Elton John calls Damon Albarn a “British jewel” because of his diverse music catalogue

Elton John has hailed Damon Albarn a “British jewel” due to the Blur frontman’s diverse catalogue of music. The ‘Rocketman’ singer recently collaborated with Albarn on ‘The Pink Phantom’ for Gorillaz’ latest project ‘Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez’. Speaking in a new interview, John praised Albarn for throwing himself into projects that interest him, …

Bob Dylan has sold his entire songwriting catalogue to Universal Music

Bob Dylan has struck a historical deal with Universal Music to sell his entire songwriting catalogue. According to the New York Times, the music icon has sold his back catalogue for an eye-watering $300 million (£225 million), giving Universal the ownership of over 600 songs spanning a period of almost six decades. It includes career-cementing early …