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Sir Elton Hercules John CH CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums. John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the United States, 58 Billboard Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10 singles, four of which peaked at number two and nine of which reached number one. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts. He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films. John owned Watford F.C. from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002, and is an honorary life president of the club.
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Hipgnosis Is Buying Music Libraries — and Plans to Spend $1 Billion More

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What do Shakira, Michael Bublé, Metallica and Neil Young have in common? Some or all of their hits have recently become part of the growing portfolio of the Notting Hill, London-based Hipgnosis Songs Fund.

The company was founded in 2018 by Merck Mercuriadis, a well-connected former music manager for the likes of Elton John, Beyoncé and Guns N’ Roses.

Artists selling catalogs have been a theme of the pandemic, and Hipgnosis started 2021 with a flurry of acquisition news, including deals with Bublé, Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham and magnate Jimmy Iovine.

Financial terms of individual deals are typically not revealed, but in all, Hipgnosis has spent a whopping $1.75 billion on 129 catalogs, accumulating 60,836 songs, as of the end of.

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