The entire music catalog for the late rock icon David Bowie has been sold to Warner Chappell Music, the publishing arm of Warner Music Group.
Included in the deal are the rights to over 400 songs on over 26 albums stretching from the 1960s until his death in 2016. The albums feature hit songs such as “Fame,” “Starman,” and “Space Oddity.” No financial information has been disclosed.
“All of us at Warner Chappell are immensely proud that the David Bowie estate has chosen us to be the caretakers of one of the most groundbreaking, influential, and enduring catalogs in music history,” Warner Chappell Co-chair and CEO Guy Moot said in a statement obtained by Billboard.
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Bowie was famous for his creation of characters such as Ziggy Stardust, from his album “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars,” his blend of genres such as glam rock and pop music, and his eccentric wardrobe. He reached the height of his career in the 1970s and ’80s and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Bowie died in 2016 from liver cancer.
Bowie’s estate has been dealing with Warner Music Group in recent years. Last year, the company signed a deal with the estate to license Bowie’s music catalog starting in 2023, meaning they will acquire the rights to both Bowie’s recorded and publishing catalogs.
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Warner’s acquisition of Bowie’s music came during a trend of performers selling their catalogs. Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young recently sold their music catalogs. Springsteen sold his songwriting catalog to Sony Music last month for a reported $500 million.
