bowie died six years ago.llman has the story. >> ♪ there is a star man waiting in the sky he would like to come and meet us ♪ tim: the man who sold the world sells his back catalog. technically it was the estate of david bowie that did the deal. the rights to more than 100 songs, a lucrative source of revenue. the head of warner music said these are not only extraordinary songs, but milestones that have changed the course of modern music forever. we are looking forward to attending his unparalleled body of songs with passion and care. so often the trendsetter, this time bowie, or his estate, is following the example set by hers. in december 2020, bob dylan sold the rights to his music for an estimated $300 million. tina turner did a similar deal last october believed to be worth $50 million. a few weeks ago, bruce springsteen sold his back catalog for a cool $.5 billion. >> ♪ oh, you pretty thing don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane ♪ tim: the belly estate and other heritage acts get a lar

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i'm a massive david bowie fan. about everything it broke something inside me to listen to this. it broke something inside me an that i put that out whatever wa broken. >> this is 1972. it none of you were born. probably met him. ziggy stardust. most of the people don't know what i'm talking about. >> but the words changes on listen to every one of those performance because i wanted to see after 50 years if the question was finally answered. here is david bowie with a dropdead gorgeous gorgeous wife. the malian model. the rumor was he was in the sac with mick jagger. >> do changes. listen two that horrible horrible rendition to see if i could find out. >> i can't believe you went all the way to that. i haven't thought of that room or ages. >> fifty years old. i want an answer. >> i believe they were probably in bed after sharing a woman. javon came later. remember he was married to angi and mick jagger sing the song angie. so i think i stumbled onto the answer. >> it had to do with amg and make a david in bed togeth

bowie — whose hits included 'heroes' and 'let�*s dance' — died in january 2016.. # but he thinks he'd blow our minds... the man who sold the world sells his back catalogue. well, technically, it was the estate of david bowie that did the deal. and quite a deal it is. the rights to more than 100 songs, a lucrative source of revenue. guy moot, the head of warner music, said: . so often the trendsetter, this time bowie, or at least his estate, was following the examples set by others. in december 2020, bob dylan sold the rights to his music for an estimated $300 million. tina turner did a similar deal last october, believed to be worth $50 million. and only a few weeks ago, bruce springsteen sold his back catalogue for a cool half a billion dollars. # 0h you pretty things. # don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane.. the bowie estate and other so—called heritage at get a very large cheque, while the record companies get a steady and regular income, particularly important in the age of downloads and streaming. bowie himself saw the potential of techn

david bowie. would use sell it or would you _ david bowie.t or would you hang onto it and pass| david bowie. would use sell it or. would you hang onto it and pass it down to your kids and so on? maybe it's a bit of — down to your kids and so on? maybe it's a bit of a — down to your kids and so on? maybe it's a bit of a bird _ down to your kids and so on? maybe it's a bit of a bird in _ down to your kids and so on? maybe it's a bit of a bird in hand, _ down to your kids and so on? maybe it's a bit of a bird in hand, who - it's a bit ofa bird in hand, who knows what the future is going to bring? all of these valuations at the moment are very much based around continued growth with streaming, expansion into new markets, tiktok being monetised, youtube. cannot continue forever? maybe not. i get why some of these heritage artists are thinking, let's take the cash now and not be beholden to the future. yeah. obviously _ beholden to the future. yeah. obviously we've _ beholden to the future. yeah. obviously we've got _ beholden to the future. yeah.

bowie mp bowie state are people that understand the importance of timing.u! ,., coincidence. he knew what he was doin.! , ., , ., doing! in terms of cashing in on this new asset _ doing! in terms of cashing in on this new asset that _ doing! in terms of cashing in on this new asset that they - doing! in terms of cashing in on this new asset that they have i doing! in terms of cashing in on i this new asset that they have got, you mentioned about getting the music played in films, ads, would you expect to see suddenly us hearing bowie... isay you expect to see suddenly us hearing bowie... i say a different pronunciation. yes, it is a debate. would you expect to see more of a push on his music, in terms of, you know, the different areas, perhaps? yes and no. 0n know, the different areas, perhaps? yes and no. on one hand, they want to keep getting that music out there. people have to keep discovering david bowie that have never heard of him. one of the reasons his family and estate would have done this is that they know, at the same applies to people like neil

