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A14 PEOPLE & ARTS
Tuesday 8 december 2020
The Dylan catalog, a 60-year rock 'n' roll odyssey, is sold

By DAVID BAUDER sis Song Fund to control the
Associated Press Writer use of songs for advertising
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob and placement in movies,
Dylan has sold publishing television shows or video
rights to his catalog of more games.
than 600 songs, one of the While songwriters like Paul
greatest treasures in popu- Simon, Joni Mitchell and
lar music, to the Universal Neil Young all have valu-
Music Publishing Group for able catalogs, their work
an undisclosed sum. can't match Dylan for its
The catalog includes such volume and significance,
modern standards as "Blow- Light said.
in' In The Wind," "Tangled Up Dylan's songs have been
in Blue," "Knockin' On Heav- recorded more than 6,000
en's Door," and "Like a Roll- times, by various artists from
ing Stone," a body of work dozens of countries, cul-
that may only be matched tures and music genres. No-
for its breadth and influ- table releases include the
ence by the Beatles, whose Byrds' chart-topping version
songs were re-acquired by of "Mr. Tambourine Man,"
Paul McCartney in 2017. Jimi Hendrix's reworking of
The songwriting legend "All Along the Watchtower"
earned an estimated $300 and Adele's cover of "Make
million from the sale, ac- You Feel My Love."
cording to The New York In this Jan. 12, 2012, file photo, Bob Dylan performs in Los Angeles. Universal Music Publishing The deal does not include
Times, which first reported Group is buying legendary singer Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs. rights to Dylan's own re-
it. Associated Press cordings of his material. So,
Dylan, 79, topped the Roll- if Universal is approached
ing Stone list of the 100 they were written more catalog is "quite literally seen as a reliable long-term to use Dylan's recording
Greatest Songwriters of All than half a century ago or priceless," said Anthony source of income in an in- of "Lay Lady Lay," for ex-
Time in 2015 and the song yesterday," said Sir Lucian DeCurtis, a veteran music dustry where streaming ample, it would have to be
"Like A Rolling Stone" was Grainge, CEO of Universal writer and contributing edi- has taken control and the cleared by the artist.
named by the magazine Music Group, in a prepared tor at Rolling Stone. live concert business has at Dylan first entered the pub-
as the best ever written. statement Monday. "It has been 60 years and least temporarily collapsed lic consciousness as part of
He won the Nobel Prize for To give some indication of it's still going strong," DeCur- due to the coronavirus New York City's Greenwich
Literature in 2016, the only its value, Stevie Nicks re- tis said. "There's no reason pandemic, said Alan Light, Village folk scene during
songwriter to receive the cently sold an 80% stake in to believe there's going to a veteran music writer who the early 1960s. Influenced
award. her music to the publisher be any diminishment in its hosts his own SiriusXM show. by the bluesman Robert
"Brilliant and moving, inspir- and talent management significance." Companies like Universal Johnson and folk singer,
ing and beautiful, insightful company Primary Wave for Song publishing has be- compete with newer out- songwriter Woody Guthrie,
and provocative, his songs a reported $100 million. come an even more valu- fits like Primary Wave and he added a lyrical depth
are timeless — whether In cultural terms, Dylan's able asset in recent months, Merck Mercuriadis' Hipgno- to his music. q

Audible enlists Waithe, Gladwell to help find new talent

nounced Monday the for- said in a statement. "I'm for Audible listeners are ex-
mation of the Emerging so grateful to Audible for pected to begin releasing
Voices Advisory Board. The giving us the space to do in summer 2021.
diverse board of esteemed that." Rachel Ghiazza, the EVP
artists, podcasters, produc- Other board members will and Head of U.S. Content at
ers and writers was created include former New York Audible, said the company
to help Audible experts de- Magazine editor-in-chief will offer its own resources
fine and "further the cre- Adam Moss, Grammy-win- through the program to
ative vision" of storytellers. ning songwriter-producer T "voices that need to be
The board will also help Bone Burnett and Marshall heard and to podcasters
attract and develop proj- Lewy, the chief content of- aspiring to make cultural
ects from the "best emerg- ficer at Wondery. and artistic impact."q
ing and established voice On Monday, Audible also
across the globe." announced the launch of Solution Sudoku
Waithe is the creator of the Audible Podcast Devel-
Showtime's "The Chi" and opment Program. The pro-
wrote the film "Queen & gram will identify, develop
This combination photo shows Lena Waithe, left, and Malcolm
Gladwell, who will join several influencers on an advisory board Slim" and has appeared in and create opportunities
for Audible to help discover new talent. "Master of None," "Ready for the next generation of
Associated Press Player One" and "West- audio-driven storytellers.
world." Gladwell is the best- Selected participants will
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. influencers on an advisory selling author of "The Tip- have the opportunity to
AP Entertainment Writer board for Audible to help ping Point" and "Outliers." work alongside Audible ex-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lena discover new talent. "There's nothing I love more perts to receive editorial,
Waithe and Malcolm The online audiobook than amplifying new and production and financial
Gladwell will join several and podcast platform an- exciting voices," Waithe support. Original podcasts Puzzle on Page 13