Sony in talks to buy Pink Floyd music rights for about $500 million, FT reports

[September 13, 2024]  (Reuters) - Sony Music is in advanced talks to buy the rights to music recorded by legendary English rock group Pink Floyd for about $500 million, the Financial Times reported on Friday. 

An inflatable pink pig flies above Battersea Power Station in London September 26, 2011. REUTERS/Paul Hackett

Pink Floyd has been riven by personal differences between band members, notably Roger Waters and David Gilmour, that has made reaching an agreement difficult, the FT said, citing several people close to the matter.

(Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)

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