Phil Collins and two Genesis bandmates sell song catalogue for a reported $300m
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The deal is one of the biggest in music history, approaching the sum paid for Bob Dylan's music.

Genesis's most-streamed song, Invisible Touch, has about 170 million plays [on Spotify].

Ack. I don't even remember the melody for that shit. It must be defense mechanism.

Neil Young sells song rights in '$150m' deal - BBC News

6 January 2021

David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen among music stars whose back catalogs are sold : NPR

Updated January 4, 2022

Warner Chappell Music has bought the publishing rights to David Bowie's catalog of songs for what may be more than $250 million.

[...]

Springsteen sold his entire back catalog – including songwriting and recordings – to Sony Music Group, according to a Dec. 16 announcement. Industry reports placed the purchase at north of $500 million.

  • crime [she/her, any]
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    2 years ago

    $300m? Who the fuck bought Phil Collins's catalog for the same price that the masters for Taylor Swift's first 6 albums went for?