DAVID BOWIE’S estate has sold the singer’s entire publishing catalog to Warner Chappell Music.

As part of the deal, WCM has acquired the global music publishing rights to hundreds of songs across Bowie’s six-decade career, including “Space Oddity,” “Changes,” “Life on Mars?,” “Ziggy Stardust,” “Starman,” “Rebel Rebel,” “Fame,” “Young Americans,” “Golden Years,” “Heroes,” “Ashes to Ashes,” “Modern Love,” “Let’s Dance,” “Where Are We Now?” and “Lazarus.”

The agreement includes songs from the 26 studio albums released during Bowie’s lifetime in addition to the posthumous studio album “Toy,” which will be released Friday.

Warner Chappell declined to comment on the financial terms of the deal, but sources told that the agreement is worth around US$250 million.

The deal with WCM follows the announcement last year of a global, career-spanning agreement between Warner Music Group and the Bowie estate through which Warner Music has licensed worldwide rights to Bowie’s recorded music catalog from 1968. With this new deal with Warner Chappell, WMG is now home to Bowie’s body of work as both a songwriter and recording artist.

On behalf of the David Bowie Estate and RZO, attorney Allen Grubman said: “We are truly gratified that David Bowie’s body of music will now be in the capable hands of Warner Chappell Music Publishing. We are sure they will cherish it and take care of it with the greatest level of dignity.”

The news comes as “Bowie 75,” a celebration of the singer, kicks off this month with pop-up stores in New York and London. Jan. 8 would have marked his 75th birthday.          (SD-Agencies)