pop singer justin timberlake has sold a catalog of musical compositions written by him to hipgnosis song management the company has bought 100 per cent of all of the grammy winners copyright and ownership the deal also makes hipgnosis entitled to the financial interests of the writer and publishers share of public performance income reported variety timberlake who has sold over 150 million records in his career spanning two decades is known for hit songs such as bye bye bye as part of his stint with the boy band nsync and solo numbers cry me a river and what goes aroundread alsoa tribute to bob dylan by city artisteswith the american singersongwriter bob dylans birthday being on may 24 a heritage restobar of the city organised a dylan tribute featuring kolkata musicians such as arjun kar kar and someswar bhattacharya bibhubrata acharjee rahul guha roy and durjoy chowdhury on sunday in attendance werecomes aroundmerck mercuriadis ceo of hipgnosis song management said putting this deal together has been a complete labour of love for the fouryearold company justin timberlake is not only one of the most influential artists of the last 20 years but hes also one of the greatest songwriters of all time his hit songs including cry me a river rock your body sexyback my love what goes around comes around suit tie mirrors and cant stop the feeling are amongst the most iconic of the period mercuriadis said timberlake said he is looking forward to entering this next chapter in his life i am excited to be partnering with merck and hipgnosis he values artists and their creative work and has always been a strong supporter of songwriters and storytelling the singersongwriter added according to the agreement hipgnosis will also have the worldwide administration rights to timberlakes compositions subject to the remaining term of universal musics administration rights which will expire in 2025 further terms of the deal were not disclosed