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===Posthumous releases=== In September 2016, ''[[Who Can I Be Now? (1974β1976)]]'', the second retrospective box set, was released covering Bowie's mid-1970s soul period; it included ''The Gouster'', a previously unreleased 1974 album that evolved into ''Young Americans''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Slate |first=Jeff |title=The Making of David Bowie's Lost Soul Album |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a48869/the-making-of-david-bowies-lost-soul-album/ |url-status=live |website=Esquire |date=23 September 2016 |access-date=9 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428204202/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a48869/the-making-of-david-bowies-lost-soul-album/ |archive-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> An EP, ''[[No Plan (EP)|No Plan]]'', was released on 8 January 2017, which would have been Bowie's 70th birthday.<ref>{{cite web |last=Young |first=Alex |title=Final David Bowie songs collected on new EP released for his 70th birthday |url=https://consequence.net/2017/01/final-david-bowie-songs-collected-on-new-ep-released-for-his-70th-birthday/ |url-status=live |website=Consequence of Sound |date=8 January 2017 |access-date=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523182154/https://consequence.net/2017/01/final-david-bowie-songs-collected-on-new-ep-released-for-his-70th-birthday/ |archive-date=23 May 2017}}</ref> Apart from "Lazarus", the EP includes three songs that Bowie recorded during the ''Blackstar'' sessions, but were left off the album and appeared on the [[Lazarus (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]] for the ''Lazarus'' musical in October 2016.<ref name="noplan2">{{cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |title=Watch David Bowie's Mysterious 'No Plan' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-david-bowies-mysterious-no-plan-video-w459603 |magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=8 January 2017|date=8 January 2017|archive-date=5 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105233625/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-david-bowies-mysterious-no-plan-video-w459603|url-status=live}}</ref> A music video for the title track was also released.<ref name="noplan2"/> In 2017, a third retrospective box set, ''[[A New Career in a New Town (1977β1982)]]'', was released, comprising his "Berlin" era.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=David Bowie's Berlin Trilogy Highlights 11-Disc Box Set |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/david-bowies-berlin-trilogy-highlights-11-disc-box-set-205754/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=28 November 2024|date=12 July 2017}}</ref> Through the following year, a series of posthumous live albums, ''[[Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74)]]'', ''[[Live Nassau Coliseum '76]]'' and ''[[Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Randle |first=Chris |title=David Bowie: ''Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74)'' Album Review |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/david-bowie-cracked-actor-live-los-angeles-74/ |url-status=live |website=Pitchfork |date=29 June 2017 |access-date=10 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711225233/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/david-bowie-cracked-actor-live-los-angeles-74/ |archive-date=11 July 2017}}</ref> In the two years following his death, Bowie sold five million records in the UK alone.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/david-bowie-forever-record-sales-blackstar-hunky-dory-life-on-mars-best-songs-albums-tributes-a8151181.html|title=Two years since his death, Bowie is still selling millions of records|date=10 January 2018|work=The Independent|access-date=27 January 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=28 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128021335/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/david-bowie-forever-record-sales-blackstar-hunky-dory-life-on-mars-best-songs-albums-tributes-a8151181.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In their top 10 list for the [[Global Recording Artist of the Year]], the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] named Bowie the second-bestselling artist worldwide in 2016, behind [[Drake (musician)|Drake]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Brandle|first=Lars|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7685065/drake-ifpi-global-recording-artist-2016|title=Drake Named IFPI Global Recording Artist of 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=8 February 2017|access-date=22 March 2020|archive-date=14 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814182124/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7685065/drake-ifpi-global-recording-artist-2016|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[59th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2017, Bowie won all five nominated awards: [[Best Rock Performance]]; [[Best Alternative Music Album]]; [[Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical]]; [[Best Recording Package]]; and [[Best Rock Song]]. They were Bowie's first Grammy wins in musical categories.