Metro Boomin Sells Portion of Catalog for Approximately $70 Million USD

Acquired by Shamrock Capital.

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Metro Boomin has reportedly sold a portion of his publishing catalog.

According to Billboard, sources share that Shamrock Capital acquired the portion for around $70 million USD, but did not disclose which of his material were included in the deal. Neither reps for Shamrock nor Metro commented.

The multi-hyphenate recently dropped his latest studio album HEROES & VILLAINS, which featured a star-studded list of guest appearances including Future, Chris Brown, 21 Savage, Young Nudy, Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky, the late Takeoff, The Weeknd and more. It went on to debut at No. 1.

Elsewhere in music, stream Madlib and Talib Kwelis’ newest collaborative effort, Liberation 2.

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