Instagram/Red Hot Chili Peppers Music Red Hot Chili Peppers sell recorded music catalog to Warner Music Group for over $300 million, doubling their 2019 publishing deal value. May 11, 2026 AceShowbiz - The Red Hot Chili Peppers have finalized a major deal, selling their recorded music catalog to Warner Music Group for a sum exceeding $300 million. This transaction comes five years after the band sold their publishing rights in a $150 million agreement. The recent sale includes the band's extensive recorded output, which consists of 13 studio albums.