Justin Timberlake Sells Song Catalog to Blackstone-Backed Hipgnosis for $100 Million

The Strokes’ catalogue.According to Rolling Stone, The Strokes frontman has sold a portion of both publishing rights and masters rights to Primary Wave for an undisclosed sum.Primary Wave have not revealed whether Casablancas has retained a portion of his stake. The sale only includes Casablancas’ rights for The Strokes’ music, not his other projects, a Primary Wave representative told Rolling Stone.Casablancas is the latest musician to have made money in the music copyright sales world.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to share a new song this week – listen to a preview of ‘Nerve Flip’ below.The song originally existed as a Japanese bonus track from the band’s new album ‘Unlimited Love’.This Friday (June 3) it will now come to all streaming services.Preview ‘Nerve Flip’ below.A post shared by Red Hot Chili Peppers (@chilipeppers)Since its release in March, ‘Unlimited Love’ has gone on to become the best-selling rock album of 2022 so far.The band’s 12th album topped the Billboard 200 chart and the UK albums chart and it has gone to Number One in several other countries since its release.It’s the Californian band’s best-selling album since their 2006 double LP ‘Stadium Arcadium’ and their first since guitarist John Frusciante returned to the band after leaving following that particular record.In a four-star review of the record, NME’s Ali Shutler wrote: “There’s a lot to ‘Unlimited Love’, both in scale and ambition. It’s at once familiar – without being boring – and fresh (but never at the expense of the band’s identity).”Meanwhile, the band were among a host of artists including U2‘s Bono and Edge, Bruce Springsteen and Elton John who recently joined Global Citizen’s new ‘Stand Up For Ukraine’ campaign.

Justin Timberlake is bidding "bye, bye, bye" to his music! The star has officially sold his entire music catalog, a deal many artists have been favoring recently.ALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleThe singer struck a deal with Hipgnosis Song Management, selling his repertoire for a whopping $100 million.Some of the iconic songs included in the sale are his hits SexyBack, Mirrors, and Cry Me a River.WATCH: Justin's ex Britney Spears dances to one of his songsMORE: Inside Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake's exclusive family home at private ski resort"I am excited to be partnering with [Hipgnosis founder and CEO Merck Mercuriadis]," Justin said in a statement, before going on to say that: "He values artists and their creative work and has always been a strong supporter of songwriters and storytelling."Though it is unclear what this means for him as far as upcoming music plans – or if he is considering retiring from music entirely – he maintained that: "I look forward to entering this next chapter." What's more, the deal goes beyond his music catalog, and also includes owning Justin's very own copyright, as well as "ownership and the financial interests of the writer and publisher's share of the star's public performance income going forward," according to E! News.

Justin Timberlake is $100 million richer. On Thursday, it was revealed by The Wall Street Journal that the singer reached a music-rights deal valued at more than $100 million to Hipgnosis Songs Capital, a fund backed by private equity firm Blackstone.

Hipgnosis has acquired the songs catalogue of Justin Timberlake. That’s right, Justin Timberlake. They just bought it right off him.

Justin Timberlake has sold his song catalogue to Hipgnosis Song Management, in a deal that gives the company all the rights to the artist’s previously released music.Hipgnosis Song Management have bought 100 per cent of Timberlake’s rights, including to tracks like ‘SexyBack’, ‘Rock Your Body’, and ‘Can’t Stop The Feeling’. The deal pertains to Timberlake’s publishing rights but not his recording rights, which means songs that he either wrote or co-wrote.As he wasn’t a songwriter on some of NSYNC’s best-known hits such as ‘Bye Bye Bye’ and ‘It’s Gonna Be Me’, these are not included in the sale but the majority of his solo work will be included.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJustin Timberlake, one of the most successful pop singers of the past 20 years, has sold a song catalog to Hipgnosis Song Management, the company has announced.Hipgnosis has acquired 100% of all of Justin Timberlake’s copyright, ownership and financial interests of the writer and publisher’s share of public performance income, and the catalog of musical compositions written by Justin Timberlake, according to the announcement. Also included in the sale to Hipgnosis are the worldwide administration rights to the compositions, subject to the remaining term of Universal Music’s administration rights, which expire in 2025.

U. S. shows will be announced at a later date, with additional UK and European dates on the way.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAt the first UJA-New York ceremony in three years, LL Cool J, Gayle King and Andy Cohen paid tribute and Maneskin played an acoustic set for Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s influential president and chief content officer, before an audience packed with music-industry brass on Wednesday.Greenstein’s impact and influence was amply demonstrated not only by Maneskin — who flew in specifically for the event from Europe, where they performed on the Eurovision Song Contest over the weekend — but by a tribute video that featured personal messages from Bruce Springsteen, Drake, Jimmy Buffett, Howard Stern, Megyn Kelly, Kevin Hart, Sway, Little Steven and others.Most importantly, the event raised a record $2 million-plus for the United Jewish Appeal, which provides assistance to people in need everywhere from Ukraine and the Middle East to New York and more than 70 countries around the world. Every year, UJA allocates approximately $150 million in grants — and to date has allocated more than $13 million in emergency funds for Ukraine.

