{"id":381748,"date":"2021-12-16T09:23:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T06:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bruce-springsteen-sells-music-rights-to-sony\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T09:23:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T06:23:21","slug":"bruce-springsteen-sells-music-rights-to-sony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bruce-springsteen-sells-music-rights-to-sony\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bruce Springsteen sells music rights to Sony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Bruce Springsteen sells music rights to Sony<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Baby, he was born to (take the money and) run.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Springsteen reportedly sold his iconic song and publishing catalog to Sony Music \u2013 for a whopping figure in the ballpark of $500 million, reports said.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was first <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/bruce-springsteen-sells-masters-publishing-sony\/\">reported by Billboard<\/a> and would represent one of the most lucrative music catalog deals in industry history \u2013 surpassing Bob Dylan\u2019s blockbuster sale of his work to Universal Music Group for around $400 million.<\/p>\n<p>Sources <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/music\/news\/bruce-springsteen-sells-catalog-sony-500-million-1235134590\/\">told Variety<\/a> that Springsteen\u2019s sale is a \u201cdone\u201d deal and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/12\/15\/arts\/music\/bruce-springsteen-sells-music-catalog.html\">the New York Times<\/a> reported the agreement was struck in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The 72-year-old signed in 1972 with Sony subsidiary Columbia Records, and he has owned the rights to his music since sometime in the 1990s, according to Variety.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bruce-springsteen-693.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Springsteen's deal with Sony is estimated to worth roughly $500 million.\" class=\"wp-image-20509543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bruce-springsteen-693.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bruce-springsteen-693.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bruce-springsteen-693.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Springsteen\u2019s deal with Sony is estimated to be worth roughly $500 million.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for SUFH<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bruce-springsteen-696.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The &quot;Born To Run&quot; singer reportedly owned the rights to his music since the 1990s.\" class=\"wp-image-20509552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bruce-springsteen-696.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bruce-springsteen-696.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bruce-springsteen-696.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The \u201cBorn to Run\u201d singer reportedly owned the rights to his music since the 1990s.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Greg Allen\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Under the new deal, Sony acquired the Boss\u2019 entire collection, including mega-popular albums \u201cBorn to Run\u201d and \u201cBorn in the U.S.A.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No public announcement has been made regarding the sale.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Springsteen\u2019s album catalog netted about $15 million in revenue, according to Billboard. 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