Blackstar (song)
"Blackstar" (stylised as "★") is a song by English rock musician David Bowie. It was released as the lead single from his twenty-sixth and final studio album of the same name on 19 November 2015. "Blackstar" peaked at number 61 on the UK Singles Chart, number 70 on the French Singles Chart and number 78 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Blackstar" received both the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song and the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance at the 59th Grammy Awards. At 9:57, it was the longest song to enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts, overtaking Harry Chapin's " A Better Place to Be", until Tool broke the record in 2019 with " Fear Inoculum". Production and composition "Blackstar" is an art rock and avant-garde jazz song. Also described as an " avant jazz sci-fi torch song," it features a "drum and bass rhythm, two-note tonal melody with hints of Gregorian chant, ndshifting time signatures." In the bluesy slow middle section, the song shifts from an acid house- ...
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David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music. Bowie developed an interest in music from an early age. He studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. " Space Oddity", released in 1969, was his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of Bowie's single " Starman" and album ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy ...
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