Eminem, Diddy, & Dr. Dre Songwriter Skylar Grey Sold Her Song Catalog To Pay Divorce Fees
In the early 2010s, you could hardly turn on the radio without hearing one of the countless hits penned by Skylar Grey – among them are Zedd’s “Clarity,” Diddy’s “Coming Home,” and Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love the Way You Lie.” During a recent sitdown with Variety, though, the 36-year-old revealed that she had to sell her entire music catalog in order to pay for her divorce fees.
The singer-songwriter opened up about her retreat from the public eye following the arrival of her 2016 album, Natural Causes, revealing that she hit “rock bottom” over the last five years while working through an overwhelming divorce.
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“This past year, 2021, we finally resolved [our divorce and] settled, I had to sell my catalog in order to afford the settlement, which was very sad in a way,” Grey told the outlet. “Those songs like ‘Love The…