The actor, who starred in ‘Lazarus,’ the Broadway adaptation of Bowie’s film ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth,’ accepted the award on behalf of the late singer. At the 2017 Brit Awards on Wednesday night, David Bowie received the honor of best male solo artist for his 2016 album, Blackstar .
Category: David Bowie
You Can Help Build A David Bowie Lightning Bolt Memorial
Fans of David Bowie are raising money to build a large, red lightning bolt in the Brixton neighborhood of London where the musician was born. The three storey memorial is to be modeled after Bowie’s distinctive Aladdin Sane make-up, as featured on the 1973 album of the same name, and it will stand
Nirvanaa s Top 20 most-played songs revealed on day of Kurt Cobaina s 50th birthday
The band’s iconic frontman was born on February 20, 1967, meaning he would have celebrated his 50th birthday today. Predictably, Nirvana’s signature hit ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ tops the list, followed by ‘Come As You Are’, ‘Lithium’, ‘Heart-Shaped Box’ and ‘In Bloom’.
David Bowie honors, George Michael tribute top Brit Awards
In this Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017 file photo, Beyonce performs at the 59th annual Grammy Awards, in Los Angeles. Britain’s music industry will salute chart-topping talent and departed icons at the Brit Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 where nominees include Drake, Beyonce and David Bowie.
Top things to do this week: Brain Candy, Music of David Bowie & Mardi Gras RVA Parade
Emily Westerholm with the River City Magnolias put the finishing touches on her eyelashes Saturday before the group participated in the Mardi Gras RVA Parade at Dogtown Dance Theatre in Richmond. FILE – In this Jan. 9, 1997, file photo, David Bowie performs during a concert celebrating his 50th birthday, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
DJ Madskie chopped off finger of man and Snapchatted photo
One Day At A Time actress Mackenzie Phillips, 57, reveals that members of her own family still blame HER for exposing her 10-year incestuous relationship with her father Two seasons in one day: Northeast set for record-high temperatures today – followed by a major storm that could bring up to a foot of SNOW Make SNL Great Again! Alec Baldwin’s Trump impersonation and Melissa McCarthy’s portrayal of Sean Spicer gives show its highest rating in 22 years Why stars like David Bowie turn to sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll: Music acts on the brain in the same way as addictive pleasures Revealed – Madonna’s heartwarming Instagram post about ‘beauties’ Stella and Esther showed Malawian twins cuddling up to Lourdes six months BEFORE adoption Tough love does NOT work: Being too firm with your child could make them rebel and perform badly at school Inside Joseph Stalin’s holiday home: Eerie images of … (more)
Inside the Ultimate David Bowie Tribute Tour
Midway through opening night of the Celebrating David Bowie tour at London’s Brixton Academy on January 8th, guitarist Earl Slick, who played on everything from Diamond Dogs , in 1974, to The Next Day , in 2013, found himself so overcome with emotion he struggled to keep playing. He was backing Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott on “All the Young Dudes” alongside a 20-piece gospel choir, Spiders From Mars keyboardist Mike Garson and the rest of the group assembled for the 2003-04 Reality tour, but images of Bowie, who would have turned 70 that day, kept flashing through the guitarist’s head.
David Bowie one year on: Reliving his crazy, creative golden years
It came out of leftfield, stunning everyone but his family and close friends, who knew he had been ill for a long time. His critically acclaimed album Blackstar , released just days before, was a fitting epitaph, but the imagination and energy it contained made his loss almost unbearable, leaving a public hungry for more.
Ex-bandmates plan memorial concert to mark David Bowie’s 70th birthday
A memorial charity concert remembering David Bowie and featuring the superstar musician’s former bandmates is to be held on what would have been his 70th birthday. A memorial charity concert remembering David Bowie and featuring the superstar musician’s former bandmates is to be held on what would have been his 70th birthday.
David Bowie didna t know he was dying when recording a Blackstara , says new documentary
David Bowie didn’t know he was dying when he recorded his final album ‘Blackstar’, according to a new documentary about the late music icon’s final years. David Bowie: The Last Five Years will air on BBC 2 this Saturday , a day before what would have been the singer’s 70th birthday and just under a year following his passing.
Revellers around the world usher in 2017
… film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” played. “This year, sadly, we saw the loss of many music and entertainment legends around the world,” fireworks show co-producer Catherine Flanagan said. “So celebrating their music as part of Sydney New …
Revelers bid adieu to year of conflicts, deadly violence
… and how lucky we are here in Europe despite everything.” “It’s been such a horrible year, with all these (entertainment celebrity) deaths, Syria, Brexit and Trump. I say: good riddance,” said Karine Dublot, from Lyon. Pope Francis has called on the …
Rash of celebrity deaths prompt Gen X to ponder mortality
Tributes lie beneath a mural of British singer David Bowie by artist Jimmy C in Brixton, south London, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Princess Leia was our first girl movie heroine, and we made our moms braid brunette yarn so we’d have earmuff buns for Halloween.
Music Millennium’s Most-Sold Album of 2016 Was David Bowie’s “Blackstar”
Title of the album Portland streamed on Spotify most disproportionately to the rest of the country. It’s an album of white noise meant as a sleep aid, featuring such tracks as “Large Industrial Air Conditioner,” “Rainy Parking Lot” and “White Noise Wahwah,” which was also the most disproportionately played track in Portland.
Bowie, Prince, George Michael: We’ve lost a triumvirate of icons who dared to do manhood differently
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When David Bowie Was the Thin White Duke
Music photographer Andrew Kent is paying homage to Bowie with a new book, David Bowie: Behind the Curtain, that chronicles two years of the artist’s early career, when he assumed the persona of the Thin White Duke. After being introduced by Rolling Stone magazine’s reporter, Cameron Crowe, in 1975, Kent travelled around the globe with Bowie during his Isolar tour in support of the Station to Station album in 1976.
Rihanna, here at the Billboard Music Awards in May,
Our take: The 10 best songs of 2016 Which songs captivated the USA TODAY music team this year. Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: http://usat.ly/2iaQKe2 Which songs captivated critics in 2016? USA TODAY’s Maeve McDermott and Patrick Ryan share their 10 best tracks of the year, from mega-hits to more obscure favorites.
Here’s what Chic’s Nile Rodgers Said About the Rock and Roll Hall of…
Chic’s Nile Rodgers , the producer behind Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” and David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance,” will be receiving an award for musical excellence. His prize raises a big question Westword spoke with him about it in February: Why, after eleven nominations, has the disco sensation Chic still not been inducted? …thinking about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame brings a smile to my face, because if people knew me – and a lot of people at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame know me – they’d know I don’t make music for awards.
In Fences, Denzel Washington Takes a Break from Making Crap
During the previous decade , Scott had been Denzel Washington’s main director, and this close collaboration resulted in one masterpiece, Man on Fire , and several box-office hits. In the Scott period, Washington usually played a hardworking professional with a complicated past or a personality flaw.
Year in pop: The most memorable moments
So much of what we think about when we think of 2016 in music is tragedy. Whether it’s the thrilling artists we lost – from Prince to David Bowie to Leonard Cohen – to the horrific fire at an underground electronic music event in Oakland, for many music fans this year one of heartbreak.