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- 01 29, 2025
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THIS WEEK Bob Dylan sold his song catalogue to Universal Music Publishing Group. Mr Dylan, like other musicians, has not been able to tour during the pandemic. Cashing in now will spare him the bureaucracy of future tax payments. Universal’s chief executive, Jody Gerson, has not disclosed how much the group paid. Mr Dylan has put his thoughts about the deal into ballad-form. It came into our hands thanks to a Mr Tambourine Man.Hey! Ms Universal, Ma’am, play my songs for meIn the clouded covid mourning I’ll sell ’em all to youMy weariness amazes me, I’m branded on my feetI have no one to sing toAnd the ancient empty street’s dead set for streaming