Bob Dylan Strikes $200 Million Deal For His Master Recordings
The deal includes rights to Dylan's entire back catalog and "multiple future new releases."
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The deal includes rights to Dylan's entire back catalog and "multiple future new releases."
The deal includes rights to Dylan's entire back catalog and "multiple future new releases."
Bob Dylan sold his entire back catalog of recorded music along with “the rights to multiple future new releases” to Sony Music Entertainment, the company said on Monday. Sony did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. In late 2020, the artist had already sold his songwriting rights — separate from recording rights, which govern reproduction and distribution — to Universal, in a deal estimated to be worth more than US$300 million. According to industry reports, including from Billboard and Variety, the latest Dylan deal was worth upward of US$200 million. Sony said it closed the ...
The deal includes rights to Dylan's entire back catalog and "multiple future new releases."
The deal includes rights to Dylan's entire back catalog and "multiple future new releases."