Forty years after her debut, the Queen of Pop will bring out her hits.
Warner Music Group and Madonna announced, Tuesday, August 17, the establishment of an effective partnership from 2022. The artist entrusts the major with his entire catalog, ie "
17 studio albums and their singles, soundtracks, live albums and compilations
”.
If the amount of this deal is unknown, for example, part of this catalog was purchased by Live Nation for $ 120 million in 2007.
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The agreement between Madonna and Warner also includes the reissue of all of the star's titles, in a "deluxe" version.
The specifics of these reissues are unknown, the interested parties only specify that the singer will supervise the design herself.
Until now, the rights to the artist's creations were divided between three entities: Warner, Maverick Records and Sire Records.
The first label is crucial, since it was with him that in 1982 Madonna Louise Ciccone released her first single,
Everybody
.
The title was a hit as soon as it was released, quickly attracting the interest of listeners. “
From the beginning, Warner Music Group has helped bring my music and my vision to fans around the world with the utmost care and consideration,
” says Madonna. And Warner was not mistaken since the hits have been linked for decades:
Like a Virgin
,
Into the Groove
,
Vogue
… A success which is reflected in record sales. The 63-year-old singer still holds the record for the female artist having sold the most records: more than 300 million.
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