Patti Labelle recently inked a deal with Primary Wave for the income stream from her royalties, according to the company.
Although Primary Wave did not disclose financial details of the acquisition, the company reported that the royalties will come from LaBelle’s entire catalog. LaBelle’s catalog includes 18 studio albums and three live albums.
LaBelle is one of the greatest vocalist of all-time best known for hits like “If Only You Knew,” “On My Own,” “New Attitude” “If Only You Knew,” “On My Own,” “New Attitude” and “Lady Marmalade.”
Recorded in 1974 by LaBelle, “Lady Marmalade” topped the Billboard Hot 100. Christina Aguilera, Mya, Pink, and Lil’ Kim covered for the movie Moulin Rouge! in 2001. The Library of Congress selected LaBelle’s version for the National Recording Registry in 2020.
In a recent interview, Queen Latifah shared how Labelle helped during her career.
“There’s always people along the way who help you and I think that Patti LaBelle was one of those people that helped me actually stay in the business,” Queen Latifah said.
“I’m sure you can imagine how this can be when someone is like, ‘Queen Latifah, I heard about your brother. Can I get an autograph?’ I’m like same sentence? What?! And I was like, ‘Y’all don’t really know how I feel,” she continued. “Y’all don’t care.’ And I was about to walk away from it for a second, and Patti was one of those people who had talked to me and who had been through things like that and was like, ‘Listen. Don’t give up. You just keep staying on your path. You’re going to get through this.’”
“We are so honored to be in business with a legend such as Ms. LaBelle,” Primary Wave’s Steven Greener said in a statement. “She’s a true icon and trailblazer. We are looking forward to doing great things together.”