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Since the pandemic, investors have been clamoring to acquire music catalogues. Major investment firms such as Blackstone and Apollo Global Management are even pouring a billion dollars into the music industry. And music catalogues have been selling at supposed all time high multiples. However, there is not much information about how these multiples are determined...until now. MRD Advisors presents Artist Know Your Value: Lawyers look Beyond the Multiple, where MRD presents a primer on valuations, discusses current music industry practices, and  potential best practices for lawyers and managers. But most of all, MRD's research reveals that artist may be giving up their life's work at a discount.