Justin Timberlake is one of the many celebrities that helped Ellen DeGeneres say goodbye to her talk show, and his episode aired Tuesday. Timberlake was DeGeneres’ second guest when the show first started in 2003, and she gifted him the first pair of Ellen underwear, which he put on his head. “You didn’t know how to wear underwear at that time,” she quipped.

Justin Timberlake’s kids keep him young! During Tuesday’s appearance on, the 41-year-old musician opened up about fatherhood.“Having kids, I feel like you get to see the world again through their eyes,” the singer, who shares sons Silas, 7, and Phineas, 21 months, with wife Jessica Biel, said during a round of «Burning Questions.»  After admitting during the game that he thought that he would have grown out of “being childish,” the actor shared some words of wisdom he received about parenting.  “I got some really good advice from someone the other day who said, 'Keep your kids as young as they can be for as long as possible because that's what keeps you--. Don't let them grow up too fast,'” the “Can’t Stop the Feeling” singer said. A post shared by Jessica Biel (@jessicabiel)Timberlake and Biel’s kids have certainly been keeping them busy.

Justin Timberlake makes one final appearance on The Ellen Show as she wraps up her final season later this month.

Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake shared a rare look into life at home with a date night photo posted on Instagram on Friday the 13th.

Emily Longeretta SPOLER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched all five episodes of “Candy,” now streaming on Hulu.“Candy” viewers knew that star Melanie Lynskey’s real-life husband, Jason Ritter, was appearing in the new series — but they didn’t expect to see Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel’s husband pop up as one of the other cops working the case of Betty’s murder.As it turns out, it was Timberlake’s idea to join the true-crime show. While the duo often share scripts and notes with each other, this time was a bit different.“He loved the the episodes too, and said, ‘Who’s playing this guy?’ And I said, ‘Oh, I don’t know. Probably an Atlanta local.

Candy, about a a real life murderer called Candy Montgomery, fans of Jessica Biel have been witness to the incredible transforamtion she underwent to portray her.ALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleNow, the star left her followers even more surprised when a special someone tagged along for an unexpected appearance that is giving her own transformation a run for its money.While her transformation was certainly impressive, her husband Justin Timberlake's own transformation gave her some serious competition.WATCH: The trailer for CandyMORE: Jessica Biel stuns in white alongside Justin Timberlake for special outingThe singer sparked a major reaction among fans of his wife and viewers of the show when she revealed how he had also transformed himself for the series, leaving him absolutely unrecognizable.The actress took to Instagram to show the surprise appearance, where fans saw the couple in character, her in Candy's signature short curls and an old-school blue outfit while Justin looked like he had aged himself ten years in a gelled hairstyle and retro suit. She cheekily captioned the post with: "Watch out, Candy.

Justin Timberlake‘s cameo in Candy was “an accident”.The actor, who plays axe murderer Candy Montgomery in the true crime series alongside Melanie Lynskey as her friend Betty Gore, commented on her husband’s appearance in the show.Both Timberlake and Lynskey’s husband, Jason Ritter, had cameos in the series as police officers investigating the death of Gore at Montgomery’s hands.“Justin was reading the scripts. We always share material and get notes from each other and stuff like that,” Biel told Entertainment Weekly.“And he was reading it, and he asked about that particular character, Steve Deffibaugh, [and said] ‘Who’s playing this guy?’ I said, ‘Oh, I don’t know.

Jessica Biel appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Wednesday (May 11) and actually revealed how her husband Justin Timberlake proposed to her!

Jessica Biel was all smiles on Wednesday as she reflected on how Justin Timberlake proposed to her nearly a decade ago. During an appearance on, the host prompted Biel to tell the story as she and Timberlake gear up to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary in October.«It was so nice, and so sweet and so unexpected,» Biel gushed. «I had no idea it was coming.»The 40-year-old actress went on to share that the proposal took place in Montana on a piece of property the pair had owned at the time.

Viewers tuning in to Thursday’s episode of "Candy," starring Jessica Biel, may recognize a familiar face: Biel’s husband Justin Timberlake. The musician and actor portrays a deputy who investigates the murder the show is centered on. Biel, a co-executive producer on the project, says Timberlake first approached her producing partner, Michelle Purple, about wanting to be involved.