Justin Bieber

2023 - 1 - 25

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Justin Bieber sells rights to songs for a reported $200million (NME.com)

Justin Bieber has sold his share of the rights to his 290-song catalogue to Hipgnosis Songs Capital for a reported $200million.

[Bieber recently called out H&M for selling a line of merchandise containing his image and lyrics without his permission](https://www.nme.com/news/music/justin-bieber-hm-merch-collection-without-permission-3369778), calling the items “trash” and encouraging his fans not to buy them. [Sorry](https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/justin-bieber-continues-his-path-to-redemption-with-sorry-a-ballad-you-can-dance-to-14620)‘, meaning that it will receive payment each time a song that it owns part of is played in public. The BBC writes that Bieber’s artist rights to his master recordings were also sold to Hipgnosis. [Nas](https://www.nme.com/artists/nas) [ recently sold the royalty rights to two of his songs as NFTs](https://www.nme.com/news/music/nas-to-sell-royalty-rights-to-two-of-his-songs-as-nfts-3133351) and [Justin Timberlake sold his full discography for just over $100million (£83.1million) last year](https://www.nme.com/news/music/justin-timberlake-sells-entire-song-catalogue-3234749). [Phil Collins](https://www.nme.com/artists/phil-collins) and [Genesis](https://www.nme.com/artists/genesis) [sold their publishing rights and master recordings for $300million](https://www.nme.com/news/music/phill-collins-gensis-publishing-rights-300-million-3320182) earlier this year, while [Pink Floyd were looking to do the same for around £400million](https://www.nme.com/news/music/pink-floyd-reportedly-set-to-make-400million-from-back-catalogue-sale-3298388). [Justin Bieber](https://www.nme.com/artists/justin-bieber) has sold his share of the rights to his 290-song catalogue to Hipgnosis Songs Capital for a reported $200million (£166.3million).

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Justin Bieber's sunglasses supremacy continues (British GQ)

But what maketh a big fit? Big sunglasses. Bieber's personal style has had its goods (elephant jeans and ultra-rare sneaks) and its mads (biker jeans, purple ...

[Alongside wife Hailey Bieber](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/justin-bieber-hailey-bieber-sunglasses-style) (herself no stranger to big shades in a series of [Saint Laurent](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/gallery/saint-laurent-autumn-winter-2023) and Celine frames) Bieber went oval. [Giorgio Armani](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/giorgio-armani-interview-2021), frames were Matrix-like, and managed to stand out even when paired with ankle-skimming leopard-print coats. [sunglasses](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/best-sunglasses-mens) is something of an ongoing movement in fashion. Take, for instance, the recent men's shows in Milan and Paris. [Justin Bieber is big into big fits](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/justin-bieber-baggy-style). [Bieber](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/gallery/justin-hailey-bieber-style)’s personal style has had its goods (elephant jeans and ultra-rare sneaks) and its mads (biker jeans, purple leather jackets), but one thing has been consistent: mega sunnies.

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Justin Bieber sells rights to his music for a reported £162 million (ITV News)

The star, who is one of the best-selling artists in recent years, joins a growing group of artists who have cashed out on their catalogues.

It was one of the biggest news stories of our time - and it's still not over. With fresh revelations from our Number 10 sources, in their own words, listen to the inside story... “And he is de-risking his future and giving himself an independence and a cushion that most people in the world would envy.” “But streaming has changed all of that and it has created a complete new economy for the music industry – and the music industry’s best years are in front of it. Mr Mercuriadis said Bieber’s catalogue has a 50 to 70-year future, adding: “They become part of the fabric of society and they live on forever. [top-selling artists of his era](/news/2022-09-07/justin-bieber-suspends-his-world-tour-to-rest-and-get-better) with seven number one singles in the UK, has sold his share of the rights to his music to Hipgnosis Songs Capital.

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Justin Bieber sells rights to songs for $200m (BBC News)

Justin Bieber has sold his share of the rights to his music to Hipgnosis Songs Capital for a reported $200m. The firm now owns the pop star's stake in some ...

The star's artist rights to his master recordings were also acquired in the deal. Justin Bieber has sold his share of the rights to his music to Hipgnosis Songs Capital for a reported $200m. The firm now owns the pop star's stake in some of the biggest hits of recent years - including "Baby" and "Sorry".

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Justin Bieber sells music rights for $200m (Aljazeera.com)

Pop star sold his music publishing and recording catalogue shares to Hipgnosis Songs Capital, the company said.

Hipgnosis Songs Capital is a $1bn venture between financial giant Blackstone and the British Hipgnosis Song Management. Recording rights govern reproduction and distribution. Pop juggernaut Justin Bieber has sold his music publishing and recording catalogue shares to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital for $200m, the company said, marking the industry’s latest blockbuster rights deal.

