Justin Bieber

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 have inked ...

Others, particularly artists nearing the end of the careers, opted to sell their rights for estate planning purposes, Karp said. [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/justin-bieber-sells-catalog-hipgnosis-1234651518/) called the sale the largest of any artist of Bieber’s generation. Shakira stuck a deal announced this month with Hipgnosis Songs Fund for her entire catalog, which includes hits like “Hips Don’t Lie,” “Whenever, Wherever,” and “She Wolf.” [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/pro/justin-bieber-sold-publishing-recording-rights-hipgnosis/). [Bob Dylan](https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/25/entertainment/music-artists-selling-catalog/index.html), [Bruce Springsteen](https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/entertainment/bruce-springsteen-sells-music-catalog/index.html), [Neil Young](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/business/neil-young-rights-deal-scli-intl-gbr/index.html), Stevie Nicks, [Justin Timberlake](https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/media/justin-timberlake-music-catalog-sale/index.html), [Sting](https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/10/media/sting-music-catalogue/index.html) and many others have recently sold the rights to their royalties. “For 15 years I have been grateful to witness this journey and today I am happy for all those involved.

Singer, 28, sells rights to 291 songs he has released, or had interest in, up until end of 2021.

“This acquisition ranks among the biggest deals ever made for an artist under the age of 70,” said Mercuriadis. “At only 28 years of age, he is one of a handful of defining artists of the streaming era that has revitalised the entire music industry.” The 28-year-old has sold all the rights to the 291 songs he has released, or has an interest in, up until the end of 2021, to Hipgnosis Songs Capital, the music rights business backed with an initial $1bn from the private equity firm Blackstone.

The company will acquire the rights to all the music that Justin Bieber released through Dec. 31, 2021.

"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 in the press release. If artists were to wait until after this tax plan goes into effect, they would be paying a higher tax on the sale of their catalog. "Such is the power of this incredible catalog that has almost 82 million monthly listeners and over 30 billion streams on Spotify alone."

NEW YORK: Pop juggernaut Justin Bieber has sold his music publishing and recording catalog shares to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital for $200 ...

Recording rights govern reproduction and distribution. "Justin is truly a once in a generation artist and that is reflected and acknowledged by the magnitude of this deal." "The impact of Justin Bieber on global culture over the last 14 years has truly been remarkable," said Hipgnosis chief Merck Mercuriadis, a longtime music industry executive, in a statement.

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.

NEW YORK (AFP) – Pop juggernaut Justin Bieber has sold his music publishing and recording catalog shares to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital ...

Recording rights govern reproduction and distribution. “Justin is truly a once in a generation artist and that is reflected and acknowledged by the magnitude of this deal.” Braun has been Bieber’s manager for 15 years, and in a statement said “when Justin made the decision to make a catalogue deal we quickly found the best partner to preserve and grow this amazing legacy was Merck and Hipgnosis.” “At only 28 years of age, he is one of a handful of defining artists of the streaming era that has revitalized the entire music industry, taking a loyal and worldwide audience with him on a journey from teen phenomenon to culturally important artist.” “The impact of Justin Bieber on global culture over the last 14 years has truly been remarkable,” said Hipgnosis chief Merck Mercuriadis, a longtime music industry executive, in a statement. Younger catalogs are seen as riskier territory, but Bieber is among the best-selling artists ever, and now Hipgnosis has his share in some of the 21st century’s biggest hits including “Baby” and “Sorry.”

Pop juggernaut Justin Bieber has sold his music publishing and recording catalog shares to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital for $200 million, ...

Recording rights govern reproduction and distribution. "Justin is truly a once in a generation artist and that is reflected and acknowledged by the magnitude of this deal." "The impact of Justin Bieber on global culture over the last 14 years has truly been remarkable," said Hipgnosis chief Merck Mercuriadis, a longtime music industry executive, in a statement.

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.

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.

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 have inked ...

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.

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.

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 have inked ...

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”?

NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Bieber's record-breaking pop hits from “Baby” to “Sorry” are no longer his after the superstar sold the rights to all his early ...

A song or album that sells more than a million copies receives platinum certification, while works that surpass two million sales become multiplatinum. Hipgnosis [acquired Shakira's catalog](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-shakira-30e5d4736c1927fe4f02c95fd856f055?utm_source=st.%20albert%20gazette&utm_campaign=st.%20albert%20gazette%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral) in 2018. 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. Mercuriadis said that Bieber is a defining artist in the streaming age and “the acquisition ranks among the biggest deals ever made for an artist under the age of 70.” “Justin is truly a once in a generation artist and that is reflected and acknowledged by the magnitude of this deal.” Scooter Braun, Bieber’s longtime manager, said in a statement Tuesday. [Sting](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-business-bob-dylan-stevie-nicks-paul-simon-911cda08593588e06ec16e5f983cb5a4?utm_source=st.%20albert%20gazette&utm_campaign=st.%20albert%20gazette%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral), [Bob Dylan](https://apnews.com/article/bob-dylan-music-catalog-umg-7748e53ffd61e8fe6652a1b6af82ed20?utm_source=st.%20albert%20gazette&utm_campaign=st.%20albert%20gazette%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral) and Shakira have in recent years sold rights to their catalogs for massive sums, but at 28 Bieber is the youngest superstar singer to do so.

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 ...