{"id":442771,"date":"2026-05-11T06:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/442771\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T06:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:15:09","slug":"red-hot-chili-peppers-sell-music-catalog-to-warner-for-300-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/442771\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Hot Chili Peppers Sell Music Catalog to Warner for $300 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/a> have sold their recorded music catalog to Warner Music Group for more than $300 million, reports Billboard<\/a>. The deal includes all of the band\u2019s recorded output, including their 13 studio albums, which reportedly generate around $26 million annually. Although the band owned their recorded catalog independently for the past year, during which they were allegedly seeking $350 million for the package, Warner is a logical buyer to foot the bill, as the label originally released Blood Sugar Sex Magik and Californication<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This deal is not to be confused with Red Hot Chili Peppers\u2019 big sale in 2015, during which Hipgnosis Songs Fund bought the band\u2019s publishing rights for around $150 million. However, those different rights may eventually change ownership anyway because Sony Music is currently courting Hipgnosis (now known as Recognition Music Group) for acquisition in part of a multi-billion dollar deal.<\/p>\n

In 2022, Red Hot Chili Peppers dropped two albums, Unlimited Love<\/a> and Return of the Dream Canteen<\/a>, which remain their most recent records. They now join the ranks of other high-profile artists who have sold their catalogs to juggernaut companies, including Bob Dylan<\/a>, Bruce Springsteen<\/a>, and Justin Bieber<\/a>, while artists like Taylor Swift<\/a> and Dua Lipa<\/a> are reversing course by buying back their own material.<\/p>\n

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