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Justin Timberlake Sells Song Catalog for $100 Million

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Justin Timberlake is cashing in on his catalog.

The pop superstar has sold his entire music catalog to Hipgnosis Song Management, a music-investment company backed by private-equity firm Blackstone Inc. According to The Wall Street Journal, the deal is valued upwards of $100 million and includes around 200 songs he wrote or co-wrote throughout his 20-plus-year career as a solo artist and frontman for *NSYNC.

Timberlake’s albums have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide. Among the hits included in the deal are *NSYNC’s “Pop” and “Girlfriend,” “Cry Me a River,” “SexyBack” and “Mirrors” from his solo career, and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” from 2016’s animated film Trolls.

“I am excited to be partnering with [Hipgnosis CEO Merck Mercuriadis] and Hipgnosis — he values artists and their creative work and has always been a strong supporter of songwriters and storytelling,” said Timberlake in a statement. “I look forward to entering this next chapter.”

Timberlake’s catalog is Hipgnosis’ largest music-rights acquisition so far. The sale reportedly took over a year to close and doesn’t include any future recordings.

At 43, Timberlake is among the youngest artists to sell his life’s work. Musical icons like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, and Stevie Nicks have sold off their songwriting catalogs for lucrative sums, while John Legend, The Chainsmokers, and Shakira have also taken immediate payouts.

Timberlake joins a select group of top-tier assets held by Hipgnosis. “These are not only some of the most culturally important songs and extraordinarily successful songs of the last 25 years, but they’re going to continue to be so for decades and decades to come,” said Mercuriadis. “I want Justin to be proud to be standing next to Nile Rodgers, and I want Nile Rodgers to be proud to be standing next to Neil Young, and I want Neil Young to be proud to be standing next to Chrissie Hynde, and I want Chris Hynde to be proud to be standing next to Timbaland.”

Post Malone Reveals ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’ Tracklist

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Posty season has arrived.

Ahead of its release next week, Post Malone has shared the star-studded tracklist for his fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache.

In addition to the Roddy Ricch-assisted single “Cooped Up,” the 14-track set includes appearances from Doja Cat, Gunna, and The Kid LAROI. The follow-up to 2019’s Hollywood’s Bleeding also features the previously-released “One Right Now” with The Weeknd and “Love/Hate Letter to Alcohol” with Fleet Foxes, which he performed on “SNL.”

“That’s what the whole record is about. It’s the bipolar aspect and the duality of everything,” Post told Apple Music of his first album in nearly three years. “And so, there’s a lot of things very much so on this record that are tongue-in-cheek. And I think this whole record is the most honest record I’ve made, and I’m so pumped for people to hear it.”

Twelve Carat Toothache drops June 3. See the tracklist below.

Twelve Carat Toothache Tracklist

1. “Reputation”
2. “Cooped Up” feat. Roddy Ricch
3. “Lemon Tree”
4. “Wrapped Around Your Finger”
5. “I Like You (A Happier Song)” feat. Doja Cat
6. “I Cannot Be (A Sadder Song)” feat. Gunna
7. “Insane”
8. “Love/Hate Letter to Alcohol” feat. Fleet Foxes
9. “Wasting Angels” feat. The Kid LAROI
10. “Euthanasia”
11. “When I’m Alone”
12. “Waiting for a Miracle”
13. “One Right Now” feat. The Weeknd
14. “New Recording 12, Jan 3, 2020”