{"id":251185,"date":"2026-02-17T11:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/?p=251185"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:12:31","slug":"switzerlands-musicbird-acquires-publishing-catalog-of-rb-duo-and-drake-collaborators-majid-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/switzerlands-musicbird-acquires-publishing-catalog-of-rb-duo-and-drake-collaborators-majid-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland\u2019s MusicBird acquires publishing catalog of R&#038;B duo and Drake collaborators Majid Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Switzerland-based &#8217;boutique&#8217; music rights company MusicBird has acquired the publishing catalog of Toronto-based R&amp;B artist and production duo Majid Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>The deal comprises the publishers\u2019 and writers\u2019 shares of their catalog, including <em>Her<\/em>, <em>Gave Your Love Away<\/em>, and <em>Stars Align<\/em>, as well as co-writes for other acts such as <em>Hold On<\/em>, <em>We\u2019re Going Home<\/em> by Drake, and <em>For Free<\/em> by DJ Khaled.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__tweeny hidden-xs hidden-ms hidden-sm\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"992 1200 1440\" data-name=\"628x90 Sponsor banner #5 (992+1200+1440)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_628\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_628\"><\/div>      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__banner mb-advert__banner--inline hidden-xs hidden-sm hidden-md hidden-lg\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"480\" data-name=\"468x60 Sponsor banner #5 (480)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_468\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_468\"><\/div>      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__mobile mb-advert__mobile--inline hidden-ms hidden-md hidden-lg\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"320 768\" data-name=\"300x50 Sponsor banner #5 (320+768)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_300\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_300\"><\/div>      <\/div>      \n<p>The move comes in the wake of MusicBird\u2019s recent agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/switzerland-based-musicbird-strikes-music-rights-deal-with-estate-of-prominent-grunge-producer-rick-parashar\/\">the estate of grunge producer Rick Parashar<\/a>, and according to a press release, the deal grows its portfolio by more than 2,000 songs from &#8220;hundreds&#8221; of artists.<\/p>\n<p>The company says it manages its portfolio in close partnership with publishers, labels, and other industry stakeholders, aiming to &#8220;delivering significant income and valuation growth&#8221;.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__spu\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-name=\"300x250 Sponsor MPU #1\" data-params=\"dfp_spu1\" id=\"dfp_spu1\"><\/div>      <\/div>      \n<p>Formed in 2011, Majid Jordan are a Canadian-Bahraini R&amp;B duo consisting of Majid Al-Maskati and Jordan Ullman, who are signed to Drake\u2019s OVO Sound imprint.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of their artist project, both Majid and Jordan have co-written and co-produced tracks for artists including Drake, Beyonc\u00e9, DJ Khaled, and Justin Bieber.<\/p>\n<blockquote><figure class=\"mbw-articlepic mbw-articlepic--right\"><a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/files\/2026\/02\/Paul-Brown-CEO-MusicBird-e1771253929801.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/files\/2026\/02\/Paul-Brown-CEO-MusicBird-e1771253929801.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"image-set\" data-title=\"\"><img  class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/files\/2026\/02\/Paul-Brown-CEO-MusicBird-e1771253929801-80x45.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/files\/2026\/02\/Paul-Brown-CEO-MusicBird-e1771253929801-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/files\/2026\/02\/Paul-Brown-CEO-MusicBird-e1771253929801-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/files\/2026\/02\/Paul-Brown-CEO-MusicBird-e1771253929801-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/files\/2026\/02\/Paul-Brown-CEO-MusicBird-e1771253929801-418x235.jpg 418w, https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/files\/2026\/02\/Paul-Brown-CEO-MusicBird-e1771253929801-648x365.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/files\/2026\/02\/Paul-Brown-CEO-MusicBird-e1771253929801-836x471.jpg 836w\" data-sizes=\"auto\"><i class=\"fas fa-search-plus magnifying-glass-icon\"><\/i><\/a><\/figure><p>&#8220;Majid Jordan\u2019s catalogue aligns with MusicBird\u2019s strategy as we continue to build a diverse, hit-driven collection of music rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PAUL BROWN, MUSIC BIRD<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWith proven, long-term success across genres underpinned by dedicated fanbases, Majid Jordan\u2019s catalogue aligns with MusicBird\u2019s strategy as we continue to build a diverse, hit-driven collection of music rights,&#8221; said Paul Brown, CEO of MusicBird.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Jordan and Majid producing chart hits with some of the world\u2019s biggest names and having a huge influence on modern R&amp;B and pop music, their catalogue adds further pedigree, commercial success, and diversity to our growing portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their music also has plenty of potential to find new fans, providing a significant opportunity to grow the value of these songs in the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__spu\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-name=\"300x250 Sponsor MPU #2\" data-params=\"dfp_spu2\" id=\"dfp_spu2\"><\/div>      <\/div>      \n<p>Majid Jordan were represented by Granderson Des Rochers, LLP and MusicBird was represented by Halloran Farkas + Kittila, LLP.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, MusicBird signed what it called a \u201cmajor financing deal\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/switzerland-based-musicbird-secures-100m-loan-from-mitsubishi-ufj-financial-group-to-buy-music-rights\/\">with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group<\/a> (MUFG), to bolster its cash reserves for music rights deals.<\/p>\n<p>According to the announcement, the deal gave MusicBird \u2013 which entered the rights acquisition space in 2021 \u2013 access to a loan facility of up to $100 million.<\/p>\n<p>MusicBird&#8217;s portfolio includes income streams from publishing, masters, neighbouring rights, and producer and mixer royalties from artists and songwriters, including songs recorded by artists such as Rihanna, Alice In Chains, Jason Derulo, OneRepublic, Nickelback, Shaggy, and Sean Kingston.<\/p>\n<p>Also in 2023, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/after-securing-100m-loan-facility-to-buy-music-rights-switzerland-based-musicbird-acquires-midge-ure-catalog\/\">snapped up the music catalog<\/a> of Midge Ure, acquiring the writers&#8217; share, master recording and neighboring rights income on over 300 songs across the Scottish songwriter, recording artist and producer&#8217;s solo career and his work with acts such as Ultravox, Visage and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Majid Jordan have co-written and co-produced tracks for artists including Drake, Beyonc\u00e9, DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7380,"featured_media":251187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[134122,135063,130607],"class_list":["post-251185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-catalog-acquisitions","tag-majid-jordan","tag-musicbird"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7380"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251185"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":251235,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251185\/revisions\/251235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}