Introducing music publishing companies

[JMenny]

As this idea came from Fairyboi's Retiring or dead artists forum post...

 

With catalogues being sent as "Off sale", and with streaming being a thing that' going to be introduced in 1.3 (possibly), buying catalogues of an artist should be negotiated with the label currently holding them DIRECTLY, as if you're buying the label out. Sony bought Michael Jackson's catalogue for $750M+, but that's because Sony acquired the Jackson estate's remaining stocks to a music catalogue Jackson was in an agreement to.

 

Nevertheless, this is Michael Jackson I'm talking about, and with other artists being brought into the mix, I feel like Mark should implement the ability to create new labels as subsidaries and have them be automated, with a less functional AI as the other labels, so your label shouldn't have a grip on the game entirely. With that being said, having the competitors having 100% functional AI and your new 'labels' (more like puppets) having a max number of artists in your newly created labels, with additional challenges as having a less functioning AI. That would be interesting.

 

To follow with that, having music publishing companies thrown into the game and have the similar functions as labels, with companies such as:

• Sony/ATV Music Publishing
  
• Universal Music Publishing Group
  
• Spirit Music Group
  
• BMG Chrysalis Music
  

Having your label be given the option to have a music publishing company administer the licensing to their artists would mean giving the company a portion of the income, but should decrease piracy and boost streaming-related sales.

 

You should also be given the option to create your own music publishing company to administer other artists' music, which should enable indie artists to start working on their music independently. With indie artists working on their music (which I doubt will be included in the same update as this general idea would be), it should attract labels depending on the quality of songs/albums released, and the labels' CEO skills. Having automated music publishing companies working with labels AND artists would mean that every artist has competition, and every label is competing with each other AND the music publishing companies.

[RealProducer]

I definitely would like this. I have a long list of suggestions coming soon and this idea would compliment them well!

[JMenny]

Maybe we can get to see them. Can't wait to read your ideas!