SongVest To Auction Royalties For 80’s R&B And Dance Classics “I Wanna Be Rich,” “Operator,” “Love Overboard”

SongVest’s unique “Music Memorabilia With A Paycheck” auction December 12-19 at http://www.songvest.com/ to feature “I Wanna Be Rich,” “Operator,” “Love Overboard,” “Casanova,” “Freak-A-Zoid,” “Electricity,” “Meeting In The Ladies Room,” and “Wet My Whistle” from Midnight Star, The Calloway Brothers, LeVert, Klymaxx, and Gladys Knight and the Pips.

5-50% of the Writer’s Share for each of the following songs will be available:

Calloway:
• I Wanna Be Rich: #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Billboard R&B chart

Midnight Star:
• Operator: #1 on the Billboard R&B chart for five weeks and #18 on the Billboard Hot 100

• Freak-A-Zoid: #2 on the Billboard R&B chart for four weeks, #44 on the Billboard Club Play Singles chart, and #66 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart

• Wet My Whistle: #8 on the Billboard R&B chart and #15 on the Billboard Club Play Singles chart

• Electricity: album track on the multi-platinum selling “No Parking on the Dance Floor” album

LeVert:
• Casanova: Soul Train Award winner; nominated for the R&B Song of the Year and Best R&B Performance Grammy and Favorite R&B/Soul Single American Music Award

Gladys Knight and the Pips:
•Love Overboard: Grammy award for R&B Vocal Performance, #1 on the Billboard R&B chart, #4 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, and #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Klymaxx:
•Meeting In The Ladies Room: #4 on the Billboard R&B chart, #22 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, and #59 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart

In addition to sharing in the royalty stream the songs generate, high bidders will also receive one-of-a-kind platinum album awards featuring handwritten and signed lyrics.

The auction will begin at 3PM EST on Saturday, December 12 and end at 3PM EST on Saturday, December 19. Fans can register now at http://www.songvest.com/ to learn more about the revenue history for each song and get a glimpse behind the scenes at how and why the songs were written.

SongVest To Auction Nikki Sixx Biography Royalties Directly To Fans

SongVest has announced the first-ever online auction of book rights by offering access to the royalty stream of the forthcoming re-issue 'An Education in Rebellion: The Biography of Nikki Sixx.' The auction will take place exclusively at songvest.com from November 15-22 in advance of the book's Spring 2010 retail release.

SongVest has partnered with book publisher Rock 'N' Roll Books to offer a 30% ownership share in the book's master rights. In addition to sharing in the royalty stream the retail and e-sales generate, the high bidder will also receive a one-of-a-kind platinum album, an 'Associate Publisher' credit in the book's printing, and an exclusive behind-the-scenes bonus DVD featuring interview excerpts from many rock luminaries interviewed exclusively for the book including band members John Corabi and Tommy Lee, legendary Motley Crue album producers Bob Rock and Tom Werman, hard rock diva Lita Ford, former London bandmate Lizzy Grey, Quiet Riot's late frontman Kevin Dubrow, late recovery counselor Bob Timmons, and many others.

"We've updated the original '03 release through 2009, with coverage of Motley Crue's massively successful comeback trek in 2004/5, the launch of Cruefest I & 2, Nikki's clothing business with Royal Underground, and solo success with side-project Sixx:AM & the Heroin Diaries to create by far the most comprehensive independent study of the wildly colorful life and times of Motley Crue founder/chief songwriter Nikki Sixx. We're very excited to share this unique opportunity with a fan who'll enjoy the book's success as much as we will," said author Jake Brown.

The auction will begin at 3PM EST on Sunday, November 15 and end at 3PM EST on Sunday, November 22. Fans can register now at http://www.songvest.com/ to learn more about plans for the book's re-printing and retail release.

“Music Memorabilia With Royalty Checks” Auction November 21-28 At SongVest.com

SongVest, the company that reinvented music memorabilia by auctioning song rights directly to fans, has announced their next auction will feature MTV hits “Fly High Michelle” And “Baby Loves You” from 80’s power pop band Enuff Z’Nuff. The auction will take place November 21-28 exclusively at http://www.songvest.com.

To help commemorate the band’s 25th anniversary, Enuff Z’Nuff founders Chip Z’Nuff and Donnie Vie are rewarding fans with a piece of their shares to singles from their first two critically acclaimed albums. "Fly High Michelle," a touching rock ballad that topped the MTV Video chart, and "Baby Loves You," an in-your-face pop gem that combined metal and melody, will be available for bid. In addition to a portion of the song’s royalties, the winners will also receive a personalized and signed one-of-a-kind platinum album award.

The auction will begin at 3PM EST on Saturday, November 21 and end at 3PM EST on Saturday, November 28. Fans can register now at http://www.songvest.com to learn more about royalty history and how the songs were written.

Since 2007, SongVest has offered music fans, collectors, and investors the unique opportunity to share royalties with the writers of their favorite music. Past auctions have included the rights to songs recorded by Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Carrie Underwood, Ringo Starr, Ozzy Osbourne, Natalie Cole, and The Monkees.