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April 14, 2026
Justin Bieber’s YouTube Coachella set had nothing to do with who owns his music
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TL;DR
- Justin Bieber performed parts of his older songs using YouTube clips during his Coachella set.
- The Daily Mail speculated that this was because Bieber had sold his music catalog.
- Experts in music and entertainment law state that selling a catalog does not prevent an artist from performing their songs.
- Public performance rights are administered by PROs, and venues like Coachella license these rights, allowing artists to perform songs from any catalog.
- There is no indication that Bieber's catalog sale included restrictions on his performance rights, and it would be unprecedented.
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