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New Heavy Music Collective Tackles Royalty Distribution Issues

9/26/2025

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Summary

Story summary

Ben Koller (Converge/Mutoid Man) and royalty expert Dan Hegarty establish the Heavy Music Collective.
The collective operates under Word Collections, a publishing administrator.
Notable clients include Metallica, Baroness, Converge, The Offspring, and Yngwie Malmsteen.
The Heavy Music Collective aims to address royalty distribution for heavy music songwriters. Metallica invested in Word Collections through Black Squirrel Partners in 2023.

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Story summary

Ben Koller (Converge/Mutoid Man) and royalty expert Dan Hegarty establish the Heavy Music Collective.
The collective operates under Word Collections, a publishing administrator.
Notable clients include Metallica, Baroness, Converge, The Offspring, and Yngwie Malmsteen.
The Heavy Music Collective aims to address royalty distribution for heavy music songwriters. Metallica invested in Word Collections through Black Squirrel Partners in 2023.