{"id":7316,"date":"2026-07-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/primary-wave-partners-with-foreigners-mick-jones-on-catalog-nil-and-touring\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T00:00:00","slug":"primary-wave-partners-with-foreigners-mick-jones-on-catalog-nil-and-touring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/primary-wave-partners-with-foreigners-mick-jones-on-catalog-nil-and-touring\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Wave Partners with Foreigner\u2019s Mick Jones on Catalog, NIL, and Touring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/primarywave.com\"><strong>Primary Wave Music<\/strong><\/a> has entered a partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/foreigneronline.com\"><strong>Foreigner<\/strong><\/a> founder <strong>Mick Jones<\/strong>, acquiring interests in his song catalog, master recordings, the band&#8217;s name, image, and likeness rights, and a stake in touring income.<\/p>\n<h2>Deal Terms<\/h2>\n<p>The partnership covers Jones&#8217;s publishing and recorded music catalogs, as well as Foreigner&#8217;s name, image, and likeness rights and a share of touring revenue. 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