big name artists like david bowie. he would have been 75 this week, popped legend, david bowie. he died in 2016, but his popularity keeps growing. the companies that market his music know that both his ears have now sold the rights to his music catalog. publish a warner chapel has bought the rights to bowie's more than 20 studio albums for $250000000.00. and it's a growing trend us rocca, bruce springsteen, signed a deal with sony late last year. selling the rights to his music for a whopping $500000000.00. tina turner also sold the rights to her music catalog to label b, m. g, a subsidiary of bertelsmann for an undisclosed sum. back in 2020 bob dylan cashed in his music rights. walking out the door with $300000000.00 from universal music. wanna go, saunders place, take bruce springsteen, for example. the 75 year old has sold a 150000000 records in his career and performed countless concerts. but in the age of streaming services, musicians have seen their royalties shrink. and with the pandemic, they've lost an important source of income live shows. so now is perhaps a good time

. >>> the megablockbuster deal of the late day of the u david bowie has the music world buzzing this morning "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm stephen romo a lot to get to, including covid investigations which are soaring in the united states at a rapid rate it's all due to the fast soaring omicron variant. it stood at more than 561 million cases. on monday, more than a million people were diagnosed with covid. the fda green lit booster shots for kids 12-to-15. nbc news' chris pollone has those details. >>> more american children will become eligible for booster shots this week. children 12-to-15 should get an extra pfizer dose as well as those with compromised immune systems should get it five months after the second dose instead of six the change is awaiting final approval by the cdc the move comes as children across the country return to schools after the break. cleveland and neuralgic, new jersey are going temporarily others are continuing in classroom learning >> when we have our children in school, they're safe i have been very clear of this my children are going

people pay tribute to david bowie. a career- said. people pay tribute to david bowie.ury. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. ., , ., , 69. the worlds tallest skyscraper— 69. the worlds tallest skyscraper opens - 69. the worlds tallest | skyscraper opens later 69. the worlds tallest - skyscraper opens later today. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a huge fire has completely destroyed the south african national assembly — a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson. thousands protest against the military regime in sudan — the prime minister resigns urging coup leaders to move back towards democracy. the renowned kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter, richard leakey, has died at the age of 77. his discoveries were crucial in shedding light on the emergence of modern man. he then went on lead the fight against ivory poachers in kenya. the bbc�*s tim allman looks back at his life and career. richard leakey richard lea key helped richard leakey helped tell the story of where we came from but he was also concerned about where we

david bowie.me confidence. what i've recognised since is that what it did do is it killed the fear. i did have some absolutely wonderful times doing what i did for a living, you know? we worked hard and we played hard, you know? and i played way too hard. dog barks. smashed my kneecaps, did my jaw, snapped two fingers. everybody knew that i'd had this mad accident, and i thought, "right". i then had to get to the bottom of why i drank the way i drank. i went to see counsellors and one of them, one day, asked me if i would like to go to rehab, and i said yes. i thought over there would be far better than over here. what i didn't realise, at the time, over here was in here, and i was going to take that wherever i went. did 7.5 months in rehab and came out and drank again and things got worse and worse and worse and worse and i pushed people away. those who loved me, i pushed them away. once your alcoholism gets hold of you, everything comes second to it — everything. i've had like 19 operations as a

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"wow, david bowie, it's actually david bowie!" gave me confidence. what i've recognised since is that what it did do is it killed the fear. i did have some absolutely wonderful times doing what i did for a living, you know? dog barks. smashed my kneecaps, did my jaw, snapped two fingers. everybody knew that i'd had this mad accident, and i thought, "right". i then had to get to the bottom of why i drank the way i drank. i went to see counsellors and one of them, one day, asked me if i would like to go to rehab, and i said yes. i thought over there would be far better than over here. what i didn't realise, at the time, over here was in here, and i was going to take that wherever i went. did 7.5 months in rehab and came out and drank again and things got worse and worse and worse and worse and i pushed people away. those who loved me, i pushed them away. once your alcoholism's got a hold of you, everything comes second to it — everything. i've had like 19 operations as a direct result of my alcoholism, including a liver transplant.

