After 20 years, the Rolling Stones have Given up the Rights to Bittersweet Symphony

24 May 2019 2 Comments

by Ed Cyphers in General Posts Tags: , ,

(via CNN) by Amy Woodyatt and Julia Hollingsworth

t’s one of the biggest indie rock songs of all time — and for 20 years British band The Verve didn’t make a cent off “Bitter Sweet Symphony.”

But lead singer Richard Ashcroft will finally get royalties for the track after a long-running copyright dispute with the Rolling Stones.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/the-verves-richard-ashcroft-finally-secures-bitter-sweet-symphony-royalties/ar-AABQILI

2 Comments (+add yours?)

  1. Cheryl Coogan
    May 24, 2019 @ 11:52:07

    Thanks for this news! Loved that song and glad they will finally get the royalties.

    On Fri, 24 May 2019 at 10:46, Every Moment Has A Song wrote:

    > Ed Cyphers posted: ” (via CNN) by Amy Woodyatt and Julia Hollingsworth t’s > one of the biggest indie rock songs of all time — and for 20 years British > band The Verve didn’t make a cent off “Bitter Sweet Symphony.” But lead > singer Richard Ashcroft will finally get roya” >

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