Future Sells Publishing Catalog to Influence Media Partners
variety.comJem Aswad Senior Music Editor Influence Media Partners has acquired Grammy-winning Future’s publishing catalog from 2004 to 2020, the company announced.
The prolific rapper’s work from those years spans 612 titles, including titles with frequent collaborator Drake (“Life Is Good,” “Jumpman”), Kendrick Lamar (“King’s Dead”), Rihanna (“Selfish”), and the Weeknd (“Low Life”) and his own solo hits like “Mask Off.” A source close to the situation tells Variety the deal was in the “high eight figures.” Rene McLean, Influence Media partner and founding advisor, said, “Future is a cultural icon.
He continues to be a blueprint for impact and success in the music industry and has reinvented music in ways that no one has ever expected.
It is rare to find someone who moves music and culture at the same speed with his distinct vocal and melodic style. His prolific career and continued popularity more than 15 years into the game is a testament to his undeniable influence on the contemporary music and culture landscape.
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