Sting is the latest in a line of musicians to promote-off his songs legal rights, announcing that his back catalogue has been obtained for an undisclosed fee. Common Tunes Publishing Group (UMPG) now owns not only Sting’s song-composing catalogue, but also tracks he wrote for The Police, which reportedly went for all over $350 million (£258 million), according to Wide variety. It follows the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks and Bob Dylan, who also offered off the rights to their new music for thousands and thousands of dollars. Why are so a lot of enormous stars quickly marketing their audio rights? Picture: Sting is a person of the most…