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Linda Ronstadt sells her music catalog

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Cardi B continues to make music history.

The hip-hop superstar’s latest song, “Up,” has reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, extending her record to five chart-topping singles — the most among any female rapper.

Her other four No. 1s are 2017′s diamond-certified “Bodak Yellow,” 2018′s “Girls

Cardi B

Like You,” with Maroon 5, “I Like It” with Bad Bunny & J Balvin and 2020′s “WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion.

Taylor Swift is taking it back to 2008.

The 31-year-old singer announced Wednesday that she would release the first new “Fearless” single from the vault at midnight Thursday, March 25, titled “You All Over Me.”

“One thing I’ve been loving about these From The Vault songs is that they’ve never been heard, so I can experiment, play, and even include some of my favorite artists,” Swift tweeted.

Last month, Swift announced that she had completely rerecorded “Fearless,” complete with six neverbefor­e-heard songs, during her ongoing battle with former manager Scooter Braun over her masters.

In November, Braun sold Swift’s master recordings to a private equity firm, Shamrock Holdings; the deal allows him to profit from album sales, music videos and artwork for the six albums, from her selftitled 2006 debut to the 2017 “Reputation.”

Linda Ronstadt is the latest music legend to sell her catalog.

The multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter has sold her recorded music assets to mogul Irving Azoff’s new venture Iconic Artists Group, for an undisclose­d sum.

According to reports, the deal will see Ronstadt and her manager and assistant partner work to market her catalog and “preserve her legacy in the digital era.”

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