Britney Spears sells the rights to her music catalog

Britney Spears scored the aboriginal 2000s with hits from “Oops!... I Did It Again” to “Toxic.”

Now, the rights to those songs volition beryllium to euphony publishing institution Primary Wave aft Spears reportedly signed a large caller deal, according to NBC News. The outlet approximated the woody was for $200 million, and details of the merchantability were not disclosed.

Primary Wave, which was founded 20 years agone with the acquisition of 50% involvement and concern successful Kurt Cobain’s euphony publishing catalog, besides owns songs from the catalogs of euphony legends Bob Marley, Stevie Nicks and Whitney Houston, among others.

Representatives for Primary Wave and Spears did not instantly respond to The Times’ requests for comment.

Music rights acquisitions person go progressively fashionable investments successful caller years arsenic the recorded euphony manufacture has boomed with the advent of streaming. With entree to sprawling libraries connected Spotify and Apple Music, consumers are listening to albums and creator catalogs astatine higher rates, and older artists are much prone to popping backmost into the zeitgeist. Licensing for movies and TV is besides booming, and with Y2K nostalgia permeating today’s media, Spears whitethorn beryllium selling astatine an opportune time.

Trade work Music Business Worldwide estimated that much than $5 cardinal changed hands done euphony rights acquisitions successful 2021, The Times antecedently reported. Additionally, songwriting catalogs astatine that clip were being valued astatine doubly the mean terms than successful the 25 years prior.

Notable sellers see Bruce Springsteen, who successful 2021 made a woody with Sony Music Entertainment to relinquish his maestro recordings and songs for $500 million. Shortly thereafter, David Bowie‘s property sold his songwriting catalog to Warner Chappell Music for $250 million. ZZ Top, Tina Turner and Paul Simon each made akin deals astir the aforesaid time.

Spears successful 2023 released her memoir, “The Woman successful Me,” which recounted her emergence to fame and yearslong conflict to flight a conservatorship she was placed nether successful 2008 for alleged intelligence wellness concerns. Music writer Jeff Weiss’ 2025 book, “Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly,” included details — immoderate true, immoderate fabricated — from that highly publicized clip successful the singer’s life.

Spears’ ex-husband Kevin Federline followed the “Gimme More” singer’s memoir with past year’s “You Thought You Knew,” successful which helium accused Spears of consuming cocaine portion she was inactive breastfeeding their 2nd son, among different alleged concerning behaviors. Spears denied the allegations connected societal media.

Former Times unit writer Ryan Faughnder contributed to this report.