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SAMPLEDEST. 2026 · MUSIC × FASHION × TECH × CULTURE

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Two paths through the catalog economy: Boy George's AI gambit vs. HarbourView's Chaka Khan buy

In a single week, two opposing legacy-catalog strategies surfaced. One sells a stake to a fund. The other tries to use AI to take ownership back.