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In reply to the discussion: Bob Dylan sells entire song catalog to Universal in blockbuster deal [View all]maxsolomon
(38,686 posts)32. Sheriff Matt Dillon?
Dylan stopped smoking for a short while during the Nashville Skyline sessions.
It's why he sounds more adenoidal.
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It is about the licensing. That's where the money is. Commercials and film/TV money
TeamPooka
Dec 2020
#55
You can prepare to hear a bunch of Dylan songs in commercials in the upcoming years.
aidbo
Dec 2020
#5
Good point. Jointly inheriting the catalog could set up conflict and even lawsuits among the heirs,
Tanuki
Dec 2020
#19
Have to agree. All his songs sounds the same and they all sound like he is singing them through his
IsItJustMe
Dec 2020
#30
The Lennon/McCartney catalog was sold to Universal a decade ago for around $1billion
Fiendish Thingy
Dec 2020
#20
Dylan retains the rights to any future songs, according to the linked OP article
Tanuki
Dec 2020
#25
I doubt there is much interest in the future stuff from a publishing perspective...
cbdo2007
Dec 2020
#27