The entire catalog of Bob Dylan’s songs, which turns 60, has been acquired by Universal Music Publishing Group for an undisclosed amount.
The catalog includes copyrights of 600 songs, including “Bluin in the Wind”, “The Times They’re a-gin gin”, “Nokin ‘on Heaven’s Door,” and “Tangled Up in Blue.”
Bright and dynamic, inspiring and beautiful, discreet and provocative, his songs are timeless – whether they were written more than half a century ago or yesterday, said Sir Lucian Grenage, CEO of Universal Music Group.
Dylan’s catalog may be the most valuable in the music industry. The influence of Dylan’s body at work can only be influenced by the Beatles. The transaction comes just weeks after singer-songwriter talks about anti-Semitism and unpublished songs sold at auction in Transaction 495,000. Four years ago, when Michael Jackson’s estate The remaining half sold the shares He owns the artist list, so he gets 750 million.
Dylan’s songs have been recorded more than 6,000 times by artists from dozens of countries, cultures and musical genres, including the Jimmy Hendrix version of “All Alang the Vatchatavar”. Dillon entered the music world in the early 1960s through the Greenwich Village folk scene in New York City. When he brought the electric guitar to the stage in 1965, he divided the music community into what is considered the original departure for an artist.
Born in Minnesota, Dylan released three albums in just one year, which changed the course of the rock ‘n’ roll that decade, beginning with “Bringing It All Back Home.” It has sold over 125 million records globally.
Dylan was 79 years old Awarded the Nobel Prize For Literature in 2016, the first lyricist to achieve this kind of distinction. The Swedish Academy said Dylan writes poetry for the ears.
“Representing the work of the greatest lyricist of all time – whose cultural significance cannot be overestimated – is both a privilege and a responsibility,” Universal chairman Jody Gerson said in a statement.
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