'Is This Just Fantasy?' Sony Buys Queen Music Catalog For Over $1 Billion: Report
'Is This Just Fantasy?' Sony Buys Queen Music Catalog For Over $1 Billion: Report
Sony Group Corp. (NYSE:SONY) is poised to acquire Queen's music catalog in a groundbreaking deal worth £1 billion (US$1.27 billion).
索尼集團（紐交所：SONY）即將以10億英鎊（12.7億美元）的創新性交易收購皇后樂隊的音樂版權。
According to Music Business Worldwide, Sony Music Entertainment will secure Queen's recording and publishing rights. The deal includes royalties from previous agreements with Disney Music Group and Universal Music Group NV (OTC:UMGNF).
據Music Business Worldwide報道，索尼音樂娛樂公司將獲得皇后樂隊的錄音和出版權。該交易包括皇后樂隊與迪士尼音樂集團和環球唱片NV（場外交易：UMGNF）之前協議的版稅。
Queen's catalog includes iconic songs such as "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Another One Bites the Dust," and "We Will Rock You." Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) currently owns Queen's recorded music catalog in North America, while UMG has a global distribution deal with Disney.
皇后樂隊的音樂錄音中包括《波西米亞狂想曲》、《另一個咬塵》和《我們會震顫》等標誌性歌曲。華特迪士尼公司（紐交所：DIS）目前擁有皇后樂隊在北美的錄音音樂目錄，而UMG與迪士尼有一個全球分銷協議。
Queen's band members Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon, along with the Freddie Mercury estate, hold equal shares in Queen Productions Ltd, which controls the band's recording catalog outside the US and Canada.
皇后樂隊成員布萊恩梅、羅傑泰勒、約翰迪肯以及弗萊迪·默丘裏的遺產在控制皇后製作有限公司方面持有相等股份，該公司控制着美國和加拿大以外的皇后樂隊錄製目錄。
UMG will retain distribution rights in North America, with Sony receiving royalties. UMG's worldwide distribution rights will shift to Sony by 2026 or 2027, making Sony the global distributor and owner of all Queen content.
UMG將保留北美的分銷權，索尼將收取版稅。UMG的全球分銷權將於2026年或2027年轉移至索尼，使索尼成爲全球皇后樂隊內容的分銷商和所有者。
This agreement also includes rights to the band's name and likeness, paving the way for merchandise and other ventures. May and Taylor, who still tour with vocalist Adam Lambert, will retain control over live performance revenues.
該協議還包括對該樂隊的名稱和形象的權利，爲商品和其他企業鋪平了道路。梅和泰勒與主唱亞當·蘭伯特仍然進行巡迴演出，並掌握現場表演收入的控制權。
Although specifics about the involvement of Queen's manager Jim Beach and his daughter remain unclear, another bidder reportedly offered $900 million for the rights.
雖然目前尚不清楚皇后樂隊經理吉姆·比奇和他的女兒的參與具體情況，但另一位競標者據報道出價9億美元購買版權。
Bloomberg previously noted that Sony was collaborating with another investor on this potential billion-dollar transaction, which would include merchandising opportunities.
彭博社此前曾指出，索尼正在與另一家投資者合作此項可能達到十億美元的交易，其中將包括商品化機會。
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