Raindance

Golnar Khosrowshahi was at the vanguard of the music rights explosion, investing in song catalogues since 2007. Now, she and her company Reservoir are part of a more crowded market in the very valuable music publishing field, but remain major players, consistently ranking in the top 10 of Billboard’s Publishers Quarterly market share report with $158.7 million in the 2025 fiscal year. Based in the U.S., Khosrowshahi remains a proud Canadian, with Reservoir holding a seat on the board of Music Publishers Canada. She also maintains special partnerships with national treasures like k.d. lang and Joni Mitchell, who received a special lifetime achievement celebration at this year’s Juno Awards. Khosrowshahi renewed Reservoir’s deal with the icon in 2025 and continues to usher her immortal catalogue with projects like the Grammy-winning Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4. That’s not the only legend in their orbit. The company has signed recent deals with artists like Snoop Dogg and the late Miles Davis. Reservoir acquired his publishing catalogue, master rights and non-exclusive name, image and likeness rights ahead of his centennial year this year and will partner with his estate on music releases, concerts, brand collaborations and more. Khosrowshahi sees the global future of music, and is making inroads in the MENA region and South Asia through partnerships and subsidiaries PopArabia and PopIndia. She is planning for a future where hits will transcend borders, languages and cultures. It wouldn’t be the first time she was ahead of the curve.