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Eartha Kitt at the Carlyle Hotel.

The Deals: Eartha Kitt Estate Partners With Primary Wave, UMG Expands Footprint in India & Thailand

3/26/26

Chris Eggertsen

Lawrence Mestel at the Primary Wave Music Pre-Grammy Party held at the Waldorf-Astoria Beverly Hills on January 31, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

It’s Official: Primary Wave Acquires Kobalt

3/23/26

Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Ed Christman

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 14: Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee Robert Bell speaks onstage during the Songwriters Hall of Fame 49th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 14, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)

Cause for ‘Celebration’: Primary Wave Partners With Kool & the Gang Founder Robert Bell

3/10/26

Marc Schneider

Primary Wave Nears Deal to Acquire Kobalt, Which Would Create a $7B Indie Music Powerhouse

2/26/26

Ed Christman, Elizabeth Dilts Marshall

Golnar Khosrowshahi at Billboard Women In Music held at YouTube Theater on March 1, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Publishing Briefs: Reservoir Posts Strong Quarter — Plus, Tropicália Legend Joins Primary Wave

2/5/26

Marc Schneider

Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck poses for a portrait with the Dave Brubeck Quartet which included Paul Desmond on saxophone, Eugene Wright on bass and Joe Morello on drums in 1959.

Dave Brubeck’s Cool Catalog Joins Primary Wave’s Jazz Portfolio

11/18/25

Marc Schneider

James Brown

How Laidback Luke & James Brown’s Grandson Linked For an Official ‘Super Bad’ Collab: ‘It Puts My Grandfather Into the Future’

8/28/25

Katie Bain

The Cars

Primary Wave Partners With The Cars, Acquires Band’s Artist Royalties

6/4/25

Dan Rys

Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, Chris Wallace

Primary Wave Acquires Notorious B.I.G.’s Catalog and Other Rights

3/20/25

Elizabeth Dilts Marshall

Itzhak Perlman

Primary Wave Buys Stake in Itzhak Perlman’s Recorded Royalties

12/4/24

Ed Christman

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