Britney Spears sells rights to her music catalogue in reported deal

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by Agence France-PresseFebruary 11, 2026 at 02:52 AM

AI Summary

short article 1 min

Britney Spears has sold the rights to her music catalogue, including iconic hits like "Baby One More Time," to music publisher Primary Wave, as reported on Tuesday. The deal is estimated to be worth around $200 million, similar to Justin Bieber's 2023 catalogue sale. This acquisition adds Spears' work to Primary Wave's portfolio, which already includes the music of Whitney Houston, Bob Marley, and Prince. Spears, 44, joins a growing trend of artists selling their music rights, following deals made by Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie's estate, and others in recent years. The sale allows Spears to receive a large sum of money upfront in exchange for relinquishing future royalties and control over her recordings.

Key Entities & Roles

Key Player Opposition Context

ZZ Top 30% Paul Simon 30% Tina Turner 30% Sony Music Entertainment 40% David Bowie 40% Warner Chappell Music 40% Justin Bieber 50% Bruce Springsteen 50% United States ×260% Primary Wave 70% Britney Spears ×3100%

Keywords

music rights 100% music catalogue 90% britney spears 80% sale 70% music publisher 60% artists 50% primary wave 50% deal 40%

Sentiment Analysis

Neutral

Score: 0.10

Source Transparency

Source

South China Morning Post

Classification Confidence

90%

Geographic Perspective

United States

This article was automatically classified using rule-based analysis.

Topic Connections

Explore how the topics in this article connect to other news stories

No topic relationship data available yet. This graph will appear once topic relationships have been computed.

music rights music catalogue britney spears sale music publisher artists primary wave deal

Explore Full Topic Graph

Find Similar Articles

AI-Powered

Discover articles with similar content using semantic similarity analysis.