On Thursday, it was announced that American rock band Kiss had sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million. They’re the latest to participate in an ongoing trend of blockbuster acts and their rights holders inking deals to sell their back-catalogs, often for impressive sums.

It’s big business — especially considering that two-thirds of all music streamed is made up of catalog music, and streaming accounts for 84% of all music industry revenue. Not every artist disclosed the amounts involved but some deals have been estimated at as much as half a billion dollars.

Let’s take a look at

some notable cases.

David Bowie

In 2021, Warner Music Group reached a deal with Bowie’s estate for worldwide rights to the prolific singer’s recorded music catalog from 1968, including “Space Oddity” and “Let’s Dance.” Terms were not disclosed.

Taylor Swift

In June 2019, music manager Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings announced that it had acquired Big Machine Label Group, which was led by Scott Borchetta and home to Taylor Swift’s first six albums, for an estimated $300 million to $350 million, the New York Times reported. In response, Swift started re-record and release new versions of those albums, labeled “Taylor’s Version,” in an attempt to reclaim her masters.

The following year, Braun sold Swift’s catalog to private equity firm Shamrock Capital for more than $300 million.

Kiss

The hard rock quartet sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million, it was announced Thursday.

Justin Bieber

The Canadian sensation in 2023 sold the rights to his catalog, including hits “Baby” and “Sorry,” also to Hipgnosis. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Billboard Magazine reported the deal, which includes his output through 2021, was worth about $200 million.

Phil Collins

Also in 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported that the former Genesis singer and drummer, along with bandmates Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, sold the rights to their catalog to Concord Music Group for $300 million. Collins’ solo music was ubiquitous in the 1980’s, including “In the Air Tonight,” with its memorable drum fill, and MTV staple “Sussudio.”

Stevie Nicks

In late 2020, Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks sold an 80% stake in her music to Primary Wave for a reported $100 million. Her bandmates soon followed suit: Hipgnosis acquired all of Lindsey Buckingham’s publishing rights across 161 songs in January 2021; a week later it was announced Mick Fleetwood sold his entire recorded music catalog to BMG. Also in 2021, Christine McVie sold her 115-song catalog to Hipgnosis; in 2023, following her death, her estate sold her stake in Fleetwood Mac’s recorded music to the acquisition firm HarbourView Equity Partners.