<p id=”par-1_63″>Britney Spears has been making big money moves in recent weeks. The troubled songstress, who dominated the pop music scene for several years in the early 2000s, has sold <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/britney-spears-5-no-1-singles-only-1-spent-more-than-week-top-chart.html/”>her music catalog. </a>While the sale is said to be worth a lot of money, Spears’ sale isn’t even close to the most expensive music catalog deal in history. That distinction goes to Queen.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-how-much-did-britney-spears-sell-her-music-catalog-for”>How much did Britney Spears sell her music catalog for?</h2>
<p id=”par-2_55″>Britney Spears’ 2025 didn’t look all that great, with fans deeply concerned for her mental health. While some of <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/notable-people/britney-spears-shuts-down-instagram-again.html/”>her social media posts</a> were pretty chaotic, the “Lucky” singer was quietly making moves behind the scenes. <a href=”https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/10/britney-spears-sells-music-catalog/”>TMZ</a> has learned that Britney Spears inked a deal for her music catalog just before the end of 2025.</p>
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<p id=”par-3_51″>According to the outlet, Spears sold the rights to her music catalog, including bops like “Baby One More Time” and “Toxic”, to Primary Wave, a music publisher. The deal, believed to be worth around $200 million, matches several other big sales in recent years. She finalized the sale on December 30.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-whose-music-catalog-sold-for-the-most-money”>Whose music catalog sold for the most money?</h2>
<p id=”par-4_73″>While Britney Spears’ catalog sale is a massive deal in th industry, it isn’t the most money that has exchanged hands for a music catalog. Queen’s music catalog was sold in 2024 for a record-breaking $1.27 billion. Michael Jackson’s work is estimated to be worth around the same amount after Sony acquired a 50% stake in the catalog back in 2024 for $600 million. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/michael-jacksons-estate-gave-stranger-things-the-right-to-use-thriller-after-50-phone-calls.html/”>Jackson’s estate </a>retains the rights to the other 50%.</p>
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<p id=”par-5_58″>Bruce Springsteen sold his catalog to Sony for a reported $500 million back in 2021. He has since downplayed the sale after reports suggested he was a billionaire following its finalization. Springsteen told <a href=”https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/bruce-springsteen-interview-trump-is-mentally-unstable/”>The Telegraph</a> back in 2024 that even with his catalog sale, he wasn’t a billionaire because he had spent “too much money” on “frivolous” things.</p>
<p id=”par-6_52″>Katy Perry and Justin Bieber’s music catalog sales come closest to Spears’ reported deal. Perry sold the rights to her music back in 2021 for $225 million. Bieber sold his music catalog for $200 million in 2023. Bieber’s sale was said to have been fueled by financial need. He’s never confirmed that.</p>