Duetti and Billboard Launch Music Finance Index to Benchmark Music Catalog Valuations

Duetti has shared an update.

The company, in collaboration with Billboard, has released the first edition of the Music Finance Index, a benchmark aimed at tracking how industry professionals—managers, lawyers, artists, and their teams—perceive music catalog valuations. The initial findings indicate that catalog age remains the strongest driver of valuation multiples, with older catalogs generally expected to command higher multiples, though a wide dispersion of perceived multiples at each age band suggests that additional factors materially influence pricing. The H1 2026 outlook reflected in the index points to cautious optimism, with anticipated market expansion driven more by higher volumes of smaller deals than by large headline transactions. Latin music catalogs are highlighted as a key growth engine, while emerging markets are expected to support incremental deal flow alongside stable activity in established territories. The Music Finance Index is positioned as a tool to increase transparency in what has historically been an opaque market and will serve as a baseline for tracking changes over time.

For investors, the launch of the Music Finance Index may enhance Duetti’s standing as a data-informed participant in the music rights and catalog finance ecosystem, potentially improving its attractiveness to rights holders and capital providers seeking structured insights into catalog valuation trends. Greater transparency and standardized benchmarks could support more efficient pricing, narrower bid-ask spreads, and increased transaction throughput, particularly in smaller deal sizes where information asymmetry has been more pronounced. The emphasis on Latin catalogs and emerging markets underscores areas where Duetti may see heightened deal activity and fee-generation opportunities if it can effectively intermediate or participate in these transactions. Over time, if the index gains broad industry adoption and is updated regularly, it could become a reference point for underwriting, risk assessment, and portfolio valuation, thereby reinforcing Duetti’s influence within the music finance segment and potentially supporting revenue growth tied to advisory, acquisition, or financing services connected to music catalogs.