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Justin Bieber sells song rights for $200m, joining long list of stars ... (The National)

The popstar, 28, sold his 290-song back catalogue to Hipgnosis Songs Capital.

In January 2022, Sony acquired the rights to his master recordings for $200 million. He was due to play two shows at [Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena last October](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/on-stage/2022/09/15/justin-bieber-cancels-two-coca-cola-arena-dubai-shows-amid-ongoing-health-battle/). [Stevie Nicks](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/stevie-nicks-thought-harry-styles-was-in-nsync-1.844133) sold a majority stake in her catalogue to Primary Wave for $100 million. [Bob Dylan ](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/the-lighter-side-of-bob-dylan-s-catalogue-from-talkin-john-birch-paranoid-blues-to-tweeter-and-the-monkey-man-1.1124900)sold 100 per cent of his publishing catalogue of more than 600 songs to Universal Music in 2020, in a deal reported to be worth up to $400 million. Bieber's longtime home Universal will continue to administer the catalogue and still owns the artist's master recordings. [Neil Young](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/from-bob-dylan-to-neil-young-why-are-major-artists-selling-their-music-catalogues-1.1141690) sold 50 per cent of his catalogue — 1,180 tracks — to Hipgnosis in January 2021 in a deal reported to be worth $150 million. [sold his entire catalogue to Hipgnosis](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/2022/05/27/justin-timberlake-sells-entire-song-catalogue-to-hipgnosis/) for more than $100 million. Recording rights govern reproduction and distribution. [Justin Bieber](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/2022/09/07/justin-bieber-promoter-says-no-change-to-dubai-tour-dates-but-fans-should-await-updates/) has sold his music publishing and recording catalogue shares to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Fund for $200 million, the company said on Tuesday, marking the industry's latest blockbuster rights deal. [investment firm Shamrock Holdings](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/taylor-swift-slams-300-million-sale-of-her-albums-to-private-equity-company-1.1112884). US pop rock band Imagine Dragons sold their entire catalogue up until 2020 to Concord Music Publishing in a deal said to have exceeded $100 million. [Ramsay Hunt ](https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/us-news/2022/06/10/what-is-ramsey-hunt-syndrome-the-disorder-affecting-justin-bieber/) [syndrome](https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/us-news/2022/06/10/what-is-ramsey-hunt-syndrome-the-disorder-affecting-justin-bieber/), a rare complication of shingles that for him caused partial facial paralysis.

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Justin and Hailey Bieber FINALLY eat at NYC hotspot Carbone after ... (Daily Mail)

Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey were living in style on Tuesday night as they ventured out in New York City to celebrate the sale of his entire music ...

Hipgnosis Song Management offer investors the chance to earn royalties from the work of a diverse range of artists such as Barry Manilow and Beyonce. Stealing the sartorial spotlight from Hailey Bieber can be difficult, to near impossible. The soft pink pick in question hails from cult favourite CHERRY LA, which is instantly identifiable by its logo embroidery. Or get inspired in our edit... Click through to make it yours here! At the time, the singer was reportedly in negotiations with Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital in a deal, which would include both his publishing and recorded music catalog. The big ziti! 'Scooter Braun has helped him build a magnificent catalog, and it’s a pleasure to welcome Justin and his incredible songs and recordings to the Hipgnosis family.' Feeling good: Justin and Hailey were seen in NYC earlier in the day for the first time since he sold his entire music catalog for $200million On the town: Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey were living in style on Tuesday night as they ventured out in New York City to celebrate the sale of his entire music catalogue for $200 million She had on a white button-up shirt under it that was covered up, and she complemented the jacket with her pointy-toed black heels. He wore the jacket over a white shirt and contrasted it with black pants covered in large white polka dots.

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Justin Bieber: Popstar sells his music catalogue to Hipgnosis ... (BBC News)

The 28-year-old is one of the biggest popstars around, with top hits including Baby, Sorry and What Do You Mean? Hipgnosis Songs Capital are the company that ...

It's seen as a good investment. [suffering from a virus](https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/61794397) which has caused part of his face to be paralysed. [Spotify.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/63818744) [Bieber](https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/47706904) isn't the first artist to sell off his songs, musicians are increasingly doing this. [David Bowie.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/35279841) They are sold for hundreds of millions of pounds. [Bieber's](https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/61794397) songs they bought, is played in public or is in a film, advert or TV show.. [Justin Bieber](https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/58396506) has sold the rights to his music for a reported figure of $200m (£162m).

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Justin Bieber sells his music catalog (WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale)

(CNN) — Justin Bieber has sold the rights to his publishing and artist royalties from his song catalog, adding himself to a growing list of pop stars who ...

Others, particularly artists nearing the end of the careers, opted to sell their rights for estate planning purposes, Karp said. The deal is valued at $200 million, according to Billboard. “For 15 years I have been grateful to witness this journey and today I am happy for all those involved.

