The rush for timeless repertoires of musical giants continues.

Warner Music announced on Monday that it had bought the rights to all of David Bowie's work, the latest act in a strong trend driven by streaming and Covid-19.

The agreement sealed between the heirs of Bowie and Warner Music, for an amount, not officially confirmed, of more than 250 million dollars according to the site Variety, adds to other transactions which marked the music industry for month.

In mid-December, it was the “boss”, Bruce Springsteen, who sold Sony the rights to his entire repertoire for more than $ 550 million.

A few months earlier, Tina Turner was doing the same with BMG.

An exceptional repertoire

For its part, Warner Chappell Music (WMC) has acquired the property of an exceptional repertoire: from the very first "David Bowie" in 1967, to the posthumous opus Toy, released in November 2021, the agreement includes 27 albums and hundreds of songs, including the legendary

Space Oddity

,

Heroes

and

Let's Dance

.

"These are not only extraordinary songs, but milestones that have forever changed the course of modern music," said WCM boss Guy Moot in a statement.

One of the most influential musicians of the 20th century

A precursor of glam-rock, creator of the universe as much as a musician, with his characters such as Major Tom and Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie remains one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

Died in January 2016, the Briton left behind a unique imprint and a discography rich in hits, such as

Life on Mars

,

Ashes to Ashes

, or

Rebel Rebel

.

With this agreement, Warner, one of the three big world “majors” with Sony and Universal, is supposed to receive rights for each broadcast or use of a Bowie track on a streaming platform, in a movie or in an advertisement.

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