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Jack White is selling a stake in his music catalog, including works with The White Stripes, his solo projects, and bands like The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, to Sony Music, with the deal closing earlier this summer. The specifics of the stake and payment are undisclosed, but White retains control of his recordings and the deal does not include future works.
Rock singer Rod Stewart has sold his song catalog to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists for nearly $100 million, including interests in his publishing catalog, recorded music, and name and likeness rights. The deal comes as Iconic announced raising over $1 billion in new capital for future catalog investments, primarily from HPS Investment Partners. Stewart's six-decade catalog includes hits like “Maggie May” and “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” and follows the company’s acquisitions of the catalogs of other music legends.