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Muri Assunção

Sting sells entire songwriting music catalog to Universal Music

He’s setting them free.

Sting has sold his entire songwriting music catalog — both as a solo artist and with The Police — to Universal Music Publishing Group.

The deal was announced by UMPG, Universal Music Group’s music publishing division, on Thursday. It encompasses global megahits including “Roxanne,” “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You,” “Desert Rose,” “Message in a Bottle,” and “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free.”

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