Bob Dylan sells his songwriting catalog to Universal for a reported $300 Million
Last Monday the Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) announced it had secured a financial deal with American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan, now 79, for the rights to his entire songwriting catalog, which spans 58 years and more than 600 songs. Numerous media reports have indicated the deal is worth some $300 million.
The arrangement will allow UMPG, owned by the largest music company in the world, Universal Music Group (valued at $33.6 billion), to have exclusive intellectual property rights to Dylan’s music. Songs such as “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “Chimes of Freedom” and “The Times They Are A-Changin’” can now be used in any manner UMPG chooses without the artist’s input or ability to veto a given decision. One entertainment page noted cheerfully, “Universal will now make money whenever a Dylan tune is streamed, played on radio, or used in an ad, film or TV show.”
Lyndsey Parker
Last week on
The Voice, Gwen Stefani was in tears over an emotional “Rainbow Connection” performance by her golden-child contestant Carter Rubin, which helped him sail straight into this week’s top five finale. But this Monday when the top five performed for the public’s votes for the last time this season it was coach Kelly Clarkson’s turn to cry, when her finalist, soul diva DeSz, belted an original single called “Holy Ground.”
“I
needed that song. I know
you needed that song,” Kelly stammered, struggling to get the words out through her tears as she spoke to DeSz. “And you did such a beautiful thing. Like, I know it s for the finale and everything, but everybody needs that message right now, and you re hands-down the greatest vocalist I ve ever worked with on this show. You re crazy-talented. I m so proud I get to be your coach.”
MIAMI – There is perhaps no other demographic that has influenced the travel business and economy more than Millennials. Expert statistics show that Generation Y members between the age of 23-38 are the population group that travels most frequently.
With decent salaries and less commitments than boomers and Gen Xers, Millennials take flight multiple times a year, setting out to explore exciting new locations that are, of course, Instagram photo worthy. 7
You may be noticing small changes in your flight experience, and chances are you have Millennials to thank for it. Let’s take a look at how many airlines around the world are going the extra mile to appeal to their younger client base.
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Feb 24, 2015, 5:37 pm
Update: An opening week sales total of 172,000 allows Imagine Dragons’ “Smoke + Mirrors” to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.
The total, which provides the album with considerable distance from the rest of the pack (as far as the pure sales race goes), more than doubles the 83,000 opening week tally earned by the band’s debut “Night Visions.”
With Track Equivalent Album (10 single sales = 1 album sale) and Streaming Equivalent Album (1500 single streams = 1 album sale) included, the album’s consumption unit total clocks in at 195,000. That gives “Smoke + Mirrors” the #1 position on the revamped Billboard 200. The week’s top ten is as follows:
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