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Music Catalog Values Hold Steady Amidst Growth
6 Apr
Summary
- Music catalog values remained stable for three years.
- The total value of music catalogs assessed grew in 2025.
- Younger masters catalogs saw a slight decrease in multiples.
Older music catalog multiples have remained consistent for the last three years, even as the music royalties investment market expands. A new report from Citrin Cooperman indicates that the overall value of assessed music catalogs saw significant growth between 2024 and 2025.
In 2025, the total assessed value of music catalogs reached nearly $13 billion, up from $10.7 billion in 2024. While publishing rights dominated the market share of transactions, multiples for younger masters catalogs saw a slight decrease. This shift is partly attributed to substantial activity in younger hip-hop catalog transactions.
Despite fluctuations in younger catalogs, broader genres like pop, hip-hop, and rock continue to attract investor interest due to their wide appeal and streaming performance. The report also highlighted the unexpected strong performance of music from the 2000s.
