Music Inc: Why song rights sales are booming
From Bob Dylan to Shakira and now the Red Hot Chili Peppers, many music superstars are selling their song catalogs for hundred-odd-million sums. What s behind the megadeals?
Red Hot Chilli Peppers are the latest music megastars to sell off their music catalog
Publishing rights are a lucrative business, as Michael Jackson found out after he acquired 251 Beatles songs for more than $47 million in 1985 and doubled his money 10 years later.
But that catalog was cheap by today s standards.
Rolling Stone magazine estimates to be around $400 million in late 2020. Dylan had been one of the few artists who had retained the rights to their own catalog. But the balladeer has joined a slew of top-selling music artists who have recently made their publishing rights prized currency in a song acquisition boom.
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Where I m Coming From, an album released in April 1971 that pointed to greatness.
On the cusp of 21, Wonder was taking control of his music and his life. His contract with Motown allowed him to void their decade-long agreement once he reached legal adulthood, giving him access to a burgeoning trust fund filled with previously earned royalties – and a new leveraging tool. If his hit-factory label boss wanted to keep Wonder, he d have to renegotiate. I wasn t growing, Wonder later told
GQ. I just kept repeating the Stevie Wonder sound, and it didn t express how I felt about what was happening in the world.
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Tracklist:
01. September Song (03:40)
02. Feed The Fire (04:05)
03. Lose Control (02:48)
04. All My Girls Like To Fight (03:52)
05. SOS (02:37)
06. Ticket To Ride (03:02)
07. boy on the lake (02:36)
08. A Different Way (03:18)
09. Seven (03:44)
10. Rescue Me (02:38)
11. Piece Of Your Heart (02:32)
12. The Hardest Part (02:56)
13. Señorita (03:11)
14. ily (i love you baby) (02:56)
15. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I m Yours) (02:40)
16. The Boys Of Summer (04:48)
17. You Get What You Give (04:59)
18. Wouldn t It Be Nice (Stereo Mix) (02:33)
19. Summer Of 69 (03:37)
20. Island In The Sun (03:20)
21. Get Away (03:16)
22. ABC (02:57)
23. Red Red Wine (05:20)
24. I Got U (04:45)
25. It Wasn t Me (03:49)
26. Never Knew Love Like This Before (05:25)
27. Let Me Love You (03:25)
28. Sorry (03:20)
29. Signs (03:56)
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