Britney Spears Sells Rights to Entire Music Catalogue for $200-M

Pop superstar Britney Spears has sold the rights to her entire music catalogue, Nadine Saar and Claire Keenan reported for BBC News.

Details of the sale and the exact price of Spears’ catalogue have not been made public. (Photo: hnkkk Flickr) 

Spears, 44, sold her catalogue to independent music publisher Primary Wave on Dec. 30, 2025, for $200 million (£14 million).

The singer — whose protracted conservatorship long dictated her personal and professional life — is known for hits such as “…Baby One More Time,” “Oops!... I Did It Again,” “Toxic,” and “Gimme More.”

In January 2024, the singer said she would “never return to the music industry.” Her most recent release was a duet with Elton John in 2022.

Primary Wave has also acquired rights to the estates of the Notorious B.I.G., Prince, and Whitney Houston. Details of the sale and the exact price of Spears’ catalogue have not been made public.

High-profile artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, and Shakira have also recently sold their catalogues. Springsteen sold his back catalogue to Sony in 2021 for $500 million, while Bieber reportedly signed a $200 million deal with Hipgnosis Songs Capital in 2023.

The publisher was founded 20 years ago by music executive Lawrence Mestel after purchasing 50 percent of Kurt Cobain’s share of the Nirvana catalogue.