贾斯汀•比伯2亿美元出售所有音乐版权，网友猜测这是缺钱了吗？

最新消息！贾斯汀·比伯（Justin Bieber）刚刚将他的所有出版曲目卖给了Hipgnosis公司，获得2亿美元。

As expected, Justin Bieber has sold his music rights to Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital for north of $200 million, the company has announced. News of the impending deal, which had been rumored for weeks, was widely reported last month.

正如预期，贾斯汀·比伯已经将他的音乐版权卖给了黑石集团旗下的Hipgnosis Songs Capital公司，售价为2亿美元，该公司已经宣布这一消息。关于这笔即将进行的交易的消息已经传了几周，上个月被广泛报道。

The deal includes Bieber’s shares of his publishing and recorded-music catalog, Bieber’s interest in his publishingcopyrights(including the writer’s share of performance), master recordings and neighboring rights for his entire back catalogue, comprising over 290 titles released before December 31, 2021.

本次交易内容包括比伯在其出版和录制的音乐中的股份、比伯在其出版版权中的权益（包括作词作曲家在其中占有的部分）、母带和他所有过往歌曲的邻接权，包括2021年12月31日前发行的290多首作品。

Sources tell Variety that Bieber’s songs will continue to be administered by Universal Music, the singer’s longtime home.His master recordings will continue to be owned by UMG inperpetuity.

消息人士告诉《Variety》，比伯的歌曲将继续由他长期签约的环球音乐管理。他的母带录音将继续由环球音乐永久拥有。

Braun, CEO of Hybe America and Bieber’s manager of 15 years, said: “I want to thank Merck and his entire Hipgnosis team and all of our partners involved for working so hard to make this historic deal happen. When Justin made the decision to make a catalog deal, we quickly found the best partner to preserve and grow this amazinglegacywas Merck and Hipgnosis. For 15 years I have been grateful to witness this journey and today I am happy for all those involved. Justin’s greatness is just beginning.”

Hybe America公司的首席执行官、比伯15年的经纪人布劳恩说：“我要感谢默克和他的整个Hipgnosis团队以及我们所有参与这次交易工作的合作伙伴，他们为实现这一历史性的交易付出了巨大的努力。当贾斯汀做出版权交易的决定时，我们很快发现，保存和发展这一惊人遗产的最佳合作伙伴是默克和Hipgnosis。15年来，我一直感谢我能见证这一历程，今天我为所有参与的人感到高兴。贾斯汀的伟大事业才刚刚开始"。

Merck Mercuriadis, founderand CEO of Hipgnosis Song Management, said: “The impact of Justin Bieber on global culture over the last 14 years has truly been remarkable.

Hipgnosis Song Management公司的创始人兼首席执行官默克·梅库里阿迪斯表示：“在过去的14年里，贾斯汀·比伯对全球文化的影响确实非常显著。

Thisacquisitionranks among the biggest deals ever made for an artist under the age of 70, such is the power of this incredible catalog that has almost 82 million monthly listeners and over 30 billion streams on Spotify alone.

这次收购是有史以来70岁以下艺术家的最大交易之一，这就是他令人难以置信的以往所有歌曲的力量，仅在Spotify上就有近8200万月度听众和超过300亿的流媒体播放量。

While Bieber’s share of hits like “Sorry,” “Love Yourself” and even older tracks like “Baby” is said to be relatively small, they are still massive global hits that for many define an era.

虽然比伯在《Sorry》、《Love Yourself》甚至《Baby》等老歌中的份额据说相对较小，但它们仍然是大规模的全球热门歌曲，对许多人来说定义了一个时代。

虽然比伯没有对这场交易发表任何评论，但网上有人猜测，这可能是由于他最近可能“缺钱了”，特别是他需要推迟他的巡回演唱会。

“一些消息来源告诉我，贾斯汀-比伯需要流动资金，”Dan Runcie（Trapital的创始人）在推特上发表评论说。 “他取消或推迟了最近的巡演，部分原因与他的健康有关。 这笔现金可以帮助支付所欠的 巡演费用。 ”

词汇精讲

copyright

/ ˈkɒpiraɪt /

n.版权，著作权

例句：Who owns thecopyrighton this song?

谁拥有这首歌曲的版权？

perpetuity

/ ˌpɜːpəˈtjuːəti /

n.永恒

例句：They do not own the land inperpetuity.

他们并不永久拥有这片土地。

legacy

/ ˈleɡəsi /

n.遗产，遗赠物；遗留问题，后遗症

例句：They each received alegacyof $5 000.

他们每人得到了5 000元的遗产。

acquisition

/ ˌækwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n /

n.学得，习得；（金钱、财物等的）获取；购买，添置，增添物；收购，购置的产业

例句：He devotes his time to theacquisitionof knowledge.

他把时间用在获取知识上。

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