Thursday, February 12, 2026 - Britney Spears has reportedly sold the rights to her music catalogue in a deal believed to be worth around $281million, according to US media reports.
The agreement includes hits such as “…Baby One More Time”
and “Oops!… I Did It Again,” songs that helped define late 1990s and early
2000s pop music. Celebrity news outlet TMZ cited sources familiar with the
transaction, though it noted that the exact figure is not specified in the
legal documents.
The reported sum places Spears’ deal in a similar range to
that of Justin Bieber, who sold his catalogue in 2023. Spears, 44, joins a
growing list of major artists who have monetised their music rights in recent
years, including Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Shakira and KISS.
US outlets reported that the rights were acquired by Primary
Wave, a music publisher whose portfolio includes works by Whitney Houston, Bob
Marley and Prince.
Publishing rights entitle owners to receive royalties
whenever songs are streamed, broadcast, sold, or used in films and advertising.
The expanding music rights market has become increasingly attractive to
investors in the streaming era, offering long-term revenue streams.
Major record companies such as Sony Music Entertainment,
Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group have also expanded their presence
in the catalogue acquisition space, alongside specialist firms like Recognition
Music Group and Concord Music Publishing.
Spears rose to global fame in the late 1990s but has largely
stepped back from the music industry in recent years. In 2021, a US court ended
a 13-year conservatorship that had given her father control over her financial
affairs, an arrangement she had publicly described as abusive.
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