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Neil Young is following in the footsteps of Bob Dylan, selling off a portion of his song catalog for up to nine figures.

In what was presumably a multi-million dollar music rights acquisition, a company called Hipgnosis will now reap in 50% of the income from Young’s 1,180 songs, placing them in film, television and advertising.

This deal comes as a surprise to Young fans, who are used to hearing the rocker stick to his guns politically and socially. As he once sung on “This Note’s for You,” “Ain’t singing for Pepsi/ Ain’t singing for Coke/ I don’t sing for nobody/ Makes me look like a joke.”

Combating these concerts Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis told The Guardian, “We have a common integrity, ethos and passion born out of a belief in music and these important songs… we will work together to make sure everyone gets to hear them on Neil’s terms.”

Hipgnosis also purchased 100% of Lindsey Buckingham’s catalog this week.

This story is still developing…