<ref name=59thGA>{{cite news|last=Kelley|first=Seth|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/grammys-david-bowie-wins-early-1201986057/|title=David Bowie's 'Blackstar' Wins All Five Nominated Categories at 2017 Grammys|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=12 February 2017|access-date=12 February 2017|archive-date=20 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220105444/http://variety.com/2017/music/news/grammys-david-bowie-wins-early-1201986057/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2018, ''[[Loving the Alien (1983β1988)]]'', the fourth retrospective box set comprising his releases during the 1980s, was released.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaye |first1=Ben |title=New 80's-era David Bowie box set, Loving the Alien, to feature unreleased music |url=https://consequence.net/2018/07/david-bowie-80s-box-set/ |website=Consequence |access-date=28 November 2024|date=18 July 2018}}</ref> On 8 January 2020, on what would have been Bowie's 73rd birthday, a previously unreleased version of "The Man Who Sold the World" was released and two releases were announced: a streaming-only EP, ''[[Is It Any Wonder? (EP)|Is It Any Wonder?]]'', and an album, ''[[ChangesNowBowie]]'', released in November 2020 for [[Record Store Day]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Prisco |first=Jacopo |title=Rare and unreleased music by David Bowie is coming this year |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/david-bowie-posthumous-albums-2020/index.html |publisher=CNN |date=9 January 2020 |access-date=9 January 2020 |archive-date=9 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109152343/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/david-bowie-posthumous-albums-2020/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In August, another series of live shows were released, including sets from Dallas in 1995 and Paris in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tan |first=Emily |title=David Bowie's Something in the Air (Live Paris 99) Set for Digital Release |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/david-bowie-something-air-live-142502384.html |website=Yahoo! Entertainment |date=6 August 2020 |access-date=6 August 2020 |archive-date=22 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022230607/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/david-bowie-something-air-live-142502384.html |url-status=live }}</ref> These and other shows, part of a series of live concerts spanning his tours from 1995 to 1999, was released in late 2020 and early 2021 as part of the box set ''[[Brilliant Live Adventures]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theseconddisc.com/2021/02/24/ch-ch-ch-changes-david-bowies-brilliant-live-adventures-series-continues-with-live-paris-99/ |title=Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: David Bowie's 'Brilliant Live Adventures' Series Continues with 'Live Paris 99' |website=The Second Disc |date=24 February 2021 |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224191120/https://theseconddisc.com/2021/02/24/ch-ch-ch-changes-david-bowies-brilliant-live-adventures-series-continues-with-live-paris-99/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2021, Bowie's estate signed a distribution deal with [[Warner Music Group]], beginning in 2023, covering Bowie's recordings from 2000 through 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Brandle|first=Lars|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/record-labels/9630897/david-bowie-catalog-deal-warner-music|title=David Bowie Estate and Warner Music Partner to Bring Icon's Entire Catalog to Label|magazine=Billboard|date=16 September 2021|access-date=16 September 2021|archive-date=16 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916133652/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/record-labels/9630897/david-bowie-catalog-deal-warner-music/|url-status=live}}</ref> That November, the fifth retrospective box set, ''[[Brilliant Adventure (1992β2001)]]'', was released, comprising his albums from the decade of 1990, and the official release of his album ''Toy''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sinclair |first1=Paul |title=Next David Bowie era box confirmed as 'Brilliant Adventure 1992-2001' |url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/next-david-bowie-era-box-confirmed-as-brilliant-adventure-1992-2001/ |website=Super Deluxe Edition |access-date=28 November 2024|date=18 September 2021}}</ref> The latter, which was recorded in 2000, was released separatedly on what would have been Bowie's 75th birthday.<ref>{{cite news|title=David Bowie: 'Lost' album Toy set for birthday release|work=BBC News|date=29 September 2021|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58739175|url-status=live|access-date=29 September 2021|archive-date=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929164100/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58739175}}</ref> On 3 January 2022, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that Bowie's estate had sold his publishing catalogue to [[Warner Chappell Music]], "for a price upwards of $250 million".<ref>{{cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=3 January 2022|title=David Bowie's Estate Sells His Publishing Catalog to Warner Chappell (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/david-bowie-publishing-catalog-acquired-warner-chappell-1235145941/|access-date=3 January 2022|website=Variety|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103134743/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/david-bowie-publishing-catalog-acquired-warner-chappell-1235145941/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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