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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDavid Bowie - Heroes (live in Berlin, 2002). Bowie's publishing catalog sold for $250M yesterday.
Variety story on the sale:
https://variety.com/2022/music/news/david-bowie-publishing-catalog-acquired-warner-chappell-1235145941/
AZSkiffyGeek
(11,133 posts)It brings the heirs a lot more money than royalties from streaming would. Springsteen, Dylan, Paul Simon and some others have done this in the past year or so.
highplainsdem
(49,088 posts)Deuxcents
(16,397 posts)To protect their music and legacy so for example, their music cannot be used for campaign rallies or ads w/o their permission but now its protected by big names like Sony?
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)in style. Yes, I'm a cynical old coot and I don't begrudge anybody cashing in at all.
Deuxcents
(16,397 posts)The recording industry treated them as a commodity so.. Im hoping its to protect their music.. the big companies like Sony, etc have lawyers, etc to enforce the artist s wishes. I hope they treat those treasures well..
highplainsdem
(49,088 posts)section about Neil Young:
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-publishing-rights-sold/
I hope that these companies will honor the artists' wishes.
bigtree
(86,013 posts)...hope they get his sardonic side.
His sense of humor was totally outrageous, nearly boundless, and a bit controversial.
highplainsdem
(49,088 posts)Film Festival, which I just heard will be virtual rather than in person.
It's good that Bowie's longtime friend and producer, Tony Visconti, has been the music director for the film.
bigtree
(86,013 posts)...and Visconti producing for Bowie from Space Oddity to Blackstar.
highplainsdem
(49,088 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,229 posts)to honor his 75th birthday.
https://blog.siriusxm.com/david-bowie-limited-run-channel/