It91裸聊视频檚 never really the end of the road for . The hard rock quartet have sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million, it was announced Thursday.
This isn91裸聊视频檛 the first time Kiss has partnered with Pophouse, which was co-founded by ABBA91裸聊视频檚 Bj枚rn Ulvaeus. When the band91裸聊视频檚 current lineup 91裸聊视频� founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons as well as guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer 91裸聊视频� took the stage at the in December at New York City91裸聊视频檚 famed Madison Square Garden, they ended by revealing of themselves.
The cutting-edge technology was created by George Lucas91裸聊视频� special-effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, in partnership with Pophouse. The two companies recently teamed up for in London, in which fans could attend a full concert by the Swedish band in their heyday, as performed by their own digital avatars.
The ways in which Kiss91裸聊视频� avatars will be utilized has yet to be announced, but Pophouse CEO Per Sundin says fans can expect a biopic, a documentary and a Kiss experience on the horizon.
An avatar show is scheduled to launch in the second half of 2027 91裸聊视频� but don91裸聊视频檛 expect it to look anything like 91裸聊视频淎BBA Voyage,91裸聊视频� Sundin told the AP. And fans can expect it to kick off in North America.
Sundin says the goal of the purchase is to 91裸聊视频� which he believes sets Pophouse apart from .
91裸聊视频淭he record companies, the three big ones that are left, they91裸聊视频檙e doing a fantastic job, but they have so many catalogs and they can91裸聊视频檛 focus on everything,91裸聊视频� he says. 91裸聊视频淲e work together with Universal (Music Group) and Kiss, even though we will own the artists rights, and we91裸聊视频檙e doing it in conjunction with Kiss. But yes, we bought all rights, and that91裸聊视频檚 not something I91裸聊视频檝e seen that clear before.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 like the word acquisition,91裸聊视频� tells the AP over Zoom, assuring the band would never sell their catalog to a company they didn91裸聊视频檛 appreciate.
91裸聊视频淐ollaboration is exactly what it91裸聊视频檚 about. It would be remiss in our inferred fiduciary duty 91裸聊视频� see what I just did there? 91裸聊视频� to the thing that we created to abandon it,91裸聊视频� he continued. 91裸聊视频淧eople might misunderstand and think, 91裸聊视频極K, now Pophouse is doing that stuff and we91裸聊视频檙e just in Beverly Hills twiddling our thumbs.91裸聊视频� No, that91裸聊视频檚 not true. We91裸聊视频檙e in the trenches with them. We talk all the time. We share ideas. It91裸聊视频檚 a collaboration. Paul (Stanley) and I especially, with the band, we91裸聊视频檒l stay committed to this. It91裸聊视频檚 our baby.91裸聊视频�
And within that: no more live touring, for real. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e not going to tour again as Kiss, period,91裸聊视频� he says. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e not going to go put the makeup on and go out there.91裸聊视频�
Kiss are Pophouse91裸聊视频檚 second investment outside of Sweden: In February, Cyndi Lauper entered a partnership with the company which including the sale of the and a new immersive performance project she91裸聊视频檚 calling an 91裸聊视频渋mmersive theater piece91裸聊视频� that transports audiences to the New York she grew up in.
The aim is to develop new ways to bring Lauper91裸聊视频檚 music to fans and younger audiences through new performances and live experiences.
91裸聊视频淢ost suits, when you tell them an idea, their eyes glaze over, they just want your greatest hits,91裸聊视频� Lauper told the AP at the Pophouse headquarters in Stockholm in February. 91裸聊视频淏ut these guys are a multimedia company, they91裸聊视频檙e not looking to just buy my catalog, they want to make something new.91裸聊视频�
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