Color variants, autographs and formats make the new album a collector’s dream.
The purchase, estimated at $325 million, includes royalty streams for songs by artists like Tech N9ne, George Jones and Trey Songz, among others.
In partnership with UnitedMasters, the soda brand identified 12 developing artists who will be provided with performance opportunities, mentorship and more.
Pinterest’s community can now add tracks to their Idea Pins from a global catalog, including works by Ed Sheeran, Silk Sonic, Anitta, and many others.
"This decision is about money and bending to the ego of a music business power broker," says the Rolling Stone founder of attorney Allen Grubman's induction.
"Having big artists means a lot of the opportunities are incoming, and although that is wonderful, what really drives me is moving things and opening doors for the up and comers."
The group may not perform again with its full-seven member lineup until 2025 — putting a lot of weight on solo projects and new bands like Seventeen and NewJeans.
The longtime industry player founded the New York retail chain Musical Maze in the 1970s before going on to launch the distribution companies Impact and Big Daddy.
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The move came last month, before West's recent string of anti-Semitic comments and his "White Lives matter" shirt controversy.
