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Pink Floyd reach deal with Sony to sell music catalog for $400m – report

British rock band also agree to sell rights to their name and likeness after years of reported infighting among members

Sources told the outlet that some potential buyers were put off after a 2022 interview with Waters in Rolling Stone, in which he made controversial comments about Israel, Ukraine, Russia and the United States. In the same year, he won a legal battle allowing him to perform a concert in Frankfurt, Germany, after the city attempted to cancel the event amid accusations of antisemitism. In early 2024, it was reported that Waters was dropped as a solo artist by the music rights company BMG, which signed an agreement with the musician in 2016, over his comments about Israel, Ukraine and the US.

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