Biebers Coachella Set: Skipped Songs for $10 Million

's long-awaited stage comeback at was lamented by fans on Saturday, as they branded his show 'the worst in the festival's history.'

at the festival, but underwhelmed with a set that mainly consisted of him singing tracks he'd searched on a laptop.

Taking to the stage in a hoodie and shorts, Justin focused on a number of his new songs and played a blink-and-miss medley of his beloved songs like Baby, Favorite Girl, Beauty and a Beat, Never Say Never and Confident. 

However, the real reason Justin couldn't play his old music in full has now been revealed,

The Canadian hitmaker sold his music rights to Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital for over $200million, which could be why he heavily focused on his new music.

At the time of the deal, the Sorry singer had released six studio albums over the years, along with scores of singles and collaborations with artists including , and Jaden Smith.

As of last year, Justin, who shot to fame as a 15-year-old with the release of 2010 single, Baby, had sold a whopping 150million records worldwide solidifying his status as one of the best-selling music artists in history. 

In 2025, Justin dropped his album Swag and Swag II, which featured songs such as Daisies, Yukon, and All I Can Take. 

During his career, the before selling his music catalogue reports TMZ. 

Sources for Justin claimed he was on the verge of 'financial collapse' back in 2022 to the point that he had to sell the rights to his music at the end of the year.

Insiders also allege that his manager Scooter Braun had tried to tell him it was a bad idea to sell so early in his career or at least wait until January 2023 in order to get a tax break but Justin did not want to wait to he ended up selling December 2022.

Justin remains the youngest artist to ever have sold their catalog and the publication reports that being in dire financial straights had a lot to do with the decision.

At the time, DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for Bieber and they refused to comment.

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