david bowie would have turned $75.00 to morrow. you may have died back in 2016. but the music legends earning capacity has only grown since then. that's perhaps why bo his heirs have just sold the rights to his back catalogue. music publisher warner chapel has bought the rights to bowie's more than 20 studio albums for reportedly upwards of $250000000.00. this is actually part of a growing trend u. s. rocker bruce springsteen. signed to deal with sony late last year, selling the rights to his music for a show stopping $500000000.00. tina turner meanwhile, has also sold her rights to her music catalogue. she sold them to label b, m g, a subsidiary over bertelsmann for an undisclosed sum. we don't know how much it was . and back in 2020 bob dylan cashed in his music rights walking out the door with 300000000 dollars from universal music. so let's discuss what appears to be a trend with peter schmock, who is an expert in the business of music at the university of music and performing arts. vienna, thanks a lot for joining us. so why are we seeing big acts suddenly s

bowie released a total of 11! singles, averaging two per year during his career. hello. change in our weather. something much colder has been working its way in. a chilly—feeling day for tuesday — snow and gales for some of us, particularly in the north of the uk. the cold airfiltering in behind this band of cloud and rain with some sleet and snow on the back edge. ice a possible hazard across the northern half of the uk, where it will be a really chilly first part of the morning. wintry showers starting to pile up in northern scotland. in fact, snow showers even to low levels over the highest hills — 15 cm of accumulating snow. and with gales or severe gales, especially around northern coasts, there could be blizzard conditions for a time. a band of cloud and rain with a little bit of sleet and snow over the high ground will slowly clear the southeast corner, then we see some sunshine, some wintry showers, a mix of rain, sleet and hill snow, especially out towards the west. those are the average wind speeds. the gusts will be stronger than that with the wind coming down

bowie released a total of 111 singles, averaging two per year during his career.at we have for you during the programme. the usjury on for you during the programme. the us jury on monday found the theranos founder elizabeth holmes guilty of conspiring to defraud testers. she was convicted of four of 11 counts, and according to reuters and afp. she was acquitted on four counts. thejury could not reach a decision on three. one reason for the delay as we understand. we'll have lots more later on newsday. do stay with us and bbc news. hello. after what was an exceptionally mild start to the new year, we have now started to see quite a dramatic change in our weather. something much colder has been working its way in. a chilly—feeling day for tuesday — snow and gales for some of us, particularly in the north of the uk. the cold airfiltering in behind this band of cloud and rain with some sleet and snow on the back edge. ice a possible hazard across the northern half of the uk, where it will be a really chilly first part of the morning. wintry showers starting to pile up

estate of david bowie.f the new book "zero: "zero o'clock." why are artists doing this? >> it's a trend we're searing. throughout the history of the music industry artists have been ripped off, haven't made the money they felt they deserved and finally this is a way to cash in and cash in big. in the case of john legend, he's always been about his business. this is a guy that went to the university of pennsylvania, who once worked for boston consulting group, and i've interviewed the guy. he knows about business. so it makes sense that some younger artist is going to pioneer what's going on here, it would be him, because he's a guy that knows business. >> the issue is, is that the more traditional ways for these artists to make money just aren't as lucrative anymore. explain that. >> yeah. you know, of course, right now, you know, the way artists used to make money selling physical copies of their work. of course, no one's really buying cds. last year vinyl records actually out-paced cds in sales. shows you

he became famous for his theatrical creations for stars including david bowie and lady gaga and beyoncethe 1980's power dressing look. our correspondent looks back on his life. >> fashion thierry mugler used to say is not enough on its own. it needs music and theater. his clothes were extravagant and surreal, his shows magical world with superstars like james brown mingling with models. >> anything could be possible with thierry. he was really gentle but perfectionist and always without limits. i mean, he can make us wear things you can't even imagine. but he loved -- it's like play with it, just have fun. >> at his height in the 1980's and 1990's mugler influenced a generation including david bowie and diana ross. his perfume "angel" became a rival to chanel number five. he's been rediscovered in the past for years by new celebrities like beyonce, lady gaga and kim kardashian. today, the museum of decorative arts in paris waived entry fees for its retrospective of m ugler. designs inspired by robots and motorbikes. thierry mugler made his name with fantastical futuristic designs and ex

after months of negotiations, david bowie's estate has sold the singer's entire catalogue of songs tosclosed, but is reported to be upwards of $250 million. david bowie, who had hits spanning six decades including heroes and let's dance died injanuary 2016. the announcement comes as his fans prepare to celebrate what would have been his 75th birthday onjanuary the 10th. an israeli wildlife photographer has captured a remarkable momentary image of a flock of birds forming the shape of a spoon with a heap of sugar. albert keshet took the images when he went on an early morning excursion to a spot in the northernjordan valley to photograph wild plants and birds. it's known as a murmuration, where thousands of starlings fly and swoop in clusters. the images caught the attention of famed israeli spoon bender uri geller, who has framed them in his museum. you are watching bbc news. hello there. colder weather has arrived in scotland. we've seen some snow across northern areas today, but that colder air is pushing its way southwards. now, a real turnaround in fortunes when you think about sa

