Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHipgnosis Songs Fund Limited has acquired 100% of Shakira’s music publishing rights, including publishing and writer’s share of income, of her entire catalog, comprising 145 songs, the company announced.Since releasing her first album in 1991, recorded when she was just 13, Shakira has sold over 80 million records, making her the bestselling female Latin artist of all time, according to the announcement.
She has been awarded three Grammy Awards and 12 Latin Grammy Awards, and is one of only three female artists to have two videos exceeding two billion views on YouTube.The Lebanese-Colombian singer, born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, rose to fame behind her multiplatinum debut international album, “Pies.
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