After shopping for again the publishing rights to her music catalog, Dua Lipa reveals in a brand new interview what drove her resolution: “It’s my life’s work, so it’s good to be the individual to say what occurs with it.”
Pop famous person Dua Lipa sat down for an interview with host Bru on Audacy Test In on Thursday (November 16). There she defined for the primary time what drove her to purchasing again the publishing rights to her music catalog — one thing she at all times needed.
“I believe all younger artists ought to actually perceive the enterprise behind music, particularly to start with — I believe it’s extremely essential,” Dua Lipa instructed host Bru. “And so, to have the ability to have all of the rights again to my songs feels actually good. It’s my life’s work, so it’s good to be the individual to say what occurs with it.”
When requested whether or not Taylor Swift impressed her to regain management of her publishing rights, Lipa mentioned that wasn’t completely the case, although it clearly rose consciousness as one thing artists ought to consider.
“I believe what had occurred to Taylor clearly was one thing that fully began getting individuals to grasp that they need to have a lawyer, and perceive the enterprise of music, for certain,” mentioned Lipa. “Proudly owning your publishing was simply one thing that I actually needed to have.”
“I believe a variety of artists go, like, impartial or do their very own factor, however I simply needed to have my complete catalog below my very own firm — which is one thing I began this 12 months (with) publishing and a manufacturing firm,” Dua Lipa continued. “I simply needed to have completely all the things below one umbrella. It simply felt like a brand new chapter.”
Dua Lipa lately purchased again her publishing rights from TaP Music Publishing, one thing the corporate introduced on November 2. The star initially signed with the administration firm in 2013 and parted methods final 12 months; she is now managed by her father, Dukagjin Lipa.