According to Variety.com, Pophouse Entertainment, the Sweden-based entertainment and music investment firm co-founded by ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus, has acquired 50 percent stake in the publishing and master music rights of Australian singer-songwriter, Sia, for $180 million. According to the announcement, Pophouse will support Sia in developing new creative ventures, while continuing to steward her body of work. Although Pophouse announced the deal, the figure was reported by TMZ, noting that the deal is complicated by the singer-songwriter’s recent divorce from Dan Bernad.
TMZ reports that Sia will receive $165 million for the songs she wrote before she married Bernad, including hits like “Chandelier,” “Titanium” and “Cheap Thrills”, for which he has waived any claims in exchange for a $1 million payment. However, the remaining $15 million, for songs she wrote during their marriage, will be held in escrow until the two agree to terms. The couple were married for less than three years before Sia filed for divorce in March of 2025.
Sia originally rose to international fame with her 2004 song, “Breathe,” which was featured in the final episode of the popular HBO series Six Feet Under. Then, the artist went on to rack up nine Grammy nominations and hits like “Unstoppable,” “Chandelier,” “Elastic Heart,” “Cheap Thrills” and with Diplo and Labrinth as the group LSD, the 2018 hit, “Thunderclouds”;
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