Last month, Bob Dylan said he sold his publishing rights of more than 600 songs to Universal Music Publishing Group. The announcement of Hipgnosis acquiring Shakira’s catalog comes a week after the company purchased a 50% stake in Neil Young’s music. “I’m humbled that songwriting has given me the privilege of communicating with others, of being a part of something bigger than myself.” Each song is a reflection of the person I was at the time that I wrote it, but once a song is out in the world, it belongs not only to me but to those who appreciate it as well,” Shakira said in a statement. At 8 years old - long before I sang - I wrote to make sense of the world. After achieving superstardom throughout Latin America, Colombian-born singer and songwriter Shakira became one of Latin pops biggest international crossover artists, selling millions worldwide and collecting hundreds of awards in the process. “Being a songwriter is an accomplishment that I consider equal to and perhaps even greater than being a singer and an artist. READ MORE: Misty Copeland’s ‘Bunheads’ is an ode to friendship in the dance studio Shakira’s new music could be released as soon as the next couple of weeks.The Colombian singer appeared for the first on the cover of Vogue Mxico y Latinoamrica and revealed that her fans. Overall, Shakira has sold 80 million albums. Shakira is a prominent figure in Latin music, commonly hailed as the 'Queen of Latin Music' for her crossover to the global market which holds a big significance that The New York Times called her the 'Titan of Latin Pop' for her unique and leading position in Latin music, saying: 'Even as a new generation of Spanish-speaking artists are crossing over into American music's mainstream, Shakira's output stands alone.
She’s won three Grammy Awards, 12 Latin Grammys, four MTV Video Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards and 39 Billboard Latin Music Awards. language debut, “Laundry Service,” in 2001. Shakira, who released her debut album in 1991 at age 13, rose to international fame with her third album, 1995’s “Pies Descalzos.” The multitalented singer-songwriter-instrumentalist took the American pop scene by storm when she made her U.S. Shakira’s catalog includes 145 songs, including “Hips Don’t Lie,” “Whenever, Wherever,” “La Tortura,” “She Wolf” and “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa).” Hipgnosis made the announcement Wednesday. The Board of Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, a U.K.-based investment company, has acquired 100% of Grammy-winning superstar Shakira’s music publishing rights.
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