Teletubby 150,081 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Skylar Grey told Variety she suffered divorce so bitter that she was forced to sell her catalog, including Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love the Way You Lie,” to pay her legal bills. She wasn’t happy about the sale, but has moved on — now engaged, she has started the process of rebuilding her library with a new album, the intimate, self-titled “Skylar Grey” (released April 29). "Since 2017 I was going through a divorce and lawsuit, that was just wrecking me emotionally and financially. This past year, 2021, we finally resolved it, settled, I had to sell my catalog in order to afford the settlement, which was very sad in a way, because those songs like “Love The Way You Lie” and “Coming Home,” those are my babies. But at the same time, nobody can tell me I didn’t write those songs just ’cause I don’t own the rights to them anymore. I didn’t want to sell them, but it was my only way to put the past behind me…" "I wanted to keep building it and growing it [music catalog]. But, I have such a weight off of me now with the case being over, I’m not on the phone with lawyers every day, and I’m not having to pay all these legal bills anymore. Now I’m just focused on creating a new catalog and new money and new opportunities." "The majority of what I got paid for my catalog went to taxes and my ex-husband." source "You b*tch!" ~ Rat Boy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 75,147 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Poor her having to sell bops like Straight Shooter and Off Road chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Oliver 22,221 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 That’s so sad! It’s a shame that it’s even possible to sell the rights of the art you have created. Art should not be treated as an industrial product Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessionalClown 10,647 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 She’s a master at lyricism, she deserves so much more praise wtf man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylerjs 5,882 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Not sure who they are but that is very sad. It is truly tragic when an artist has to give up their works like this 🇨🇺🇧🇸 monica from rhoslc kinda had a point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teletubby 150,081 Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 1 hour ago, soularpower said: Not sure who they are but that is very sad. singer and songwriter "You b*tch!" ~ Rat Boy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo 4,294 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 4 hours ago, soularpower said: Not sure who they are You probably know her music, even though you don't know you know it. She's most famous for her songs that have been either sampled or re-recorded by others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGVGove7IsI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k84QxVJd0tI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA770wpLX-Q (Hmm, do YouTube videos not embed here anymore?) She initially recorded under the name Holly Brook. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQdglLeGQXM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Prenup is important Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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