Blackstar (stylised as ★) is the 25th studio album by David Bowie, released… Read Full Bio ↴Blackstar (stylised as ★) is the 25th studio album by David Bowie, released on January 8, 2016, the date of Bowie's 69th birthday. The album features seven songs, with the title track being released as a single on November 20, 2015.
Bowie died on January 10, 2016 after a secret 18 month battle with cancer: it was 2 days after his 69th birthday and the release of Blackstar (2016). Tony Visconti - a producer and friend with Bowie for over 5 decades - commented "He made Blackstar for us — his parting gift . I knew for a year this was the way it would be. I wasn’t, however, prepared for it."
The album artwork was revealed through a video posted on Facebook on 18 November 2015, and a music video for the title track was released on Bowie's YouTube channel the following day. The song was later made available for purchase through the iTunes Store, as well as a pre-order for the entire album. The title track is being used as the opening music for the television series The Last Panthers.
The album was critically acclaimed and commercially successful, accumulating a Metacritic score of 86 and reaching #1 on the charts in many countries in its first week of release. It was Bowie's first #1 album in the U.S.
Grammy Award (2017) - At the 59th Grammy Awards on Sun, February 12, 2017, Bowie took the award for "Best Rock Song" for "Blackstar".
Bowie died on January 10, 2016 after a secret 18 month battle with cancer: it was 2 days after his 69th birthday and the release of Blackstar (2016). Tony Visconti - a producer and friend with Bowie for over 5 decades - commented "He made Blackstar for us — his parting gift . I knew for a year this was the way it would be. I wasn’t, however, prepared for it."
The album artwork was revealed through a video posted on Facebook on 18 November 2015, and a music video for the title track was released on Bowie's YouTube channel the following day. The song was later made available for purchase through the iTunes Store, as well as a pre-order for the entire album. The title track is being used as the opening music for the television series The Last Panthers.
The album was critically acclaimed and commercially successful, accumulating a Metacritic score of 86 and reaching #1 on the charts in many countries in its first week of release. It was Bowie's first #1 album in the U.S.
Grammy Award (2017) - At the 59th Grammy Awards on Sun, February 12, 2017, Bowie took the award for "Best Rock Song" for "Blackstar".
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Blackstar
David Bowie Lyrics
'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore Man, she punched me like a dude Hold your mad hands,…
Blackstar In the villa of Ormen, in the villa of Ormen Stands…
Dollar Days Cash girls suffer me I've got no enemies I'm walking down It…
Girl Loves Me Cheena so sound, so titty up this malchick, say Party up…
I Can't Give Everything Away I know something's very wrong The pulse returns for prodigal…
Lazarus Look up here, I'm in heaven I've got scars that can't…
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