of the sight of a british rock icon, david bowie has a soul that has sold the publishing rights to the entire body of work. a massive deal with water chapel music includes hundreds of songs across bowie, 60 year career, including of course, space oddity and heroes. the news comes at days before the 6 anniversary of his death. and what would have been his 75th birthday on january the 8th at fitz, you're up to date. have a good day. ah ah, with a pulse a beginning of a story that moves us and takes us along for the ride. it's all about the perspective. culture information is, is dw and d w made for mines. oh, this is a 15 year old girl. been gang raped me, his teacher is beating a boy for talking back and class or the rest of the class watches and heroes tours being hit by his mother breaking a glass as child sleep from the streets because her family, through iran here online bullying, pushes a teenager over the edge just because you can't see violence against children doesn't mean it isn't there? mike. the invisible, visible help us mike, violence against children's disappear to .

at his height in the 1980s and �*90s, mugler influenced a generation, including stars like david bowierediscovered in the past few years by new celebrities like beyonce, lady gaga and kim kardashian. today, the museum of decorative arts in paris waived entry fees for its retrospective of mugler�*s work. designs inspired by robots, insects, even motorbikes. thierry mugler made his name with fantastical futuristic designs that exaggerated the form of the human body. his strong shoulders, plunging neck lines, helmets and harnesses came to dominate 1980s fashion. for him, everything is a centre, everything that is a body. he was genderfluid, before genderfluid, he was, as a man and a citizen, very attached to woman's rights, gay�*s rights queer culture, a very open—minded personality. thierry mugler created clothes that tested the limits of human body, his vision, many say, will stand the test of time. the tributes to the fashion designer thierry mugler, who's died at the age of 73. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello there. tuesday pro

the others include a tribute to david bowie, casey musgrave's, and rose alea. included. m&m's differences and bringing people together. that resonates with her reggie: the bottom left is david bowie. i love the casey musgrave's one. i am seeing her next month. she is coming to oakland. can we talk about the green m &m? this is a man said, why do they reverse the green m&m? they really did reverse it. drew: all the m&m's now. reggie: justice for green m&m's #bringbacktheboots? are we still going to be talking about this at halloween? market this occasion. some will play this on october 31. drew: folk out there. a live look at the san mateo bridge. low cloud cover. not just in the san mateo bridge. look at san jose. we have low clouds as well. dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 a.m. visibility dropping to less than a quarter of a mile. that becomes hazardous when driving. use low beams and extra distance. nevada, zero mile half a mile in santa rosa. a quarter mile in napa. from san carlos to hayward san jose, low cloud cover causing visibility's down toe. b

the company has just purchased david bowie's back catalog in excess of worth $250 million.member bruce springsteen sold his catalog last month for $500 million. >>> turning now to an end of an era in the world of technology. >> while blackberry aficionados knew this day was coming for them, it's still a bitter pill to swallow. our own will ganss is here. >> oh, yeah. if your blackberry phone is sitting at the bottom of your junk drawer rolling around with loose batteries and wires, leave it there. as of today it will no longer function. bye-bye blackberry. >> the new blackberry z-10. >> as of showed, the new blackberry devices running on the company's legacy softwae will no longer work, going the way of floppy discs and gameboys and dvd players, joining the graveyard of tech gone too soon. devices using 7.1 and blackberry 10 software won't function anymore, for data, text messaging and phone calls, including to 911. the change going into effect today, january 4. the end of life move has been a long time coming. the last version of the blackberry operating system launching i

the money goes to a conservation facility that we built in bowie, maryland and dedicated a couple of years ago. are you still getting an artifact? and and we're we are actively searching for artifacts and the window was closing as the survivors pass and the and the information about where they are goes. yes. we are getting an artifacts a huge collection that is most of its stored in bowie, maryland at our chapelle center named after the family that that gave the lead gift for that important. how many hours a week do you spend on the advisory council? now well now it's a little bit unusual because as i said, i'm the acting chairman, so i probably spend about and this is all usually burning the midnight oil spending about 20 hours a week. 15 to 20 hours a week on a ride. i think i have to review all the members of agreement that are coming in that need to be signed. i have some responsibilities as managing the staff and doing some reviews i have responsibilities to speak and to and to share information about the council as i'm doing this morning. so yeah, it's a it's a big job and when

