In this YouTube short, Worldwide Ty argues that the influx of venture capital and private equity into music catalog acquisitions—citing examples like Bieber, T‑Pain, and Bob Dylan—does not devalue music. He claims that, contrary to popular criticism, musicians are now earning more than ever in history, and the market value of music rights as an asset class has skyrocketed.
So now today, 2026, post billions of dollars being infused into the music business, buying catalogs from the Biebers of the world, T-Pains of the world, the Bob Dylans of the world. This is venture capital money. So this facade that, oh, boo-hoo-hoo, oh, screaming, it's devaluing music. It's not true. If you look at the data, musicians are making more money than they've ever made in the history of musicians. Two, the value of music in the private equity acquisition market —catalog, the asset class of music rights has skyrocketed. Skyrocketed.
