sold his catalogue for more than $300 million. forartists, it s a huge risk free payday in an industry which has seen many ups and downs with the decline of cds and more recently, the pandemic bringing touring to a halt. it also means artists, or theirfamilies, can hand over the increasingly complex job of navigating licensing deals for streaming films, video games and online video. # the winner takes it all.# but more than anything, it s a testimony to the extraordinary power of a generation of artists from the 60s and 70s. end of year figures released from the music trade body, the bpi, show abba, queen and eltonjohn all still in the top ten for album sales in 2021. # if i could, baby, - i i d give you my world.#