BBCNEWS BBC News January 4, 2022 12:48:00
Sold his catalogue for more than $300 million. forartists, it's a huge risk—free payday in an industry which has seen many ups and downs with the decline of cds and more recently, the pandemic bringing touring to a halt. it also means artists, or theirfamilies, can hand over the increasingly complex job of navigating licensing deals for streaming films, video games and online video. # the winner takes it all...# but more than anything, it's a testimony to the extraordinary power of a generation of artists from the 60s and 70s. end—of—year figures released from the music trade body, the b...