As had been hinted at previously, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN has sold his recorded masters and publishing catalogs to SONY in a $500 million deal, according to a report in BILLBOARD..SPRINGSTEEN had been shopping both his recorded album catalog and publishing, which UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING had been administering.SPRINGSTEEN s album catalog has sold 65.5 million copies in the U.S., including the 15-times-platinum "Born In The U.S.A." His music has generated 2.25 million consumption units .
ADELE’s fourth album on COLUMBIA RECORDS, "30" has the biggest debut sales week of the year for any album in the U.S., surpassing DRAKE’s "Certified Lover Boy," according to BILLBOARD.According to MRC DATA, "30" has earned more than 660,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. from NOVEMBER 19th through MONDAY, with over 560,000 of that sum in traditional album sales.DRAKE’s "Certified Lover Boy" launched with 613,000 units in the week .
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN is shopping both his recorded music and publishing catalogs, with an estimated price tag between $330 million and $415 million, according to BILLBOARD. Sources say discussions are underway with SONY MUSIC, where he s spent his entire career, for the sale.Streaming has revitalized artist catalogs, with UNIVERSAL acquiring BOB DYLAN s catalog,and HIPGNOSIS garnering half of NEIL YOUNG s catalog and all of LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM s. STEVIE NICKS, RYAN TEDDER and DAVID CROSBY are .