis. You’ll understand the pros & cons of investing in all sorts of alternative asset classes.
