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The Police frontman, Sting has sold the song rights to the band’s catalogue, along with his solo works, to Universal. Find out more about this mammoth sale here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the 10th of February, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) announced it had acquired 17-time GRAMMY Award winner, Sting\u2019s catalogue of music. The worldwide agreement covers the iconic artist’s hits, including Roxanne<\/em>, Every Breath You Take<\/em>, Fields Of Gold<\/em>, and Message In A Bottle<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Universal has been Sting’s label home for the entirety of his career. Speaking of the acquisition<\/a>, the company named Sting as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“One of the most commercially successful and critically-acclaimed songwriters of the last half-century.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The exact financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, however it has been estimated the sale was for around $250 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is far from the first large scale selling off of music rights to labels or investors. In recent years, the acquisition of major artists’ catalogues for eye-watering sums has become more and more frequent. Last year, Sony bought Bruce Springsteen’s complete catalogue for around $550 million. This covered his recorded music and songwriting, which fall under two different copyrights<\/a>. Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Paul Simon, and Stevie Nicks are among some of the big names who have sold off the song rights to their catalogues lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sting, whose real name is Gordon Summer, commented on the sale of his works, saying, \u201cIt is absolutely essential to me that my career\u2019s body of work have a home where it is valued and respected. Not only to connect with longtime fans in new ways but also to introduce my songs to new audiences, musicians and generations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The British-born singer-songwriter, actor, activist, and ex-teacher has sold over 100 million albums worldwide over his career. As co-founder, frontman and bassist of The Police, Sting became one of the world’s best-selling artists. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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