celeb news Skylar Grey (wrote Love the Way You Lie) sells catalog to pay for divorce

[LesFleur]

This is so sad.

 

Love the Way You Lie is Eminem's highest-certified song

 

She co-wrote and featured on so many smashes in the early 2010s

 

https://pagesix.com/2022/06/06/skylar-grey-sold-catalog-to-afford-divorce-from-elliott-taylor/

 

 

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Skylar Grey had to sell her music catalog to “afford” her divorce from fellow singer-songwriter Elliott Taylor. 

“Since 2017, I was going through a divorce and lawsuit, that was just wrecking me emotionally and financially,” Grey, 36, told Variety in an interview published Monday. 

 

“This past year, 2021, we finally resolved it, settled, I had to sell my catalog in order to afford the settlement, which was very sad in a way, because those songs like ‘Love The Way You Lie’ and ‘Coming Home,’ those are my babies.” 

Grey notably penned “Love the Way You Lie” for Eminem and Rihanna and “Coming Home” for Diddy, both released in 2010. She also memorably contributed to Dr. Dre’s performance of “I Need a Doctor” at the 2011 Grammys. 

 

Meanwhile, Grey and Taylor, 32, co-wrote Celine Dion’s “Falling in Love Again” for the pop icon’s 2019 album, “Courage.” 

 

“Nobody can tell me I didn’t write those songs just ’cause I don’t own the rights to them anymore,” Grey told Variety. “I didn’t want to sell them, but it was my only way to put the past behind me.”

 

Though the musician never wanted to relinquish the rights to her her hits, she is relieved that they helped her break free from her marriage. 

 

“I have such a weight off of me now with the case being over, I’m not on the phone with lawyers every day, and I’m not having to pay all these legal bills anymore,” she said. “Now I’m just focused on creating a new catalog and new money and new opportunities.” 

 

Grey may be looking forward to the future, but she still reflects on her past work with a sense of pride. 

 

“[My songs are] still near and dear to my heart and yeah, I will always treasure them, but it’s different now. Every time one of those songs get used in a movie or whatever, I don’t see any of that money anymore. But unfortunately, the majority of what I got paid for my catalog went to taxes and my ex-husband,” she said with a laugh. 

 

“It’s like your life’s work, and then suddenly it’s like, ‘OK, I’ve got to give the majority of this away.’ But that was my only option. Luckily, I had the option of doing something like that, otherwise I may not have gotten out of the case.”

 

Grey has emerged back into the spotlight with a new self-titled album that she describes as a “cathartic release” post-divorce. 

 

“It’s expressing a lot of emotions I felt over however many years it’s been,” she said. “And it was hard, it was a lot of turmoil, depression, I was going through a lot of ****. So this album, I feel like reflects those emotions and the things that I was going through.” 

As featured artist[edit]

