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Britney Spears sells music catalogue rights
Pop princess bags multi-million deal to hand over hits to Primary Wave
ALIFORNIA: Britney Spears is officially trading her masters for a massive payday. The pop icon has reportedly sold the rights to her extensive music catalogue to Primary Wave, an independent music publisher known for housing the legacies of legends like Whitney Houston and Stevie Nicks.
According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, the deal was inked on December 30. While the exact figure remains under wraps, sources suggest the payout is “in the ballpark” of the $200 million agreement Justin Bieber struck with Hipgnosis back in 2023. It seems Britney decided it was finally time to see some “Gimme More” in her bank account.
The 44-year-old superstar has been a permanent fixture on the global charts since her 1998 debut, “…Baby One More Time.” This new deal covers a treasure trove of millennial anthems, including:
Toxic
Oops!… I Did It Again
Circus
I’m a Slave 4 U
While the news has sent fans into a frenzy, the parties involved are keeping things quiet for now. Primary Wave has not yet responded to requests for comment, and Spears herself has stayed silent on social media.
For an artist who has spent decades under intense public and legal scrutiny, this move represents a significant shift in how her musical legacy will be managed. By handing over the keys to her kingdom, Britney is the latest in a long line of heavyweights to treat their songbook as a high-value asset rather than just a trip down memory lane.
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Tips Music CEO Hari Nair to step down
Girish Taurani and Sushant Dalmia to jointly steer the company as the hunt for a new chief begins
MUMBAI: A leadership shuffle is under way at Tips Music. Hari Nair, the company’s chief executive, will step down on April 30 as the music label begins the search for a successor.
The company said Girish Taurani, executive director, and Sushant Dalmia, chief financial officer, will jointly oversee operations during the transition while the board identifies a permanent replacement.
Nair joined Tips Music in 2023 and set about reshaping the veteran music label into a more digital, data-led enterprise. During his tenure, the company secured licensing and partnership deals with global platforms including Sony Music Publishing and TikTok, while renewing agreements with Warner Music Group.
Drawing on earlier experience in technology and entertainment, including a stint at ByteDance, Nair pushed the organisation towards a performance-driven culture. He built a brand partnerships division and introduced proprietary software systems aimed at strengthening digital distribution and data capabilities.
Kumar Taurani, chairman and managing director, credited Nair with embedding a data-led culture within the company and driving revenue growth in line with shareholder commitments.
In his resignation note, Nair said that after helping transition the label into a modern, digitally focused and process-driven organisation, the time had come to pursue his next leadership challenge.
The leadership change comes as the broader Tips Films group shows signs of financial stabilisation. In the third quarter of FY26 the company reported a net loss of Rs 2.86 crore, narrowing sharply from Rs 14.2 crore in the previous quarter. For the nine months ended December, losses stood at Rs 12.37 crore.
Yet revenue told a more volatile story. Income from operations slid to Rs 4 crore in Q3 FY26 from Rs 56 crore in the preceding quarter, taking total operating income to Rs 4.56 crore.
For a company built on a catalogue of more than 34,000 tracks and decades of Bollywood hits, the next chief will inherit both a digital engine and a volatile music market. The playlist may be familiar, but the next act at Tips Music is only just beginning.
