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Nicholas Gordon

Justin Bieber reportedly close to selling music rights for $200M

A shirtless Justin Bieber sings into a microphone in front of a green background (Credit: Joseph Okpako—WireImage)

Singer Justin Bieber may be joining the ranks of musicians selling their song rights for hundreds of millions of dollars. 

The Canadian pop star is close to selling the rights to his recorded music for $200 million to Hipgnosis Songs Capital, a firm that invests in music rights, reports the Wall Street Journal. Hipgnosis Songs Capital is backed by asset manager Blackstone, which committed $1 billion to the company to help acquire music rights. 

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