Report: Queen Catalogue Could Sell For $1 Billion

According to several online industry sources, the Queen catalogue — including both the group’s recording and publishing rights — is in the process of being sold, with Universal Music Group among the key prospective buyers showing interest. The most common number being bandied about for the right to Queen’s albums, songs, and intellectual property is a cool $1 billion.

Music Business Worldwide reported, “Should a sale get completed, this would become the biggest single-artist music catalogue sale in history, easily surpassing the $500 million-plus paid by Sony Music Group to acquire Bruce Springsteen’s recorded music and music publishing catalogues in late 2021.”