In what has been billed as a music gold rush, icons are selling off their beloved songs for deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
These musicians give up their rights to make money from revenue streams such as licensing and royalties in exchange for a lump sum from companies such as Universal, Sony, Warner and Hipgnosis Songs Fund.
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