Influence Media Partners, backed by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, has completed its acquisition of substantially all of Anthem Entertainment’s assets in a deal the companies value at more than $600 million. The transaction, first announced in July 2026, covers Anthem’s music publishing catalogs, film and television publishing assets, and master recordings.
According to the announcement, the deal adds more than 24,000 released songs and 60,000 unexploited works to Influence Media’s portfolio. The catalog includes writer and performer credits tied to recordings such as The Weeknd’s “Die For You,” Britney Spears’ “Oops!… I Did It Again,” Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack,” Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” and OneRepublic’s “Counting Stars,” along with music featured in film and TV franchises including Spider-Man and Breaking Bad.
Anthem Entertainment is a music rights management and publishing company based in Toronto and Nashville. Influence Media, headquartered in New York, has previously built a portfolio that includes rights tied to Future, Enrique Iglesias, Blake Shelton and others, and operates the label and publishing venture SLANG, launched in 2024.
Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Emily Bender, hustleandco.com.