Sting Sells Songwriting Catalog

Sting has become the latest elder rocker to cash in his songwriting catalog, selling his back output to Universal Music for a reported $300 million. In doing so, the 70-year-old Sting joins several such recent sales by artists, including Sony buying Bruce Springsteen’s songwriting catalog and recorded music copyrights for an estimated $550 million in December. Earlier last year, David …

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Prince Estate

Prince estate valued at $156.4m at end of long legal battle Remaining heirs and publishing company Primary Wave settle case with US tax agency, with estate valued at twice original appraisal Prince performing in 2007. Photograph: Chris O’Meara/AP Ben Beaumont-Thomas  @ben_bt Mon 17 Jan 2022 10.09 GMT Last modified on Tue 18 Jan 2022 00.12 GMT       The …

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akaipro

Timeless Music Production The new MPC One Retro combines the modern standalone workflow of MPC with the iconic look of the legendary MPC 60, MPC 3000 and MPC 2000 drum machines, delivering a truly timeless music production experience. Modern Standalone Workflow The modern MPC machines are more than drum samplers and MIDI sequencers. MPC One Retro includes all the latest …

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