NUEVA YORK – Shakira is the most recent artist to sell his song catalog. The Colombian singer sold all his music to the Hipgnosis Songs Fund, a British inversion company.
It is stated that the transaction includes 100% of the author’s rights and interests in the 145 songs written by Shakira, which include shares such as “Hips Don’t Lie”, “Whenever, Wherever”, “La tortura”, “Sy Wolf” and “Waka Waka”. No revelaron los términos del acuerdo.
Shakira, who grabbed his first album in 13 years, debuted in 1991 and since then has sold more than 80 million records. This is the book, called Hipgnosis, by the most feminine Latin artist of all time.
“Step by step, this incredible female from Colombia has become one of the most famous and influential people in the world. What we have to say is that it is one of the most serious composers and exits of the last 25 years, al haber I wrote the virtual song each song I grabbed “, said Merck Mercuriadis, founder of The Family (Music) Limited and Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, in a statement.
Calificó a Shakira como “la Reina de la Música Latina”.
The winner of three Grammy Awards in 12 Latin Grammys, among many other acquaintances, jumped on the international bandwagon with his 1995 album “Pies descalzos”, from which the song “Estoy aquí” was released, and is followed by “Dónde están los ladrones “, which included Billboard’s Latin disc list for 11 weeks and included the excerpts” Ciega, sordomuda “and” Tú “.
In 2001 it debuted in the English market with the album “Laundry Service”, which sold more than 13 million copies at the world level, and in 2005 launched “Fijacion oral, Vol. 1” and its English version, “Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 “, both big international exits.
“Being a songwriter is a book that is considered equal to the greatest quizzes being a songwriter and artist,” Shakira said in a statement. “In those years – many times before singing – writing to find meaning in the world. This song is a reflection of the person who was at the time of writing, but once in a while he sang a song all over the world, only to me. “I felt the water that touched the apricot”.
“Hipgnosis will be a marvelous addition to my catalog – and I’ll be happy to associate with this company led by Merck, which really values artists and their creations and is an ally for composers of all parties who are deeply concerned about it. of his songs “, added the artist.
Among other logos, his 2009 title “She Wolf”‘s Platinum Certificate in United States and next year launched the song of the World Cup “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)”, is an important list of the popular alrededor del mundo.
Last year, Jennifer López captured the mid-season Super Bowl spectacle, one of the most coded spaces for any artist in the United States.
The announcement of the acquisition of Hakgnosis from Shakira’s catalog reads a week after it was announced that Neil Young sold 50% of his music to the company, and one more than Bob Dylan sold the most of his songs. 600 cancels a Universal Music Publishing Group.