Other than the lucrative deals for his publishing and song catalog, Springsteen is also one of the most profitable touring entertainers ever, having generated more than $840 million in tours, only between 20, according to Pollstar. Together, the duo have been nothing short of a success. Over the decades Springsteen has stuck by his manager of nearly 50 years, Jon Landau. Pictured: Producers Jon Landau (far left) and George Travis, Barbara Carr, director Thom Zimny and US musician and film director Bruce Springsteen arrive to the European premiere of the film 'Western Stars' in London Jon Landau, Springsteen's manager of 50 years played a huge role in building Springsteen's wealth off albums, songs, and tours. Representatives for Springsteen could not be reached. No public announcement has been made about the deal, which came to an agreement in recent week. Sony's Columbia Records, where Springsteen recorded his music, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Warner Music bought worldwide rights to Bowie's catalog in September, and Dylan sold his back catalog of more than 600 songs in December last year to Universal Music Group at a purchase price widely reported as $300 million. The 72-year-old singer's catalog deal is follows the latest string of catalog deals over the past year or so that includes the music of David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Stevie Nicks, Neil Young and Carole Bayer Sager. Springsteen's megadeal is only the latest of many throughout the last couple of years, in which investors, majors music production labels and private equity firmsĀ - attracted to the rise of streaming and its financial muscle for years to come - have pumped billions of dollars into buying song catalogs. The sale will give Sony ownership of the rock music legend's entire catalog, including 15-times platinum album 'Born In The U.S.A' and five-times platinum 'The River,' Billboard reported. Multiple Grammy winner Bruce Springsteen has sold his masters and music publishing rights to Sony Music in a deal worth about $500 million, entertainment publication Billboard said on Wednesday, citing sources. He also generated almost $850million in touring, between 20 alone.alone, according to the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) He sold 65.5million albums in the U.S.Springsteen is one of the most successful recording artists of the past century.Dylan sold his back catalog of more than 600 songs in December last year to Universal Music Group at a purchase price widely reported as $300 million.The 72-year-old's deal with Sony follows the latest string of catalog deals over the past year that includes the music of David Bowie, Bob Dylan and Neil Young.The sale includes 15-times platinum album 'Born In The U.S.A' and five-times platinum 'The River'.Legendary singer Bruce Springsteen sold his song catalog and publishing rights to Sony Music in a deal worth about $500 million, Billboard announced today.The Boss cashes in! Bruce Springsteen sells his multi-platinum music catalog including Born In The U.S.A and The River albums to Sony in $500m deal