Hipgnosis Aquires 100% of Shakira's Publishing Catalog

On January 13th, Hipgnosis Songs Fund confirmed that it had acquired 100% of the publishing rights, both publisher and writer’s share, of Shakira’s catalog.

The catalog includes 145 songs from the best selling Latin artist of all time. She currently has 32 million listeners on Spotify and nearly 20 billion plays on her official Youtube channel. 

Shakira has sold over 80 million records, also winning 3 Grammys and 12 Latin Grammys in the span of her career. 

Merck Mercuriadis, Hipgnosis Songs Fund founder and CEO, stated: “One step at a time, this incredible woman from Colombia has evolved into one of the most famous and influential people in the world. What no one should ever take for granted is that she is one of the most serious and successful songwriters of the last 25 years, having written or co-written virtually every song she has ever recorded.” 

"She is a superb creator who has led the charge from what was massive physical success to now having bigger success in streaming than most of her contemporaries. This is the result of her being a determined force of nature and having written songs the world is incredibly passionate about. It’s wonderful for us to welcome Shakira, the Queen of Latin Music and much more, to the Hipgnosis family.”