Ownership record
Who owns Bruce Springsteen's music catalogue?
Bruce Springsteen's catalogue is owned by Sony Music. He sold both his recordings and his songwriting rights in December 2021 for a figure reported at about $550m — the largest deal ever done for a single artist's work.
The short answer
- OwnerSony Music
- Owner isthe recorded music and publishing arm of Sony
- Owned since2021
- Previous ownerBruce Springsteen
- Reported consideration550,000,000 US dollars
- Assetthe recorded music and songwriting rights of Bruce Springsteen
How the deal was structured
The sale covered 20 studio albums and more than 300 songs. It landed during a wave of catalogue buying driven by streaming's predictable royalties and low interest rates.
On the money trail board this sits as a 2021 movement of $550M between Newark and New York, sourced to Wikipedia. Open the full ledger entry.
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