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Justin Bieber sells music rights to investment fund Hipgnosis (The Washington Post)

Hipgnosis said Bieber, one of the youngest artists to cash in on their catalogues amid a boom in music licensing deals, had made a huge impact on global ...

It was propelled by the pandemic, when many artists lost their source of income because they could no longer tour or perform, and investors flush with cash because of few investment opportunities in a low-interest-rate environment backed big deals to acquire popular music as a way to secure regular income derived from their copyrights. “We haven’t seen the terms of this deal [between Bieber and Hipgnosis], but often, assigning your music rights means losing your say over when and where that music is used,” she said. Funds such as Hipgnosis would acquire artists’ catalogues, bundle them together and pay dividends to shareholders off the royalties derived from their ownership of the song rights. The owners of both copyrights need to sign off on any deal to license the song. Under the terms of their agreement, Hipgnosis acquired Bieber’s publishing copyrights. “The impact of Justin Bieber on global culture over the last 14 years has truly been remarkable,” said Merck Mercuriadis, the chief executive of Hipgnosis Songs Fund, in a news release. Blackstone also bought an ownership stake in Hipgnosis Song Management. But the acquisition of Bieber’s music rights stands out among recent such deals because of Bieber’s age, says Richard Baskind, the head of the music department at the London-based law firm Simons Muirhead Burton. “They are being offered more in these deals than they would see in their lifetime if they retained and continued exercising these rights themselves. Accruing money generated from music can be a slow process and an administrative burden, with many royalty collection societies only paying out a few times a year.” The biggest deals have typically involved older artists who are selling the rights to decades of their life’s work. Justin Bieber has sold the rights to his music to a Blackstone-backed investment fund — becoming the latest, and one of the youngest, artists to cash in on their catalogues amid a boom in music licensing deals.

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Justin Bieber closed a $200 million rights deal. See 7 more top deals. (Business Insider)

Justin Bieber closed a deal with music investment and song management company Hipgnosis Songs Capital. Bieber sold the rights to all 290 songs in his ...

[sold](https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/media/justin-timberlake-music-catalog-sale/index.html) his entire song catalog— of roughly 200 songs— to Hipgnosis in May 2022 for upwards of $100 million, according to estimates from The Wall Street Journal. [sold](https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielshapiro/2021/04/30/inside-paul-simons-catalog-sale-at-250-million-its-one-of-musics-biggest-bob-dylan/?sh=468cafeb2ade) the rights to his song catalog to Sony Music Entertainment, which included hundreds of original compositions ranging from "The Sound of Silence" and "You Can Call Me Al." The agreement included his 26 studio albums and posthumous album, Toy, which was released the same month as the deal, Variety [reported](https://variety.com/2022/music/news/david-bowie-publishing-catalog-acquired-warner-chappell-1235145941/). Dylan, who has sold more than 125 million records worldwide, is also the [ first songwriter to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature](https://www.businessinsider.com/bob-dylan-just-won-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-2016-10). In 2020, Dylan signed over his entire song catalog of more than 600 songs to Universal Music Publishing Group. He released six studio albums, 290 songs, and sold more than 150 million records worldwide, according to the statement from Hipgnosis.

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Justin Bieber sells entire back catalogue for huge sum (AS English)

Canadian-born popstar Justin Bieber relinquishes rights to his entire life's work to Hipgnosis Song Management, selling all the music he's made since 2021.

“For 15 years I have been grateful to witness this journey and today I am happy for all those involved. Many of Hipgnosis’ biggest acquisitions have been Canadian-born artists, with the firm securing a multi-million dollar deal with Bob Rock for royalty rights to his work on 43 Metallica songs, including their hit ,’Enter Sandman’, and Michael Buble’s ‘Christmas Hits’. Bieber is one of many artists who have sold the rights to their life’s work, and it would be a very lucrative sale to make. The star joins the likes of Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, and Shakira, who have all recently sold their music catalogues to song management and record giants for substantial sums of money. “When Justin made the decision to make a catalog deal, we quickly found the best partner to preserve and grow this amazing legacy was Merck and Hipgnosis,” Braun said. Justin Bieber has sold the rights to his entire back catalogue, including hit songs like ‘Baby’ and ‘Sorry’ to Hipgnosis Songs Capital for what is rumored to be $200 million.

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Justin Bieber Sold His Music Catalog at the Ripe Old Age of 28 (Vanity Fair)

These sales, which have grown in popularity in recent years, are more typical for musicians at the end of their careers, with their legacies already in ...

