Posted on 01/25/2023 5:55:55 AM PST by Enlightened1
Justin Bieber has sold all his peaches.
The 28 year old pop star becomes the youngest of all music performers to sell the entire rights to his songs. The buyer is Hipgnosis, the very hot firm that has bought out catalogs of much older stars for more money and with more material. Universal Music Group will own Bieber’s master recordings. But all the songs like “Peaches” and “”Love Yourself” will be owned by Hipgnosis, including parts of songs he wrote with other people.
The price is $200 million, which after taxes and paying all the lawyers involved, and maintaining Bieber’s lifestyle, is not a lot.
This deal is surprising because it suggests a couple of things: that Bieber’s touring and recording future are question marks. The singer has cancelled many tours and pieces of tours because of exhaustion, and also because of medical issues like face paralysis. He’s conceded that he suffers from depression.
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How is his Pfizer Smile coming along? (facial paralysis)
Oh, I know. I understand I am not listening to “top 40” songs much any more.
But...I can recognize a TS song on the radio. I think she appeals to a much broader range of listeners. I am an old fart and I stay fairly up to date. I KNOW who JB is..and I am sure I have heard his music. It just did not make much of an impression—other than he uses a lot of “autotune.”
I guess my point is that in 40 years, Taylor Swift will be thought of as a BIG star—a Classic. Beieber, not so much.
The Bieb played guard in one celebrity b-ball game, and he was surprisingly good.
It’s sort of like winning one of those billion + lotteries. By the time it gets into your hands it’s not as big a deal as it initially sounded. Yes still big for most people for sure just not as advertised.
” a savings account with zero risk”
There’s no such thing.
Sounds like what Rossini did when it came to his operas 200 years ago...
He’s only 28 years old?
Dang.
Seems like people have been ridiculing him and his music for thirty years!
LOL
Good money if you can get it. IF he invests it wisely and doesn’t go crazy on spending he’ll never have to work again.
Take $200 million to the Ukraine Real Estate Market right now and you could do some damage instead of letting the US inflate out the value of your portfolio and steal it all from you.
Wise decision on his part I would say.
He had his moments of brilliance for his day.
Sell it.
Live comfortably and get yourself a view with a pond.
I say this as a boomer that never heard one song.
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