Main points
- Britney Spears sold the rights to her music catalog to a famous label for $200 million.
- The company also owns the rights to songs by Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G. and Prince.
Britney Spears sold the rights to all her hits / Getty Images
Pop superstar Britney Spears has sold the rights to her entire music catalog, which includes nine studio albums, to a major label that already owns Whitney Houston's songs.
Who bought the rights to Britney Spears' songs?
Spears, 44, sold the album to independent music label Primary Wave on December 30 for an estimated $200 million, the BBC reports.
Since her debut in 1999, her catalog includes nine studio albums. The singer is known for the hits Baby One More Time, Oops!… I Did It Again, Toxic and Gimme More.
In January 2024, the singer stated that she would “never return to the music industry.” Her last song was a duet with Elton John, released in 2022.
Primary Wave is also known to have acquired the rights to the Notorious BIG, Prince and Whitney Houston properties. Details of the sale and the exact price of Spears' catalog were not disclosed.
By the way, famous artists like Bruce Springsteen, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, and Shakira have also recently sold their catalogs.
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