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David Bowie Estate & Warner Music Announce Landmark, Career-Spanning Partnership

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Warner Music Group (WMG) and the estate of David Bowie have signed a global, career-spanning partnership for Bowie's timeless recorded music catalog.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Warner Music Group (WMG) and the estate of David Bowie have signed a global, career-spanning partnership for Bowie's timeless recorded music catalog.
  • With this landmark new deal, Warner Music will now have worldwide rights to five decades of Bowie's transcendent, culture-shifting work.
  • Since then, Warner Music and the Bowie estate have jointly embarked on an extensive, award-winning program of releases highlighting the astonishing, game-changing evolution of his career.
  • We're excited that our expanded partnership with the Bowie estate will help us deliver innovative, career-spanning projects and attract new generations to his extraordinary musical universe."

David Bowie Estate and Warner Music Announce Landmark, Career-Spanning Partnership

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 16, 2021

NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Music Group (WMG) and the estate of David Bowie have signed a global, career-spanning partnership for Bowie’s timeless recorded music catalog. With this landmark new deal, Warner Music will now have worldwide rights to five decades of Bowie’s transcendent, culture-shifting work. Expanding on Warner Music’s current agreement with the estate, which encompasses Bowie material from 1968 to 1999, the new licensing agreement will include the entirety of Bowie's 2000-2016 creative outpouring. Heathen, Reality, The Next Day, and the worldwide No.1 album ★ (pronounced Blackstar) are among the acclaimed works that will come into the Warner Music fold in 2023.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Music Group (WMG) and the estate of David Bowie have signed a global, career-spanning partnership for Bowies timeless recorded music catalog.
  • With this landmark new deal, Warner Music will now have worldwide rights to five decades of Bowies transcendent, culture-shifting work.
  • Since then, Warner Music and the Bowie estate have jointly embarked on an extensive, award-winning program of releases highlighting the astonishing, game-changing evolution of his career.
  • Were excited that our expanded partnership with the Bowie estate will help us deliver innovative, career-spanning projects and attract new generations to his extraordinary musical universe.