Tuesday 7 June 2022 09:16 PM Skylar Grey, songwriter for artists like Rihanna and Eminem, sold music catalog ... trends now
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Singer-songwriter Skylar Grey has revealed that she had to sell her entire music catalog to pay for her divorce settlement.
The 36-year-old artist was married to Todd Mandel, but the couple separated and their divorce was finalized last year.
Grey no longer receives any financial royalties to songs that she wrote, such as Rihanna and Eminem's hit, Love The Way You Lie.
Moving on: Skylar Grey, 36, has finalized a hefty divorce settlement, and although she sold her music catalog, she is set on creating a new one; seen in 2018
The talented songwriter sat down with Variety for an interview and opened up about the divorce and what it means for her career now.
'Since 2017 I was going through a divorce and lawsuit, that was just wrecking me emotionally and financially,' the star stated.
In 2021, a settlement was finally reached. However, Grey had no choice but to sell her catalog to pay the settlement.
It was 'very sad in a way, because those songs like, Love The Way You Lie, and Coming Home,