Shakira Sells Rights To Her Songs To A UK Company
International
Published: Saturday, January 16, 2021, 11:34 [IST]
Grammy Award-winning singer Shakira reportedly has sold the rights to her hit songs like Hips Don t Lie , Whenever, Wherever , She Wolf and Waka Waka (This time for Africa) to a company in the UK. The report by usatoday.com revealed that the UK-based investment company has acquired 100 per cent of her music publishing rights.
Shakira opened up about selling the rights in a statement and said, Being a songwriter is an accomplishment that I consider equal to and perhaps even greater than being a singer and an artiste. At eight years old long before I sang I wrote to make sense of the world. Each song is a reflection of the person I was at the time that I wrote it, but once a song is out in the world, it belongs not only to me but to those who appreciate it as well.