Bob Dylan scores a packet with his classic songs
Million-dollar stash for Nobel prize winner as Universal buys up his back pages
07 December 2020 - 18:48
London — Universal Music Group’s publishing arm has bought Bob Dylan’s entire back catalogue of more than 600 songs, from towering classics such as 1965’s Like a Rolling Stone to this year’s 17-minute epic Murder Most Foul.
“The deal is the most significant music publishing agreement this century and one of the most important of all time,” UMG said in a press release...
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