He got [Lyme disease](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/stars-whove-battled-lyme-disease-justin-bieber-bella-hadid-more/) and has had [a couple](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/10/justin-bieber-hailey-baldwin-church-ceremony-upstate-canada) wedding [ceremonies](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/10/justin-bieber-hailey-baldwin-wedding-photos) (to one person—Hailey Bieber). [peed in that bucket](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2013/12/charity-water-justin-bieber). There was the thing with the [monkey](https://people.com/pets/justin-bieber-opens-up-about-his-confiscated-monkey-it-was-the-farthest-thing-from-fine/). That interest itself might have been driven by that warm feeling of good music during the hardest pandemic years, and also companies like Spotify, which have provided new avenues for the tippy-top of successful musicians to make money. Hipgnosis also has Barry Manilow and the other Justin, Justin Timberlake. The sales from legacy musicians get a ton of headlines, but Hipgnosis and Vine Alternative Investments have snapped up the catalogs of younger musicians like Shakira and Calvin Harris, respectively. Catalog sales seem to attract musicians at the end of their careers, ones who can look back on their body of work and say, sure, use those songs in car commercials, or whatever. People like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks, Paul Simon, the Beach Boys, Neil Young, who have sold their catalogs, or large portions of them. Neither side will confirm how much, but the catalog is grade A, pure American-by-way-of-Canada pop. The estimate is just above $200 million, per “Sorry”? “Baby”?

Justin Bieber sells the rights to his entire catalog for over $200 million (WSIU)

Justin Bieber is the latest musician to sell the rights to his entire catalog of music. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Billboard music publishing reporter ...

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Justin Bieber sells rights to 'Baby,' rest of music catalog (Saanich News)

The Canadian-American pop star's six albums, including his most recent album “Justice,” are part of the massive catalog sale deal with Hipgnosis, a U.K-based ...

A song or album that sells more than a million copies receives platinum certification, while works that surpass two million sales become multiplatinum. Bieber’s publishing copyrights, songwriter’s ownership, master recordings and all rights of his entire catalog of recordings made through 2021 are now owned by Hipgnosis. Hipgnosis [acquired Shakira’s catalog](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-shakira-30e5d4736c1927fe4f02c95fd856f055) in 2018.

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Thursday briefing: How Justin Bieber selling his back catalogue for ... (The Guardian)

In today's newsletter: The Canadian singer is the latest among many stars to give up the rights to their music in exchanging for untold sums – but will it ...

In spite of Brexit, the pandemic and now a cost of living crisis, trade is booming, with co-founder Ian Stirling telling her that the business – the third distillery to open in the city in recent years – sees itself as part of a “new wave”. Toby Moses, head of newsletters [Heather Stewart went to](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/25/the-job-is-not-human-uk-retail-warehouse-staff-describe-gruelling-work)Coventry to speak to the Amazon workers striking for the first time. Nimo [Jonathan Freedland’s warm recollection](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jan/25/ian-black-obituary)of Ian Black, the Guardian’s former Europe, diplomatic and Middle East editor who died this week, is a beautiful tribute to a journalist who managed to cover the most thorny of issues in the most elegant way imaginable: “Even if [Jews and Palestinians] rarely agreed on much else, they found common ground on this: when it came to coverage of the Middle East, you could trust Ian Black.” Toby [Anita Asante writes](http://theguardian.com/football/2023/jan/25/coaching-has-given-me-months-of-headaches-but-also-bags-of-joy-anita-asante) about the joy and hardships that come with coaching, as an assistant at Bristol City. Similarly, at Scotland’s oldest working distillery, Glenturret, managing director John Laurie echoed the sentiment that it is a golden age for the production of scotch: “There are 122 distilleries in Japan and it’s still one of our strongest markets. [Phoebe Jane Boyd reflects](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/25/brendan-fraser-fat-suit-the-whale-tragic-funny)on this flimsy Hollywood “progress” after Brendan Fraser earned an Oscar nomination for his fat-suited performance in The Whale. While there might be merit in wanting to invest in artists in an industry that has historically exploited them, ultimately it seems likely the rate of growth and the size of these deals are not sustainable. Conversely, it also might mean that publishers who are spending huge sums of money on these catalogues will have less money to invest “in the short-term on the new stars of tomorrow,” Eamonn notes. After five years of investment and disruption, 2023 could be the year that their chickens come home to roost – are they going to sell, or will they stick it out and hold on to – and work on – these catalogues for 50 or 60 years? In 2022, that number declined but was still steady, at [9.2%.](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/2022-us-year-end-music-report-luminate-top-album-bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-1235196736/) And with TikTok propelling older tunes to the top of the charts, it’s no surprise that people are combing through back catalogues to find hits from previous decades. The severity of some of the claims and the extent of the investigation have led to doubts from government insiders about how long Raab can stay in his position. But the sheer size of the deals have prompted many to ask whether they are overvalued or hyper-inflated.

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Justin Bieber sells 15-year back catalogue 'for $200m' (Crow River Media)

Justin Bieber has reportedly netted $200 million after selling his 15-year music catalogue – following in the footsteps of artists including Bob Dylan, ...

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