North East songwriter Sting has become the latest musician to sell the rights to his work in a deal reported to be worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
The Wallsend-born star has sold his songwriting catalogue to Universal, allowing him to cash in on both his solo work and the music he wrote for The Police.
The deal, which comes a few months after Sting’s 70th birthday, has been reported as being worth up to $300m, though that has not been confirmed by either party.
