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    David Bowie Tribute Concert Sees Entertaining Performances From Duran Duran and Adam Lambert

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    Despite being delayed due to a technical glitch, the 24-hour celebration titled ‘Celebration: Just For One Day’ also features his longtime producer Tony Visconti and members of his final touring band.

    Jan 11, 2021
    AceShowbiz – David Bowie’s birthday tribute had to wait a day over the weekend due to a technical glitch.
    Stars like Trent Reznor, Duran Duran and Boy George were scheduled to perform Bowie covers with the late rocker’s pianist Mike Garson as part of a 24-hour celebration beginning on Friday night (January 08), but the event didn’t actually get underway until late Saturday.
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    The one-night-only pay-to-view marathon also featured Bowie’s longtime producer Tony Visconti, members of his final touring band, and acts like Billy Corgan, Perry Farrell and YUNGBLUD.
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    Duran Duran opened the concert with a cover of “Five Years” from Bowie’s 1972 album, “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”. Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon previouslly admitted the track is very important to him.

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    “My life as a teenager was all about David Bowie,” he said. “He is the reason why I started writing songs. Part of me still can’t believe in his death five years ago, but maybe that’s because there’s a part of me where he’s still alive and always will be.”
    He went on sharing, “When we got the ‘Ziggy Stardust’ LP and put the needle in the groove, our first taste of its perfection was the song Five Years. I can’t begin to explain how honoured I feel for Duran Duran to be given the opportunity to perform (for) this icon, and to place our name alongside Bowie’s for this commemoration of his music.”
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    Highlights included The Smashing Pumpkins star Corgan’s emotional version of “Space Oddity” and Nine Inch Nails leader Reznor’s take on “Fashion” and “Fantastic Voyage”, while Adam Lambert wowed with his theatrical performance of “Starman”, and YUNGBLUD won praise for tackling “Life on Mars?”.
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    Proceeds from the event, titled “Celebration: Just For One Day!”, will be donated to Save the Children, one of the charities Bowie supported with ticket sales from his 50th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden in New York in 1997.

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      David Bowie Planned on Doing More Albums After Releasing 'Blackstar'

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      Despite fans’ theory that the ‘Lazarus’ singer bid farewell with his 2016 album ‘Blackstar, one of his collaborators insists the musician didn’t know the LP will be his last.

      Jan 10, 2021
      AceShowbiz – David Bowie didn’t expect “Blackstar” to be his final album, according to one of his collaborators on the project.
      The music legend lost his battle with cancer two days after the album’s release in 2016 and many fans and experts still claim Bowie’s final music and videos suggest he knew the project would be his last, but musician Donny McCaslin insists the rocker didn’t think the LP was a farewell.
      “There is the narrative of Blackstar being this farewell, which I totally get, but that coexists with the fact that he was just so creative,” Donnie tells NME.com. “He was planning on doing more.”
      McCaslin, who leads the New York Jazz Ensemble, also claims Bowie was even discussing a series of intimate live concerts before he passed away.

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      “When I went to listen to the album at his apartment in November, 2015, the idea came up of doing some small gigs… We talked about how to do a little rehearsal and soundcheck and, of course, it was going to depend on how he felt. We talked again in December around the time of the musical (Lazarus) and he said he didn’t want to. He was working on new music and he wanted to record in January.”
      However, Robert Fox, a producer and long-time friend of the late musician, insisted David was aware of his impending death and “knew” ‘Blackstar’ would be his final record. “No, he knew. I think he knew,” he says. “Certainly, around Lazarus, it was very clear that there wouldn’t be anything else, barring a miracle.”
      “The last time I saw him was when I went to his apartment two dates after the opening of the musical. It wasn’t an overdramatic farewell, although it was pretty clear that it probably would be.”
      Bowie passed away in January 2016.

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      David Bowie's Estate Commemorates His Birthday by Making His Music Available on TikTok

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      The video-sharing platform will also mark the fifth anniversary of the pop culture icon’s passing by inviting fans to do The Starman challenge on January 10.

      Jan 9, 2021
      AceShowbiz – David Bowie’s music is available on TikTok to celebrate the late music icon’s birthday, January 08.
      The “Let’s Dance” hitmaker, who passed away in 2016, would have turned 74 today and, after launching a new page on the video-sharing platform in his honour, his estate has made the star’s hits available for everyone to use in their clips. Bowie’s hits such as “Heroes”, “Space Oddity”, “Let’s Dance”, “Fame”, “Rebel Rebel”, “Life on Mars?” and “Ashes to Ashes” are now available in a dedicated playlist on the TikTok Sounds page.
      A post on the official David Bowie Instagram page reads, “To mark what would have been David Bowie’s 74th birthday tomorrow, you can now find his music on TikTok.”
      “Stay tuned for further developments and meanwhile check the brand new page out here: https://lnk.to/BowieTikTok.”

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      Furthermore, TikTok has announced #TheStarman challenge for 10 January, the fifth anniversary of the pop culture icon’s passing from liver cancer, which invites fans to dress up like Bowie’s glam alter ego Ziggy Stardust and use Starman as the soundtrack to their videos.
      Paul Hourican, Head of U.K. Music Operations at TikTok said, “We are truly honoured to welcome David Bowie and his music to TikTok.”
      “He remains one of the most influential and acclaimed artists of all time and his music has defined multiple generations and cultural moments.”
      “We know the excitement our community will find discovering his music and creating using the indisputable Bowie sound.”
      TikTok additionally paid tribute to the late musician, “A pioneer in music and fashion, David was – and remains – a cultural icon. He was never afraid to push boundaries and was always first to embrace new technology to reach his global fan base.”

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      David Bowie's New Live Album Offers His 1995 Dallas Session

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      Dubbed ‘Ouvrez Le Chien (Live Dallas 95)’, the upcoming album is recorded at Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre during his Outside tour with Nine Inch Nails.
      Jun 28, 2020
      AceShowbiz – An unreleased David Bowie live album is to hit streaming platforms next Friday, July 3, 2020.
      Bosses at Parlophone Records announced the release of the late rocker’s “Ouvrez Le Chien (Live Dallas 95)” record on Thursday, June 25, 2020 with a post on his website.
      Bowie, who passed away after a battle with cancer in 2016, recorded the album at Dallas, Texas’ Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre in October 1995 during his “Outside Tour” with Nine Inch Nails.
      The title of the album comes from a French lyric, meaning open the dog, featured in his 1970 track “All the Madmen”, as well as in his 1993 song “Buddha of Suburbia”. Its artwork, featuring Bowie in a tank top against a black background, was shot by his widow Iman.
      One track from the album, “Teenage Wildlife”, is available on streaming services on Friday, with the rest of the album due next week.

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      David Bowie's Album Will Be Released for Streaming for First Time

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      The upcoming record, coming out for streaming for the very first time, will include never-before-heard songs titled ‘Pallas Athena’ and ‘V-2 Schneider’.
      May 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – A new live album from late rocker David Bowie will debut on streaming platforms for the first time.
      “LiveAndWell.com”, a 1997 record Bowie recorded at performances in the U.K., U.S., the Netherlands, and Brazil during his Earthling tour, is the first in a series of live recordings the star produced during the 1990s that are scheduled to be released this year.
      The new album is due out on May 15, 2020 and will feature two previously unheard bonus tracks, including “Pallas Athena” and “V-2 Schneider”.
      “LiveAndWell.com” was originally released in 2000 via BowieNet, the singer’s early Internet service provider that also doubled as an online fan club.
      Bowie died aged 69 in 2016.

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