Black Star or Blackstar may refer to:

Astronomy

Black star (semiclassical gravity) A black star is a gravitational object composed of matter. It is a theoretical alternative to the black hole concept from general relativity. The theoretical construct was created through the use of semiclassical gravity theory. A similar stru ...

, a theoretical star built using semiclassical gravity as an alternative to a black hole *

Saturn Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine and a half times that of Earth. It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth; h ...

, referred to as "Black Star" in ancient Judaeic belief

Literature

* ''Blackstar'' (novel), a 2013 novel by Josh Viola, based on the album ''Wish Upon a Blackstar'' by Celldweller *Blackstar, a character from Erin Hunter's ''Warriors'' series *''The Black Star'', a fantasy novel by

Lin Carter Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. L ...

*Black Star, a character in pulp fiction written by

Johnston McCulley John William Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was an American writer of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro. Biography Born in O ...

*Black Star, a 2018 novel by the Canadian author

Maureen Medved Maureen Medved is a Canadian writer and playwright. She is also an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. She has been published in literary journals and magazines and has had her plays produced in Vancouver, British Columbia, ...

Companies and brands

* Black Star (cider), a brand of cider produced by Brookfield Drinks *

Black Star (fragrance) Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, '' Let Go'' (2002), is the best-selling album of the 2 ...

, a perfume by Avril Lavigne *

Black Star (photo agency) Black Star, also known as Black Star Publishing Company, was started by refugees from Germany who had established photographic agencies there in the 1930s. Today it is a New York City-based photographic agency with offices in London and in White Pla ...

, a New York-based photo agency founded in 1935 *

Black Star Canyon Black Star Canyon is a remote mountain canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains, located in eastern Orange County, California. It is a watershed of the Santa Ana River. Black Star Canyon is a popular destination for mountain bikers as well as hikers du ...

, an area in Orange County California *

Black Star Line The Black Star Line (1919−1922) was a shipping line incorporated by Marcus Garvey, the organizer of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), and other members of the UNIA. The shipping line was created to facilitate the transportation ...

, a shipping line created by Marcus Garvey to repatriate African-Americans to Africa * Black Sex Link, or Black Star, a breed of chicken

Film and television

* ''The Black Star'' (film), a 1922 German silent film * Blackstar (''Arrow''), a character in the series ''Arrow'' * ''Blackstar'' (TV series), a 1981 fantasy/science fiction cartoon by Filmation * Black Star (''Soul Eater''), a ninja assassin character in ''Soul Eater'' media *Black Stars, a set of characters from ''Sgt. Frog'' *''Black Star'', working title of the 1960 western ''

Flaming Star ''Flaming Star'' is a 1960 American Western film starring Elvis Presley, Barbara Eden and Steve Forrest, based on the book ''Flaming Lance'' (1958) by Clair Huffaker. Critics agreed that Presley gave one of his best acting performances as t ...

'' *"Black Star", an episode of the series '' Space: 1999''

Military

Blackstar (spacecraft) Blackstar is the reported codename of a secret United States orbital spaceplane system. The possible existence of the Blackstar program was reported in March 2006 by ''Aviation Week & Space Technology'' (''Aviation Week'', ''AWST'') magazine ...

, a rumored United States Air Force spaceplane * Black Star, or

Type 54 pistol The Type 54 () and its variants (Type 51, M20, TU-90 and Model 213 pistols) are Chinese copies of the Soviet type Tokarev TT-33. Type 54 pistols are also known colloquially as "Black Star" pistols (Traditional Chinese:黑星手槍, Simplified Ch ...

, Chinese pistols

Music

* Blackstar Amplification, a UK-based manufacturer of guitar amplification and effects pedals

Bands

Black Star (rap duo) Black Star is an American hip hop duo formed in 1996, from Brooklyn, New York City. The duo is composed of rappers Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) and Talib Kweli. The duo is named after The Black Star Line, a shipping company founded by Marcus Garvey. T ...

, a hip hop group formed by rappers Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli *

Blackstar (band) Blackstar were a British hard rock band, formed as a retooling of the band Carcass in 1995 without Bill Steer along with former Cathedral guitarist Mark Griffiths. The band name comes from a Carcass song off the '' Swansong'' 1996 album. Blac ...

, a heavy metal band formed by former members of Carcass *Black Star, later named

Motör Militia Motör Militia (also known as Motor Militia) is a Bahraini heavy metal band. They are regarded as one of the first heavy metal bands in the Persian Gulf and Middle East area to record and release a full-length album of original material on an i ...

