Published 20:35 IST, December 8th 2020

Bob Dylan's net worth doubles after he sells his entire song catalogue; details inside

Bob Dylan's net worth doubles after he sells his entire song catalogue to Universal Music. Read on to know more information about the same.

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Bob Dylan has sold his entire song catalogue to Universal Music Publishing Group. publication company anunced that y were houred by same. Apparently, Bob Dylan selling right to entire song catalogue has doubled his net worth overnight. Let us take a look at Bob Dylan's net worth in 2020 below.

Bob Dylan’s Net worth in 2020

  • According to a report in Maxim.com, Bob Dylan’s net worth is between $400 million to $500 million before he sold rights to his song catalogue. This amount when converted to INR 2.94 thousand crores to 3.6 thousand crores in INR.
  • A report in New York Times suggests that Universal Music paid $ 300 million (over Rs 2.2 thousand crores) to close deal. So that means that before Bob Dylan sold his discography to music publishing house, its net worth was estimated at $ 200 million (over INR 1.4 thousand crores).

Bob Dylan's career

  • Bob Dylan is an American songwriter and singer who has been in music and entertainment industry since year 1961.  His most popular works include songs such as Blowin’ in Wind and Times y Are a-Changin.

bel Prize

  • In year 2016, bel Prize committee anunced that it would be houring Bob Dylan with bel Prize in Literature. committee stated that Dylan has created new poetic expressions within great American song tradition.

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Bob Dylan's legacy

Bob Dylan is one of most influential figures in music industry. Time magazine included him in The Most Important People of Century and called him “master poet, caustic social critic and intrepid, guiding spirit of counterculture generation”. Pulitzer Prize jury awarded him a special citation for “his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.”

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Bob Dylan's catalogue sale

Bob Dylan has sold his entire song Catalogue to Universal Music Publishing Group, as anunced on Twitter by music company. post was captioned as, “We look forward to working with Bob & team in ensuring his artistry continues to reach and inspire generations of fans, recording artists & songwriters around world”. Check out post below.

Disclaimer: above information about Bob Dylan's net worth is sourced from various websites/ media reports. website does t guarantee a 100% accuracy of figures.

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20:35 IST, December 8th 2020