Can Justin Bieber Still Perform His Songs Live Now That He’s Sold His Music Catalog?!

these are all great questions and just to clarify I am not a professional in the music industry by any means but I'll try to sum up exactly what I read from the internet if you are more knowledgeable about the music industry and how everything works please feel free to make a video tag me I want to know more so according to billboard Justin share of the artist royalties he previously owned for his Masters are now owned by hypnosis but umg will continue to own the recorded music copyrights to his work and according to this screenshot from pop optic if an artist does not sell the copyright to their music then they can still sing their songs without asking for permission or paying fees again in this case umg continues to own the copyrights to Justin's music I believe however he's been performing his songs is going to continue to be the way that he's able to perform please correct me if I misunderstood that this screenshot from The Wall Street Journal says that artists are cementing their legacies by selling their catalogs for cash as music becomes more valuable in the streaming era the rapper Future also did a similar deal in the past and this article explains that this is a way for a quick Payday for these artists instead of his millions trickling in over the next few decades this is future asking for his check up front and according to the screenshot by acquiring music rights these companies can reap the money from royalties licensing brand deals and other revenue streams that would have previously gone to the artist this article explains how artists can also save taxes by selling their royalties so instead of a 37 tax that they would have to pay annually they would only pay a one-time 20 tax I'm not sure if this varies state to state and Justin Bieber's specific deal includes neighboring right which is anytime a song is played publicly like even at a coffee shop the neighboring rights are paid to the owner of the recording which is now hypnosis and I'm so sorry if I didn't explain this correctly but according to my very brief internet research this is the gist of it again if you know more please feel free to explain