The David Bowie Estate has sold the global music publishing rights for his entire song catalog to Warner Chappell Music (WCM). The deal comprises all of Bowie's music from 1968 through his 2016 death. No dollar amount for the purchase was announced.
According to the press release:
With this new deal with Warner Chappell, WMG is now home to David Bowie’s body of work as both a songwriter and recording artist.