As CNN reports, Queen’s catalog could be sold for nearly a billion euros before the end of the summer.
Freddie Mercury (Holton Archive/Getty Images)
After 500 million euros for Bruce Springsteen and 190 million euros for Justin Bieber, another catalog of music could be sold by the end of the summer. As CNN reportsFor this, talks are going on between Universal Music Group and Disney Music Group. acquisition of queen’s catalog, A sale that could have been approached but also exceeded One billion euros: a record figure For one of the most important musical registers in the history of the 20th century. A value that has also increased in recent years, thanks to the docu-film, Oscar winner in 2018 Bohemian RhapsodyStarring American actor Rami Malek as legendary frontman Freddie Mercury.
sales of one billion euros
one billion euros: This could be a record figure Universal Music Group can pour money into the coffers of Disney Music Group To secure royalties for Queen’s catalogue. more than double The Boss on Bruce Springsteen’s biggest sales ever: In December 2021, weeks after the release of his latest unreleased album letter to you, had earned 500 million euros for its masters. As reported by CNN, talks between the two companies may not last beyond the summer: the figure should be split equally. Among Freddie Mercury’s successors and surviving bandmates: Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon,
Freddie Mercury’s personal effects up for auction
Among Freddie Mercury’s heirs is Mary Austin, who, 32 years after Freddie Mercury’s death, decided to open the singer’s London home, Garden Lodge in Kensington, a month earlier. In fact, the woman agreed to auction off some of the singer’s mementos, including a chest containing some of her personal belongings, From jewelry to works of art, but also Japanese clothing acquired from his oriental travels, The woman, in collaboration with the British auction house Sotheby’s, wanted to open a personal space in Mercury’s life, stating: “For many years I have had the pleasure and privilege of being surrounded by Of all the wonderful things Freddy wanted and loved, But the years have passed, and it’s time for me to take Difficult decision to close this very special chapter of my life,