Music catalogs are purchased by a range of buyers including music publishers, independent rights companies, investment funds, and private capital groups. Lobstah Claw Music facilitates catalog sales by connecting sellers with a fully funded acquisition partner actively acquiring music publishing catalogs, master rights, and royalty-generating music IP assets.

To sell your music catalog, you typically submit your catalog for review so it can be evaluated based on royalty history, rights ownership, and revenue consistency. If your catalog meets acquisition criteria, it may qualify for a full or partial sale structure. You can submit your catalog through our submission form above for consideration.

Music catalogs may include multiple rights that can be sold together or separately, including:

• Music publishing rights

• Master recording rights

• Writer’s share of royalties

• Full catalog ownership or partial catalog interests

Each deal structure depends on the ownership breakdown and the seller’s preferences.

Music catalog valuation is based on several factors including annual royalty income, consistency of earnings, catalog age, genre performance, and sync potential. In general, catalogs are valued using a multiple of annual net royalties, with higher-performing and more stable catalogs typically achieving stronger valuations.

We are currently seeking catalogs generating a minimum of $25,000 in annual revenue over the past five consecutive years. Catalogs must demonstrate consistent royalty performance and clear rights ownership or administrative structure. This could be 1 song, 10 songs, 50 songs, or 1,000+songs.

Yes. Depending on the structure of the deal, sellers may choose to sell a percentage of their catalog while retaining partial ownership. In some cases, this allows the seller to receive an upfront payment while still participating in future royalty upside.

The timeline varies depending on catalog size, documentation, and rights clarity. After initial submission, qualified catalogs typically move through review, valuation, and structuring stages before any offer is made.

With the funding in place, our partner is able to close deals quickly, typically within six to eight weeks from agreeing on a price and signing a Letter of Intent.

Buyers typically look for:

• Consistent historical royalty income

• Clear and well-documented rights ownership

• Strong publishing or sync potential

• Low legal or administrative complexity

• Stable, long-term earnings history

Our capital partner is genre-agnostic and evaluate catalogs based on quality, performance, and commercial potential rather than genre alone.

We anticipate our catalog will primarily consist of English-language music from the US and UK markets. However we are also open to niche genres and non-English language music, provided the material demonstrates clear commercial appeal and “travels” well across markets (e.g., sync potential, streaming performance, or international audience reach).