Bowie’s extensive music catalog sold
The extensive music catalog of David Bowie, stretching from the late 1960s to just before his death in 2016, has been sold to Warner Chappell Music.
More than 400 songs — among them “Space Oddity,” “Ziggy Stardust,” “Fame,” “Rebel Rebel” and “Let’s Dance” on 26 Bowie studio albums released during his lifetime, a posthumous studio album release, “Toy,” and two studio albums from Tin Machine, as well as tracks released as singles from soundtracks and other projects — are included.
Financial details of the sale were not released. However, sources confirmed to Variety that the price was upward of $250 million. Warner Chappell is the music publishing wing of Warner Music Group Corp.
Last year, Warner Music Group reached a deal with the Bowie estate that gave Warner Music licensed worldwide rights to Bowie’s recorded music catalog from 1968.
Bowie, born David Jones, died in January 2016 after battling cancer for 18 months.
‘Nirvana baby’s’ lawsuit tossed:
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the so-called “Nirvana baby” who was featured on the rock band’s iconic “Nevermind” cover and who is now as old as the 30-year-old album.
U.S. District Court Judge Fernando M. Olguin ordered Monday that artist Spencer Elden’s child-pornography lawsuit against Nirvana and its associates be dismissed after Elden missed a deadline to respond to a December motion to have it thrown out, according to an order reviewed Tuesday.
In August, Elden filed the $150,000 federal
lawsuit in California.
Meyers contracts COVID19:
This week’s remaining episodes of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” have been scrapped after the host tested positive for COVID-19.
Meyers tweeted Tuesday about his positive result but said he felt fine, thanking the vaccine and a booster shot. He hosted an original broadcast on Monday. NBC canceled the shows scheduled from Tuesday to Friday.
“Tune in next Monday to see what cool location we will try and pass off as a studio!” Meyers tweeted.
Goldberg tests positive:
Whoopi Goldberg has tested positive for COVID19. Goldberg’s diagnosis was revealed by Joy Behar, one of her co-hosts on “The View,” during a broadcast Monday.
“Whoopi unfortunately tested positive before the
break, but she’ll probably be back next week,” Behar shared.
Behar also affirmed that Goldberg’s health condition isn’t a cause for alarm. “Since she’s vaccinated and boosted, her symptoms have been very, very mild. ”
“The View” reintroduced a semi-remote production for Monday’s episode, with co-hosts and guests broadcasting from different locations as a safety precaution. The talk program may continue to employ the format in upcoming weeks.
Jan. 5 birthdays: Actor Robert Duvall is 91. Journalist Charlie Rose is 80. Actor Diane Keaton is 76. Actor Ted Lange is 74. Actor Pamela Sue Martin is 69. Actor Clancy Brown is 63. Actor Vinnie Jones is 57. TV personality Carrie Ann Inaba is 54. Actor Bradley Cooper is 47. Actor January Jones is 44. Actor Brooklyn Sudano is 41.