Report: Bruce Springsteen to Sell Catalog for $500 Million in Biggest Transaction for an Artist EverThe musician has reportedly inked a lucrative deal with Sony Music.

ByEmily Rella

看起来像老板Born to Runstraight to the bank with the deal he reportedly just closed on his music catalog.

According to theNew York Times, which cited sources familiar with the deal, Bruce Springsteen has closed a deal to sell his entire music catalog to Sony Records for a cool $500 million.

The catalog includes songs Springsteen recorded himself and also wrote as a songwriter, and it would mark the biggest catalog transaction ever for any one single artist.

斯普林斯汀最近的album,Letter to You, was released in October of 2020 and marks his 20th studio album.

The artist hasalso released73 singles, 23 live albums, seven box sets, eight compilation albums and eight extended plays.

He is the seventh-highest-selling male artist of all time in the U.S., sitting directly behind George Strait, whohas sold69 million albums.

According toCelebrity Net Worth, the musician is worth an estimated $650 million and racks up more than $80 million per year when he's touring.

Among his entire discography, he'ssold over65.5 million album copies in the U.S. alone and 150 million records worldwide.

Springsteen has not yet publicly commented on the reported deal.

Emily Rella

Entrepreneur Staff

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Emily Rella is a Senior News Writer at Entrepreneur.com. Previously, she was an editor at Verizon Media. Her coverage spans features, business, lifestyle, tech, entertainment, and lifestyle. She is a 2015 graduate of Boston College and a Ridgefield, CT native. Find her on Twitter at @EmilyKRella.

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