{"id":5980,"date":"2024-02-17T01:30:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T01:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=5980"},"modified":"2024-02-17T01:30:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T01:30:42","slug":"rod-stewart-allegedly-sells-song-catalog-rights-for-almost-100-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=5980","title":{"rendered":"Rod Stewart Allegedly Sells Song Catalog Rights for Almost $100 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5981\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7876-300x151.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7876-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7876-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7876.png 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rod Stewart, the singer behind \u201cMaggie May,\u201d has sold his song collection rights to Iconic Artists Group. They want to keep his music alive for future fans. The deal, reported by the Wall Street Journal, is nearly $100 million. Stewart\u2019s team hasn\u2019t confirmed the exact amount.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5982\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7877-300x200.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7877-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7877-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7877.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stewart, who has been in the music scene for 60 years, feels it\u2019s the right time to pass on his music to Iconic. Irving Azoff, Iconic\u2019s CEO, is excited about the partnership and says they have enough money to invest in more artists. Stewart\u2019s hits include \u201cDo Ya Think I\u2019m Sexy?\u201d, \u201cSailing\u201d, and \u201cHave I Told You Lately That I Love You\u201d.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5983\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7878-300x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7878-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7878-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7878-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7878.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other artists like Cher, The Beach Boys, and Katy Perry have also sold their music rights recently. Perry sold her songs to Litmus Music for $225 million. This included her albums like \u201cTeenage Dream\u201d and \u201cWitness\u201d. Katy Perry has had many chart-topping hits like \u201cFirework\u201d and \u201cRoar\u201d.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7879-300x200.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7879-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7879.webp 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many famous artists, including Keith Urban and Justin Bieber, have also sold their music rights in the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rod Stewart, the singer behind \u201cMaggie May,\u201d has sold his song collection rights to Iconic Artists Group. 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