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [7]	AUS [26]	BEL [9]	CAN [10]	GER [11]	IRE [12]	NL [27]	NZ [13]	SWI [28]	UK [14]
"Where'd You Go"[A] (Fort Minor featuring Holly Brook and Jonah Matranga)	2005	4	41	56	7	18	—	15	14	62	—	RIAA: Platinum[29]	The Rising Tied
"Hero 2.0"[A][30] (Badassjackson featuring Holly Brook)	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Coming Home" (Diddy–Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey)		11	4	17	7	4	3	14	5	1	4	RIAA: 2× Platinum[31] ARIA: 2× Platinum[32] BPI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold	Last Train to Paris
"I Need a Doctor" (Dr. Dre featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey)	2011	4	12	47	8	25	11	55	23	33	8	RIAA: 2× Platinum[33] ARIA: 2× Platinum[34] BPI: Platinum	Non-album single
"Words I Never Said" (Lupe Fiasco featuring Skylar Grey)		89	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Lasers
"Room for Happiness"[35] (Kaskade featuring Skylar Grey)	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Fire & Ice
"Shot Me Down" (David Guetta featuring Skylar Grey)	2014	—[F]	3	3	66	13	7	8	20	6	4	ARIA: 2× Platinum[36] BPI: Silver[37] MC: Gold[38]	Listen
"The Last Day"[39] (Moby featuring Skylar Grey)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Innocents
"Bed of Lies" (Nicki Minaj featuring Skylar Grey)		62	7	100	41	—	56	—	13	—	73	ARIA: Platinum[40] RMNZ: Gold[41]	The Pinkprint
"Beneath With Me"[42] (Kaskade and deadmau5 featuring Skylar Grey)	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Periscope" (Papa Roach featuring Skylar Grey)	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Crooked Teeth
"Glorious" (Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey)		49 [43]	2	35	27 [44]	15	49 [45]	24	1	21	23	ARIA: 6× Platinum[46] BPI: Gold[47] MC: 2× Platinum[48] RMNZ: Platinum[49]	Gemini
"Mai Tais"[50] (Train featuring Skylar Grey)	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		TBA
"Held Up"[51] (Elliott Taylor featuring Skylar Grey)	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Broke Down
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

 

 

 

 

Songwriting and production credits[edit]

List of production (songwriting and arrangement) and sole songwriting credits (excluding guest appearances, interpolations, and samples)

Title	Year	Album	Artist(s)	Credit(s)
"Done With Like"	2005	Finally Out of P.E.	Brie Larson	Co-writer
"She Said"
"Love the Way You Lie"	2010	Recovery	Eminem, Rihanna
"Love the Way You Lie (Part II)"		Loud	Rihanna, Eminem
"Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" (Piano Version)			Rihanna
"Castle Walls"		No Mercy	T.I., Christina Aguilera
"Clarity"	2012	Clarity	Zedd, Foxes
"Only You"	2014	Girl Power	CeeLo Green	Writer
"Gangsta"	2016	Suicide Squad: The Album	Kehlani	Co-writer
"Good Life"	2017	The Fate of the Furious	Kehlani, G-Eazy
"Walk on Water"		Revival	Eminem, Beyoncé	Co-writer, co-producer
"Like Home"			Eminem, Alicia Keys	Co-writer
"Need Me"			Eminem, P!nk
"Pick Me Up"		The Beautiful & Damned	G-Eazy, Anna of the North
"Right Now"	2018	TBA	Nick Jonas, Robin Schulz
"Beauty Marks"	2019	Beauty Marks	Ciara	Co-writer, co-producer
"Falling In Love Again"		Courage	Céline Dion	Writer
"Let It Out"[81]		TBA	Elliott Taylor	Producer
"Leaving Heaven"[82]	2020	Music To Be Murdered By	Eminem	Co-writer, co-producer

 

 

 

 

Edited June 7, 2022 by LesFleur

[LesFleur]

Love the Way You Lie...charts and ceritifcations

 

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit] Chart (2010–2011) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[58] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[70] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[166] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[167] 1 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[168] 1 CIS (TopHit)[169] 6 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[170] 2 Denmark (Tracklisten)[171] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[172] 1 France (SNEP)[71] 3 Germany (Official German Charts)[173] 1 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[174] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[175] 1 Israel (Media Forest)[176] 1 Italy (FIMI)[177] 1 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[178] 55 Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[179] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[180] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[181] 5 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[182] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[183] 1 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[184] 1 Poland (Video Chart)[185] 1 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[186] 1 Romania (Romania Radio Airplay)[187] 1 Romania (Romania TV Airplay)[188] 1 Scotland (OCC)[189] 3 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[190] 1 South Korea (GAON International Chart)[191] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[192] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[193] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[194] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[74] 2 UK R&B (OCC)[195] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[196] 1 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[197] 29 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[198] 7 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[199] 23 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[200] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[201] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[202] 1 Chart (2022) Peak position Global 200 (Billboard)[203] 185

