(Stockholm) Pophouse Entertainment, a Swedish company specializing in brands and entertainment, announced Thursday that it had acquired the catalog of the legendary American glam metal group Kiss.
The Swedish group, co-founded by ABBA member Bjorn Ulvaeus, will own “the music catalog, brand and image – including the famous face paint designs – and trademarks of the iconic American rock group,” according to its press release.
The amount of the transaction has not been disclosed.
Kiss “is one of the most recognized and iconic groups in the history of music,” noted Johan Lagerlof, head of investments at Pophouse.
A film project on the group’s history and a show with digital avatars of the musicians are in preparation, he adds.
Known in particular for his megatube I was made for lovin’youits pyrotechnic effects and its stylized makeup, the New York group has sold more than 100 million records worldwide in a 50-year career.
Pophouse had already announced in December the creation of digital avatars for Kiss’s stage performances, which marked, according to the Swedish company, “the end of its physical existence”.
Pophouse also participated in the design of the show ABBA Travel in London, in which digital avatars, or ABBAtarsperformed the hits of the iconic Swedish pop group.
In February, Pophouse announced that it had acquired the rights to the music catalog of American singer Cyndi Lauper.