{"id":473362,"date":"2026-02-11T18:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/473362\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T18:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:25:10","slug":"britney-spears-sells-rights-to-music-catalogue-in-reported-281m-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/473362\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears sells rights to music catalogue in reported $281m deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">US singer Britney Spears has become the latest musician to sell the rights to her catalogue that includes hits like &#8220;\u2026Baby One More Time&#8221; and &#8220;Oops!\u2026I Did It Again,&#8221; US media is reporting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The deal is believed to be worth around $US200 million ($281 million), according to sources cited by celebrity site TMZ, though it said the exact amount is not detailed in legal documents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">That sum would be comparable to the sale of Canadian singer Justin Bieber&#8217;s catalogue in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Reuters and US outlets reported Spears had sold the rights to independent music publisher Primary Wave, which is also home to artists including Whitney Houston, Prince and Stevie Nicks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Neither Spears nor Primary Wave have responded publicly to the news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Spears, 44, joins a growing list of artists who have sold their music rights in recent years including Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, as well as Shakira and KISS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-11-13\/britney-spears-conservatorship-decision-terminated\/100618050\" data-component=\"FullBleedLink\" class=\"RelatedCard_link__rsgR9 FullBleedLink_root__lTw_U interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU FullBleedLink_showVisited__g3Xvz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Britney Spears&#8217;s conservatorship terminated<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_synopsis__cFwMW Typography_sizeMobile14__u7TGe Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">A US judge ends\u00a0the\u00a0conservatorship that has controlled pop star Britney Spears&#8217;s life and money since 2008.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Owners of a song&#8217;s publishing rights receive payment for every broadcast, album sale or use in advertising and films.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The growing music rights market allows artists to monetise their catalogues, which are attractive long-term assets for investors in the streaming era.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Major labels like Sony, Universal and Warner have also expanded in this line of business, alongside specialist investors Recognition Music Group and Concord Music Publishing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Spears shot to fame in the late 1990s but has largely stepped back from the music scene in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">In 2021, a US court terminated a 13-year conservatorship that had allowed Spears&#8217;s father to control her finances \u2014 an arrangement the singer had described as abusive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">AFP\/Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"US singer Britney Spears has become the latest musician to sell the rights to her catalogue that 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