Year-end charts[edit] Chart (2010) Position Australia (ARIA)[204] 1 Australia Urban (ARIA)[205] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[206] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[207] 21 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[208] 11 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[209] 7 Denmark (Tracklisten)[210] 7 European Hot 100 Singles[211] 8 Germany (Official German Charts)[212] 11 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[213] 35 Ireland (IRMA)[214] 4 Italy (FIMI)[215] 20 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[216] 20 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[217] 16 New Zealand (RIANZ)[218] 2 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[219] 26 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[220] 39 South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[221] 2 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[222] 11 Spain Top 20 TV (PROMUSICAE)[223] 19 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[224] 4 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[225] 3 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[226] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[227] 7 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[228] 59 US Pop Songs (Billboard)[229] 9 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[230] 7 Chart (2011) Position Romania (Romanian Top 100)[231] 97 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[232] 151 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[233] 41 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[234] 37 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[235] 110 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[236] 133 Decade-end charts[edit] Chart (2010–2019) Position Australia (ARIA)[237] 20 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[238] 45 US Billboard Hot 100[239] 46 All-time charts[edit] Chart Position US Billboard Hot 100 (1958–2018)[240] 233 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[241] 89

Certifications[edit]

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[242]	14× Platinum	980,000
Belgium (BEA)[243]	Gold	15,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[244]	2× Platinum	180,000
Germany (BVMI)[245]	2× Platinum	600,000
Italy (FIMI)[246]	Platinum	30,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[247] Full-length ringtone	Gold	100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[248]	2× Platinum	30,000*
Russia (NFPF)[249] Ringtone	3× Platinum	600,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[250]	Platinum	40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[251]	3× Platinum	90,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[253]	4× Platinum	1,800,000[252]
United States (RIAA)[254]	13× Platinum	13,000,000
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

[Yuanyu]

She wrote the hook of LTWYL not the song 

[tili33]

 one of her best songs, imo

[Freaky Prince]

Is she the "I'm Coming Home" singer?

[gm4567]

3 minutes ago, TheFameMonster said:

Is she the "I'm Coming Home" singer?

Yes, also the "i need a doctor" singer. 

[gm4567]

She seemed to have a promising career in the early 10s but outside of features she never made much noise.

 

Her songs always bring me a lot of nostalgia for back then.

[Valentine]

Is she the “Bed of Lies” singer?

[Guest]

Queen, she deserves better 

[Miracle]

Hopefully Eminem keeps calling her, cause her last hit happened in the mid 2010 and it's sad that she had to give most of her money to her selfish husband, which, tbh, has to be a lot, Love The Way You Lie + Coming Home + I Need A Doctor alone probably costed millions alone, not even taking into account minor hits like Clarity, Walk on Water or Glorious 

 

 

 

[John Slayne]

that's so sad, hope she recovers 

[Homebrand]

56 minutes ago, Yuanyu said:

She wrote the hook of LTWYL not the song 

Well that was explanatory, who was under the impression she wrote Eminems rap verses?  

[Yuanyu]

15 minutes ago, Homebrand said:

Well that was explanatory, who was under the impression she wrote Eminems rap verses?  

Sure, With the thin skin you have here for your favorite divas, how lax you are with the rest of the artists. 

[brainmaniac]

Why was her divorce so expensive?  She didn’t have a prenup?

 

“[My songs are] still near and dear to my heart and yeah, I will always treasure them, but it’s different now. Every time one of those songs get used in a movie or whatever, I don’t see any of that money anymore. But unfortunately, the majority of what I got paid for my catalog went to taxes and my ex-husband,” she said with a laugh.

[anklebiterrs]

I’m gonna give her a few streams, I feel so sad for her. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, brainmaniac said:

Why was her divorce so expensive?  She didn’t have a prenup?

 

 

Her ex husband is also her ex manager so I assume her ex had something with that music. 

[X~MoviePoP]

I bet hes claiming to have helped written some of them 

[Αnt]