Britney Spears Cashes In

Britney Spears

Former pop superstar Britney Spears has sold the rights to her entire music catalog to independent music publisher Primary Wave, in a major deal reportedly worth around $200 million that underscores the booming market for legacy artist catalogs.

The transaction, finalized on December 30, 2025, transfers Spears' ownership share—including publishing rights, artist royalties, and master recordings—to Primary Wave, according to legal documents reviewed by multiple outlets and confirmations from sources familiar with the agreement.

 

Neither Spears nor Primary Wave has issued an official comment, and exact terms remain under non-disclosure agreements, though the figure aligns with other high-profile catalog sales like Justin Bieber's $200 million deal in 2023.

Spears' catalog spans nine studio albums and includes some of the most iconic pop hits of the late 1990s and 2000s, such as "...Baby One More Time," "Oops!... I Did It Again," "Toxic," "I'm a Slave 4 U," "Circus," "Gimme More," and "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman." These songs defined Y2K-era bubblegum and teen pop, helping Spears sell over 150 million records worldwide and become one of the best-selling female artists in history. 

She has not released a new album since Glory in 2016 or performed live in years, following the end of her 13-year conservatorship in 2021.Primary Wave, a New York-based company founded in 2005, specializes in acquiring and managing iconic music catalogs. It now controls rights from legends including Prince, Bob Marley, Whitney Houston, Stevie Nicks, Notorious B.I.G., James Brown, and others—representing thousands of Top 10 hits. 

The Spears acquisition adds one of the most commercially enduring modern pop repertoires to its portfolio, likely for use in licensing, sync deals (films, ads, TV), re-releases, and creative expansions.