, a Bahraini thrash metal band *One of the aliases of jungle producer

Rebel MC Michael Alec Anthony West (born 27 August 1964 in Islington, London, England), better known as Rebel MC and Congo Natty, is a British jungle producer and toaster. He has also gone by aliases including Conquering Lion, Blackstar, Tribe of Issac ...

Albums

* ''Blackstar'' (album), a 2016 album by David Bowie * ''Black Stars'' (album), a 2001 album by Jason Moran *''

Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star ''Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star'' (often called simply ''Black Star'') is the debut studio album by Black Star, a hip hop duo consisting of emcees Talib Kweli and Mos Def (the latter of whom now goes by Yasiin Bey). The album was released ...

'', a 1998 album by Black Star *''Blackstar'', a 2003 album by

Yahzarah Dana Nicole Amma Williams (born June 24, 1978), is known professionally as YahZarah, is a Ghanaian American singer and music producer. She is known for radio hits "Wishing" and "Why Dontcha Call Me No More". In 1997, she began her career as a b ...

*''Black Star'', a 2006 album by

Timati Timur Ildarovich Yunusov (born August 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Timati (russian: link=no, Ти́мати), is a Russian rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. Biography Early life Timur Ildarovich Yunusov ( ...

Songs

* "Blackstar" (song), a 2015 song by David Bowie *"Black Star", a song by Elvis Presley from sessions for the film ''

'' *"Black Star", a 1980 song by

Touch (1980s band) In physiology, the somatosensory system is the network of neural structures in the brain and body that produce the perception of touch (haptic perception), as well as temperature (thermoception), body position (proprioception), and pain. It is ...

*"Black Star", a 1984 track by Yngwie Malmsteen from ''

Rising Force ''Rising Force'' is the first studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released in late 1984 through Polydor Records.Georgie Davis Georgie Davis (stage name Kees Rietveld; born 1969 in The Hague, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer, who was one of the first participants of the Soundmixshow in 1985. Career David performed a song by Stevie Wonder. Later in the year Davis scored ...

*"Black Star", a 1995 song by Radiohead from '' The Bends'' *"Black Star", a 1996 song by Carcass from '' Swansong'' *"Black Star", a 1996 song by

Lustmord Brian Williams is a Welsh industrial musician, sound designer and film score composer. He is often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord. His experimental work has been described as "not tra ...

from ''Strange Attractor/Black Star'' *"Blackstar", a 2003 song by

from ''Blackstar'' *"Black Star", a 2004 song by Peccatum from ''

Lost in Reverie ''Lost in Reverie'' is the third studio album release from the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Peccatum. It was released in 2004 on Mnemosyne Productions, the label run by band members Ihsahn and Ihriel. Track listing # "Desolate Ever After" ...

'' *"Black Star", a 2011 song by Avril Lavigne from ''

Goodbye Lullaby ''Goodbye Lullaby'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was released on March 2, 2011 through RCA Records. Recording sessions for the album began in November 2008 and continued over a period of nearly two ...

'' *"BlackStar", a 2012 song by

Carlos Jean Carlos Jean Arriaga (born 15 February 1973) is a Spanish DJ and record producer born in the region of Galicia in Northwestern Spain. He is the co-founder of the group Najwajean, and has been a producer for some of the most important Spanish and ...

*"Blackstar", a 2012 song by Celldweller from ''

Wish Upon a Blackstar ''Wish Upon a Blackstar'' is the second vocal studio album (third overall) from American electronic rock project, Celldweller. While the album had been a work in progress since 2004, finalized songs from the album were not released until mid-2009. ...

Sports

Black Stars Basel FC Black Stars Basel is a Association football, football club from Basel, Switzerland. Since the season 2012/2013 they play in Group 2 of the 1. Liga Classic, the fourth tier of Swiss football.. They were promoted to the third tier in 2019. C ...

, a football team based in Basel, Switzerland *

Ghana national football team The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international football, doing it since 1957. The team consists of twenty players including the technical team. The team is nicknamed the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in ...

, nicknamed "Black Stars"

Other uses

Black Star of Africa The Black Star of Africa is a black five-pointed star (★) symbolizing Africa in general and Ghana in particular. The Black Star Line, founded in 1919 by Marcus Garvey as part of the Back-to-Africa movement, modelled its name on that of the White ...

, symbol of Africa or Ghana * Black Star (anarchist group), a Greek direct action group, also known as Mavro Asteri