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Todd Owyoung\/NBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rod Stewart<\/strong>\u00a0is joining artists like\u00a0The Beach Boys<\/strong>,\u00a0Cher<\/strong>,\u00a0Linda Ronstadt<\/strong>,\u00a0Stephen Stills<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0The Beach Boys<\/strong>\u00a0on the roster of Iconic Artists Group, which acquires and manages the rights to artists’ music and brands. Iconic’s CEO is music industry veteran and\u00a0manager<\/a>\u00a0Irving Azoff<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Rod has sold the rights to his recordings to Iconic, as well as his interest in his music publishing and other rights. Financial details of the deal were not announced, but\u00a0sources tell the\u00a0Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>\u00a0that the figure is close to $100 million.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Rod said, “This year marks my 60th\u00a0year in the music industry. The time is right, and I feel fortunate to have found partners in Irving and his team at Iconic that I can entrust with my life\u2019s work and future musical legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Azoff added, “We are thrilled to welcome one of the most celebrated singer-songwriters of our time, Rod Stewart, to the Iconic family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rod’s new album,\u00a0Swing Fever,<\/em>\u00a0is out on February 23.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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