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Justin Bieber sells rights to 91ƵBaby,91Ƶ rest of music catalog

Billboard Magazine reports that the sale was worth an estimated $200 million

Justin Bieber91Ƶs record-breaking pop hits from 91ƵBaby91Ƶ to 91ƵSorry91Ƶ are no longer his after the superstar sold the rights to all his early career music.

The Canadian-American pop star91Ƶs six albums, including his most recent album 91ƵJustice,91Ƶ are part of the massive catalog sale deal with Hipgnosis, a U.K-based music investment company.

Top artists like , 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. Hipgnosis in 2018.

Bieber91Ƶs publishing copyrights, songwriter91Ƶs ownership, master recordings and all rights of his entire catalog of recordings made through 2021 are now owned by Hipgnosis. That covers 290 titles, including hits like 91ƵPeaches91Ƶ 91ƵBeauty and the Beat91Ƶ music that Bieber has been releasing since he was 13.

The deal91Ƶs financial details have not been disclosed, but Billboard Magazine that the sale was worth an estimated $200 million.

91ƵJustin is truly a once in a generation artist and that is reflected and acknowledged by the magnitude of this deal.91Ƶ Scooter Braun, Bieber91Ƶs longtime manager, said in a statement Tuesday.

All of Bieber91Ƶs six official studio albums have been certified platinum or multiplatinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and he91Ƶs recorded 33 singles that have been designated platinum or multi-platinum globally. A song or album that sells more than a million copies receives platinum certification, while works that surpass two million sales become multiplatinum.

Bieber is the eighth most listened to artist in the world on Spotify, with 69 million monthly listeners and over 30 billion streams. has been streamed more than 2.9 billion times on YouTube.

91ƵThe impact of Justin Bieber on global culture over the last 14 years has truly been remarkable,91Ƶ said Merck Mercuriadis, the founder of Hipgnosis Song Management.

Mercuriadis said that Bieber is a defining artist in the streaming age and 91Ƶthe acquisition ranks among the biggest deals ever made for an artist under the age of 70.91Ƶ





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