{"id":39698,"date":"2022-06-07T00:46:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T00:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/skylar-gray-hitmaker-with-eminem-rihanna-dr-dre-had-to-sell-her-songs-to-pay-for-her-divorce\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T00:46:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T00:46:35","slug":"skylar-gray-hitmaker-with-eminem-rihanna-dr-dre-had-to-sell-her-songs-to-pay-for-her-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/skylar-gray-hitmaker-with-eminem-rihanna-dr-dre-had-to-sell-her-songs-to-pay-for-her-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Skylar Gray – Hitmaker With Eminem, Rihanna, Dr. Dre – Had to Sell Her Songs to Pay for Her Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Skylar Gray – Credit: Amy Harris \/ Invision \/ AP<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

At a moment when many artists and songwriters are cashing in on sales of lucrative publishing and recording rights, singer-songwriter Skylar Gray revealed that she was forced to sell her catalog – which includes hits with Eminem, Rihanna, Dr. Dre, and more – to cover the legal fees of a contentious divorce. <\/span><\/p>\n

In a new interview with Variety<\/i>, Gray said her life and career were overwhelmed by a divorce and lawsuit that began in 2017 and only resolved last year. “I had to sell my catalog in order to afford the settlement, which was sad in a way because those songs like ‘Love The Way You Lie’ and ‘Coming Home,’ those are my babies. But at the same time, nobody can tell me I didn’t write those songs just ’cause I don’t own the rights to them anymore. I didn’t want to sell them, but it was my only way to put the past behind me. “<\/p>\n

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Asked if the sale was similar to the blockbuster deals artists like Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan have secured in recent years, Gray said, \u201cNo. I wanted to keep building it and growing it. But, I have such a weight off of me now with the case being over, I’m not on the phone with lawyers every day, and I’m not having to pay all these legal bills anymore. “<\/p>\n

Gray first rose to prominence in 2010 when she and the producer Alex da Kid co-wrote \u201cLove the Way You Lie,\u201d which became a massive hit for Eminem and Rihanna. The same year, she co-wrote Diddy and Dirty Money’s single, \u201cComing Home,\u201d and the next year she co-wrote and sang on Dr. Dre’s \u201cI Need a Doctor.\u201d While those songs were arguably her biggest di lei in the US, she also scored a handful of hits abroad with collaborations with David Guetta (“Shot Me Down”), Nicki Minaj (“Bed of Lies”), and Macklemore (“Glorious” ). On top of all that, Gray had her own solo career, having released three albums, seven EPs, and various singles between 2005 and 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n