{"id":109723,"date":"2024-10-03T01:10:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T18:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109723"},"modified":"2024-10-03T01:10:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T18:10:46","slug":"pink-floyd-reaches-deal-with-sony-to-sell-music-catalog-for-400m-report-pink-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109723","title":{"rendered":"Pink Floyd reaches deal with Sony to sell music catalog for $400m \u2013 report | Pink Floyd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/pinkfloyd\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Pink Floyd<\/a> has reportedly reached a deal with Sony to sell their music catalog, as well as their name and likeness, for about $400m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">The British rock band agreed to sell the rights to their recorded music catalog, their name and their likeness, but not the rights to their songwriting, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/c484dfc0-e144-4313-b70f-040a47c189ff\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Financial Times<\/a>, who first reported the news of the deal on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">The agreement, described by <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/music\/news\/pink-floyd-sells-music-rights-to-sony-400-million-1236165925\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Variety<\/a> on Wednesday as \u201cone of the largest of many in recent years\u201d, comes after years of reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/56f1e28b-2e4e-410e-865d-5b50177e6818\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">feuding and infighting<\/a> between the surviving band members over the sale details, as well as about controversial comments made by the band\u2019s co-founder and bassist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/roger-waters\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Roger Waters<\/a>, which also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2022\/10\/10\/pink-floyd-catalog-deal-delay\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reportedly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2022\/11\/15\/pink-floyd-catalog-deal-delay-analysis\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">complicated<\/a> the deal process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/music\/news\/pink-floyd-sell-catalog-to-sony-music-half-a-billion-dollars-1236143692\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Variety <\/a>reported that Pink Floyd and Sony were working on a deal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"cc935186-625d-400a-83be-e0586afb9a7d\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:4,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Sony Music reportedly in talks to buy Queen\u2019s music catalogue for $1bn&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;cc935186-625d-400a-83be-e0586afb9a7d&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/article\/2024\/may\/29\/sony-music-talks-queen-music-catalogue-1bn&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:3,&quot;design&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">As of Wednesday morning, Sony had not released a statement or responded to a comment on the reported deal, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/c484dfc0-e144-4313-b70f-040a47c189ff\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Financial Times<\/a>. David Gilmour, the band\u2019s guitarist, had also not responded to a request for comment, and Waters could not be reached.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">In 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/music\/news\/roger-waters-israel-ukraine-pink-floyd-catalog-sale-1235392886\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Variety<\/a> reported that Pink Floyd had been looking to sell their recorded music and other assets for as much as $500m. Sources told the outlet that some potential buyers were put off after a 2022 interview with Waters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/roger-waters-ukrainian-kill-list-1234604081\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Rolling Stone<\/a>, in which he made controversial comments about Israel, Ukraine, Russia and the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Among the statements, Waters has said that Russia\u2019s 2022 invasion of Ukraine was \u201cnot unprovoked\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2024\/jan\/30\/bmg-pink-floyd-roger-waters-antisemitic-comments\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Russia invited<\/a> Waters to address the UN security council in early 2023, where he repeated the claim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Four sources claimed in March of 2023 to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/music\/news\/pink-floyd-500-million-catalog-sale-dead-or-not-1235549360\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Variety<\/a> that the band\u2019s $500m catalog sale of the rights was \u201cbasically dead\u201d due to conflicts between the surviving band members. But, sources close to the band at the time denied this claim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Later that year, Waters was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2023\/may\/26\/berlin-police-investigate-roger-waters-nazi-style-uniform-pink-floyd-concert\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">investigated by Berlin police<\/a> over a Nazi-style uniform he wore at a concert there. In the same year, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2023\/apr\/25\/roger-waters-pink-floyd-wins-legal-battle-to-gig-in-frankfurt-amid-antisemitism-row\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">won a legal battle <\/a>allowing him to perform a concert in Frankfurt, Germany, after the city attempted to cancel the event amid accusations of antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">The city called Waters \u201cone of the most widely known antisemites in the world\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2024\/jan\/30\/bmg-pink-floyd-roger-waters-antisemitic-comments\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reportedly objected <\/a>to his concert in part due to the fact that a previous tour had featured a balloon shaped like a pig depicting the star of David and various company logos, as a part of the stage show.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-11\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"newsletter promotion\" class=\"dcr-av5vqf\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1xjndtj\">Get music news, bold reviews and unexpected extras. Every genre, every era, every week<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"SecureSignup\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;newsletterId&quot;:&quot;sleeve-notes&quot;,&quot;successDescription&quot;:&quot;Get music news, bold reviews and unexpected extras. Every genre, every era, every week&quot;}\"\/><span class=\"dcr-1eusqlu\"><strong>Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/span><\/aside>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-11\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Waters has always denied accusations of antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">In early 2024, it was reported that Waters<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2024\/jan\/30\/bmg-pink-floyd-roger-waters-antisemitic-comments\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"> was dropped <\/a>as a solo artist by the music rights company BMG, which signed an agreement with the musician in 2016, over his comments about Israel, Ukraine and the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Pink Floyd\u2019s recorded music catalog is one of the most valuable in contemporary music, according to Variety. The band\u2019s most famous albums include The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Over the last few years, other high-profile artists including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2021\/dec\/16\/bruce-springsteen-sells-entire-back-catalogue-of-music-to-sony-for-500m-report\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Bruce Springsteen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2022\/jan\/25\/bob-dylan-sells-entire-recorded-catalogue-to-sony-music-entertainment\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Bob Dylan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/2022\/may\/26\/justin-timberlake-sells-song-catalogue-dollars-100m-hipgnosis-songs-capital-blackstone\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Justin Timberlake<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2021\/jan\/13\/shakira-becomes-latest-artist-to-sell-rights-to-catalogue-of-hits\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Shakira,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2021\/may\/04\/red-hot-chili-peppers-sell-hipgnosis\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">the Red Hot Chilli Peppers<\/a> and others have sold their music catalogs to different music labels. Earlier this year, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/article\/2024\/may\/29\/sony-music-talks-queen-music-catalogue-1bn\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reported that Sony <\/a>was in talks to buy Queen\u2019s catalog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2024\/oct\/02\/pink-floyd-catalog-sony\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pink Floyd has reportedly reached a deal with Sony to sell their music catalog, as well as their name and likeness, for about $400m. 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