Bob Dylan Sells Master Recording Rights to Sony Music, Valued Over $200 Million
Bob Dylan has made a deal with Sony Music to sell the rights to his master recordings. According to Billboard, the deal is thought to be valued at over $200 million.
Dylan’s master recordings include 39 studio albums, 16 compilations from the Bootleg Series and many singles. Additionally, if any unreleased material is released in the future, it would also be included. The deal follows the bard’s $300 million publishing deal with Universal in December 2020. (Publishing rights are thought to be more valuable and include the words and music that make up a song while recording rights pertain to individual recordings.)
Dylan signed with Columbia in 1961, which Sony bought in 1988. The 80-year-old has released all of his albums through Columbia.
“Columbia Records and [Sony Music Group Chairman] Rob Stringer have been nothing but good to me for many, many years and a whole lot of records,” Dylan said in a press release. “I’m glad that all my recordings can stay where they belong.”
Despite his massive profits in recent years, Dylan keeps on “mixin’ up the medicine.” Yesterday, he announced the latest leg of his “Never Ending Tour” for Spring 2022. Find tickets here.
Bob Dylan Spring 2022 Tour Dates
March 3 – Arizona Federal Theatre – Phoenix, Ariz.
March 4 – Tucson Music Hall – Tucson, Ariz.
March 6 – Kiva Auditorium – Albuquerque, N.M.
March 8 – Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts & Sciences – Lubbock, Texas
March 10 – Toyota Music Factory – Irving, Texas
March 11 – Smart Financial Centre – Sugar Land, Texas
March 13 – Majestic Theatre – San Antonio, Texas
March 14 – Majestic Theatre – San Antonio, Texas
March 16 – Bass Hall – Austin, Texas
March 18 – Municipal Auditorium – Shreveport, La.
March 19 – Saenger Theatre – New Orleans, La.
March 21 – Montgomery PAC – Montgomery, Ala.
March 23 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, Tenn.
March 24 – Fox Theatre – Atlanta, Ga.
March 26 – Johnny Mercer Theatre – Savannah, Ga.
March 27 – North Charleston PAC – North Charleston, S.C.
March 29 – Township Auditorium – Columbia,
March 30 – Ovens Auditorium – Charlotte, N.C.
April 1 – Steven Tanger Center – Greensboro, N.C.
April 2 – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium – Asheville, N.C.
April 4 – Tivoli Theatre – Chattanooga, Tenn.
April 5 – BJCC Concert Hall – Birmingham, Ala.
April 7 – Saenger Theatre – Mobile, Ala.
April 9 – Orpheum Theatre – Memphis, Tenn.
April 11 – Robinson Center – Little Rock, Ark.
April 13 – Tulsa Theater – Tulsa, Okla.
April 14 – Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre – Oklahoma City, Okla.
So, he'll now be paying royalties for playing "his own" music?!?
I suppose it could be argued that he is now more free to play when/where he pleases, just because, after that $350M catalog sale? Not that he had any trouble basically doing that before anyway.
^If you saw his last tour setlists he probably will pay very little. He performed new songs which I suspect were not in the contract. But I could be wrong.
But who knows if his deal was that he can never perform them again.
?? I only know that he sold his catalog for $350M and more recently the recordings thereof for around $200M? I apologize if I came across to more so "be in the know"....or, less politely, GFY.
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A very southern part of the
A very southern part of the US tour!
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Bob Dylan Sells Master Recording Rights to Sony Music, Valued Over $200 Million
Bob Dylan has made a deal with Sony Music to sell the rights to his master recordings. According to Billboard, the deal is thought to be valued at over $200 million.
Dylan’s master recordings include 39 studio albums, 16 compilations from the Bootleg Series and many singles. Additionally, if any unreleased material is released in the future, it would also be included. The deal follows the bard’s $300 million publishing deal with Universal in December 2020. (Publishing rights are thought to be more valuable and include the words and music that make up a song while recording rights pertain to individual recordings.)
Dylan signed with Columbia in 1961, which Sony bought in 1988. The 80-year-old has released all of his albums through Columbia.
“Columbia Records and [Sony Music Group Chairman] Rob Stringer have been nothing but good to me for many, many years and a whole lot of records,” Dylan said in a press release. “I’m glad that all my recordings can stay where they belong.”
Despite his massive profits in recent years, Dylan keeps on “mixin’ up the medicine.” Yesterday, he announced the latest leg of his “Never Ending Tour” for Spring 2022. Find tickets here.
Bob Dylan Spring 2022 Tour Dates
March 3 – Arizona Federal Theatre – Phoenix, Ariz.
March 4 – Tucson Music Hall – Tucson, Ariz.
March 6 – Kiva Auditorium – Albuquerque, N.M.
March 8 – Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts & Sciences – Lubbock, Texas
March 10 – Toyota Music Factory – Irving, Texas
March 11 – Smart Financial Centre – Sugar Land, Texas
March 13 – Majestic Theatre – San Antonio, Texas
March 14 – Majestic Theatre – San Antonio, Texas
March 16 – Bass Hall – Austin, Texas
March 18 – Municipal Auditorium – Shreveport, La.
March 19 – Saenger Theatre – New Orleans, La.
March 21 – Montgomery PAC – Montgomery, Ala.
March 23 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, Tenn.
March 24 – Fox Theatre – Atlanta, Ga.
March 26 – Johnny Mercer Theatre – Savannah, Ga.
March 27 – North Charleston PAC – North Charleston, S.C.
March 29 – Township Auditorium – Columbia,
March 30 – Ovens Auditorium – Charlotte, N.C.
April 1 – Steven Tanger Center – Greensboro, N.C.
April 2 – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium – Asheville, N.C.
April 4 – Tivoli Theatre – Chattanooga, Tenn.
April 5 – BJCC Concert Hall – Birmingham, Ala.
April 7 – Saenger Theatre – Mobile, Ala.
April 9 – Orpheum Theatre – Memphis, Tenn.
April 11 – Robinson Center – Little Rock, Ark.
April 13 – Tulsa Theater – Tulsa, Okla.
April 14 – Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre – Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Why is he playing 3 different
Why is he playing 3 different towns in Alabama?
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Why not?
Why not?
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^^^Why is the tour posted on
^^^Why is the tour posted on a "Jam" band site?^^^
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Love that Bob always make en
Love that Bob always make en effort to visit all parts of the country and world.
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@krab For reals??
@krab
For reals??
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So, he'll now be paying
So, he'll now be paying royalties for playing "his own" music?!?
I suppose it could be argued that he is now more free to play when/where he pleases, just because, after that $350M catalog sale? Not that he had any trouble basically doing that before anyway.
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^If you saw his last tour
^If you saw his last tour setlists he probably will pay very little. He performed new songs which I suspect were not in the contract. But I could be wrong.
But who knows if his deal was that he can never perform them again.
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LOL. That would be a nice
LOL. That would be a nice prankster tactic
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....maybe he'll just peel off
....maybe he'll just peel off nightly GD sets
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@Strawbud
@Strawbud
Since you seem to be in the know. Please show his contract!
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?? I only know that he sold
?? I only know that he sold his catalog for $350M and more recently the recordings thereof for around $200M? I apologize if I came across to more so "be in the know"....or, less politely, GFY.
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@Strawbud
@Strawbud
Rise up. You can do better that that simpleton answer.