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Bob Dylan sells his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony
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Bob Dylan sells his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony

NEW YORK | American artist Bob Dylan sold his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony last July, the music industry giant announced on Monday. • Read also: Awards: 22 albums celebrating their 25th anniversary • Read also: Warner Music buys David Bowie's catalog • Read also: Bruce Springsteen sells his music rights to Sony for half a billion dollars This agreement also covers the “rights of future new releases” of songs, according to a press release which does not specify the amount of the contract. Bob Dylan, 80 years old and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, had already sold his copyrights – separate from the recording rights – to Universal at the end of 2020 for an amount estimated at the time at $ 300 million. Recor...
Bob Dylan sells his music catalog to Sony
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Bob Dylan sells his music catalog to Sony

(New York) American artist Bob Dylan sold his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony last July, the music industry giant announced on Monday. Posted at 12:46 p.m. Updated at 1:35 p.m. This deal spans almost sixty years of the legendary folk and country singer's music, from his self-titled debut album in 1962 through Rough and Rowdy Ways in 2020. The transaction also covers the “rights of future new releases” of songs, according to a press release from Sony which does not specify the amount of the contract. Bob Dylan, 80 years old and winner of the Nobe...