Katy Perry Sells Her Hit-Filled Catalog to Litmus Music for a Reported $225 Million

Perry’s deal with Litmus follows Keith Urban and Benny Blanco’s previous recent business deals with the company

Come on, Katy Perry — show ’em what your music is worth.

On Monday, The Carlyle Group announced the “Firework” performer sold the rights of her songs and albums released between 2008 and 2020 to Litmus Music — for a reported $225 million, according to Deadline and Billboard.

The deal includes Perry’s five albums released through Capitol Records — 2008’s One of the Boys, 2010’s Teenage Dream, 2013’s Prism, 2017’s Witness and 2020’s Smile — which feature 16 singles that’ve since been certified multiplatinum by the RIAA. (The albums’ masters will continue to be owned by Universal Music Group, Capitol’s parent company, per Music Business Worldwide.)