Legacy artists are increasingly monetizing their back catalogs. Chaka Khan, the Queen of Funk, just joined that trend with a deal to HarbourView, a music rights company. Khan made clear in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter that the partnership goes beyond pure commerce—HarbourView, she said, understands both the business and the soul of her life's work.

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