Beach Boys Cash In On Catalog Frenzy
February 19, 2021 8:55AM EST
2nd November 1964: American pop group The Beach Boys in 1964. From left to right, Dennis Wilson (1944 – 1983), Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Carl Wilson (1946 – 1998) (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Beach Boys are the latest artist to cash in on the booming song-rights market.
The legendary band has sold controlling interest in its song catalog to Iconic Artists Group, a company led by music industry titan Irving Azoff.
The dollar amount of the deal was not made public, but it’s likely a hefty amount – artists like Bob Dylan and Stevie Nicks have recently sold off their song catalogs for nine-figure sums.
How much do you think the Beach Boys got for their catalog? Why are song rights such a hot ticket right now?
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