Is your indie catalogue losing revenue? Fixing the leak with Indie Music Rights

<p><strong>Ep. 188: </strong>If you own an indie label, publishing company, or back-catalogue, there is a very high chance your IP is leaking revenue right now. Between messy global metadata, unclaimed rights, and passive distribution, most independent rightsholders are leaving serious cash on the table.</p><p>In this new episode of Music Ally Focus, in association with <strong>Indie Music Rights </strong>we sit down with <strong>Pål Sigvaldsen</strong> to break down the lowest-hanging fruit for plugging those leaks, the unsexy admin fixes that drive immediate returns, and how a new “cash-plus-equity” co-ownership model is helping independent creators cash out without walking away from their legacy. <em> (Disclosure: Music Ally holds an equity stake in Indie Music Rights.)</em> </p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Indie rights</strong>, <strong>right now:</strong> we get past headline-grabbing mega-deals to examine what the acquisition and catalogue market actually looks like for mid-sized indie rightsholders.</li><li><strong>Plugging the leaks:</strong> where labels lose money every day – and why fixing “unsexy” stuff like metadata and broken claims often beats chasing viral TikTok moments.</li><li><strong>Auditing your catalogue:</strong> Pål explains the high-impact checks busy label managers can perform right now to stop revenue bleeding.</li><li><strong>Rethinking catalogue sales:</strong> Why traditional “hand over the keys” catalogue deals can alienate indie founders, and how a shared-equity model aligns long-term incentives.</li><li><strong>Active caretaking:</strong> What happens behind the scenes during the first six months of optimising a newly acquired catalogue?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>=======</p><p>This is a Music Ally Co-Labs podcast: <a href="https://musically.com/music-ally-co-labs/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠musically.com/music-ally-co-labs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. </p><p><em>Co-Labs content is created by publishing partners in liaison with the Music Ally Editorial Team. We work closely with partners to ensure that it adheres to Music Ally&#39;s high expectations of quality, thoughtfulness, and usefulness. </em></p>