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since the pandemic began the state of british rock icon, david bowie has sold the publishing rights to his entire body of work. a massive deal with want to chapel music includes hundreds of songs from the music legend 60 here, korea. including of course space oddity. and here, the news comes days before the 6th anniversary of his death. and what would have been his 75th birthday? on the 8th of january, his music continues to inspire fans around the world. ah, with this is d w coming up next a news, asia young. any of this debate? government plans to raise the marriage age for women to $21.00. so what's behind these proposals and what problems are they supposed to? so i just a month ahead of a beijing winter games will preview the spectacle and review calls to boycott the event bliss a child has those doors and mo, d, w, use asia, a just a moment. i'll be back at the top of the out of the day with us and you to subscribe to lead to t cooper and they.

be kinder to yourself and tougher on your cold sores. >>> david bowie. and all men. rock and roll has been pretty much dominated by men until the last few years. >> pat benatar is hot, very hot. three albums in the past three years, all million sellers and the hatest latest album hit the top of the charts in just one month. her style is defiant, raucous, tough, and very sexy. ♪ we are young heartache to heartache we stand ♪ >> it appears to me that the one onstage is what i would picture a modern woman to be. someone, who is aggressive and soft at the same time. has a lot of strength and conviction. and, um, can look good and still have brains. >> you would think that, in the era of music becoming a visual form more than ever, that it would all be about objectification but there were a lot of strong women on that video screen. >> meet the darlings of la's new music scene, the go-go's. unlike earlier girl groups such as the ron sets or supremes, the go-go's play their own instruments ♪ they got the beat, yeah ♪ >> that was as punk rock as it got for me to

. ♪ if you should fall into my arms ♪ ♪ tremble like a flower ♪ >> artists in the '80s, david bowie forho have been told their music doesn't fit the format. >> that's what's happening. we're being sat in the back of the bus television-style. and if pittman gets away with this and there are other cable shows that form, they're going to try it. >> mtv doesn't exclude black acts. what mtv does exclude is music that is not rock 'n' roll. >> mtv came out with no consideration on how to infuse black music into their mix. >> i'm just floored by the fact there are so few black artists featured on it. why is that? >> we have to try and do what we think not only new york and los angeles will appreciate, but also some town in the midwest that will be scared to death by prince or a string of other black faces. >> interesting. okay. thank you very much. >> when are we going to see anybody of color on mtv, because you said music television. when are you going to start covering all genres of music? >> music has no color, and it shouldn't have color. and i don't believe in that. what i do, i don't want

music catalog spanned 6 decades and includes songs from 26 david bowie's studio albums among the titles hits like heroes space, rebel, rebel golden years and his 1980's collaboration with queen under pressure along with hundreds of other songs south korean super band bts member suga has been released from quarantine today after fully recovering from covid-19 tested positive for covid on december 24th 20 return to south korea from the u.s. the previous day is being treated at home for the past 10 days in accordance with that country's health guidelines regarding covid cases with no particular symptoms. >> pink's hot dogs in los angeles for a popular place is now honoring betty white and her love of animals this week. the restaurant is selling the betty white naked hot dog, but he didn't want anything on or hot dog. but she loved them all. the money goes to the la zoo very well known animal lover. she worked with a lot of animal organizations, including the zoo, the beloved tv and movie star died friday at age 99 just a few weeks shy of her one 100th birthday. >> the queen of england migh

i may not have heard you, but how old is david bowie? >> david bowie is 16 years old. >> commissioner: wow. thank you. >> you're welcome. yeah. he's living to a ripe old age. >> secretary: okay. great. >> it's a him. the pro noun is their or them not he because it's david bowie. >> oh, boy. >> president: moving right along. >> thank you. >> secretary: thank you, ingrid. as an announcement to the public in case you weren't here in the beginning, we're taking the agenda out of order. we were just on item seven. we'll be moving to item twelve, portsmouth square. and then we'll be moving to item 14, and then item eight and then item ten and then item nine. i'll try to say that again. the next item we're calling is portsmouth square. so if you're here from the public to speak on this item after the presentation, we will call for public comment. >> secretary: all right. cara, go for it. >> great. good morning, commissioners. can you hear me? >> secretary: yes. >> great. thank you. i'm the park manager with rec and park planning capital divisio