David Bowie Singer

George Michael's death over the Christmas holidays caps one of the most tragic years in memory for the music world

David Bowie, who died at the age of 69 after losing a battle with cancer, had apparently told his family that he wanted to "go without any fuss" and they honoured his wish. The singer had also kept his fight with cancer a secret from fans and had told his family to not have a funeral or public memorial

Billboard, which will publish the benchmark US chart this weekend, said that Blackstar was expected to easily outsell ballad singer Adele's blockbuster 25, which has spent seven weeks at number one. i>Blackstar was the top-selling album on iTunes in all major developed countries on Monday

David Bowie was known for his ability to reinvent himself. But he also helped inspire a pocket of Wall Street that tries to create money out of weird things. The so-called Bowie bonds were among the first in what would become a wave of esoteric asset-backed securities deals based on intellectual property

Tributes are pouring in for singer David Bowie, with politicians, clerics, actors and an astronaut offering their recollections of the late star.

In the first of many re-inventions, he named himself David Bowie in 1966 to avoid confusion with Davy Jones, lead singer with Beatles rivals The Monkees, and studied Buddhism and mime. Mr Bowie died on Sunday "surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer," said a statement posted on his social media accounts

Lady Gaga, Mother Monster singer and songwriter, turns 26 today. On Monday she posted an unusual make-up free picture on Twitter.

George Michael's death over the Christmas holidays caps one of the most tragic years in memory for the music world

David Bowie, who died at the age of 69 after losing a battle with cancer, had apparently told his family that he wanted to "go without any fuss" and they honoured his wish. The singer had also kept his fight with cancer a secret from fans and had told his family to not have a funeral or public memorial

Billboard, which will publish the benchmark US chart this weekend, said that Blackstar was expected to easily outsell ballad singer Adele's blockbuster 25, which has spent seven weeks at number one. i>Blackstar was the top-selling album on iTunes in all major developed countries on Monday

David Bowie was known for his ability to reinvent himself. But he also helped inspire a pocket of Wall Street that tries to create money out of weird things. The so-called Bowie bonds were among the first in what would become a wave of esoteric asset-backed securities deals based on intellectual property

Tributes are pouring in for singer David Bowie, with politicians, clerics, actors and an astronaut offering their recollections of the late star.

In the first of many re-inventions, he named himself David Bowie in 1966 to avoid confusion with Davy Jones, lead singer with Beatles rivals The Monkees, and studied Buddhism and mime. Mr Bowie died on Sunday "surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer," said a statement posted on his social media accounts

Lady Gaga, Mother Monster singer and songwriter, turns 26 today. On Monday she posted an unusual make-up free picture on Twitter.