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BMG Acquires Paul Simon’s Royalty Interest for Simon & Garfunkel Catalog

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The deal includes Simon’s royalty income and neighboring rights income to the full recorded Simon & Garfunkel catalog, including songs like “The Sound of Silence” and “M…

Apart from their successful singles, Simon & Garfunkel is also revered for soundtracking Mike Nichols’ 1968 hit film. Featuring “The Sound of Silence” and “Mrs. Robinson,” both songs went on to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame., BMG’s president of repertoire & marketing, Los Angeles and New York, says of the deal, “In any list of the true greats, Paul Simon stands as one of the pillars of popular music history.

News of the deal arrives after a busy 2022 for BMG’s catalog acquisition division. Over that year, the company acquired more than 45 new catalogs. Some of their recent acquisitions include the rights and royalties for

 

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