This combo image shows Bruce Springsteen, top left; Stevie Nicks, top right; Shakira, bottom left; and Bob Dylan, bottom left. On Thursday, April 4, 2024, it was announced that American rock band Kiss had sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million. They're the latest to participate in an ongoing trend of blockbuster acts — including Springsteen, Nicks, Shakira and Dylan — and their rights holders inking deals to sell their back-catalogs, often for impressive sums. (AP Photo)
FILE - Bruce Springsteen plays his guitar on stage during his concert of Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band World Tour 2024 performance, March 19, 2024, in Phoenix. The singer known for such hits as “Born to Run” and “Hungry Heart” sold his music catalog to Sony Music Group in late 2021 for an estimated $550 million, The New York Times reported. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
FILE - Bob Dylan performs in Los Angeles, Jan. 12, 2012. The Nobel Prize-winning songwriter in 2020 sold publishing rights to his catalog of more than 600 songs to the Universal Music Publishing Group. The singer’s collection includes modern standards like “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “Like a Rolling Stone.” Industry experts estimated the deal was in the range of $300 million to a half-billion dollars. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
FILE - Inductee Stevie Nicks performs at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, March 29, 2019, in New York. In late 2020, Fleetwood Mac star Nicks sold an 80% stake in her music to Primary Wave for a reported $100 million. Her bandmates soon followed suit. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Shakira celebrates the official release of her new album, "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran," March 22, 2024, in Hollywood, Fla. Early in 2021, Hipgnosis announced that it had acquired 100% of the Grammy-winning international superstar's music publishing rights for an undisclosed amount. Shakira’s catalog of 145 songs includes “Hips Don’t Lie" and “She Wolf." (AP Photo/Michael Laughlin, File)