Overview
- New programming marks the anniversary, with Channel 4’s Bowie: The Final Act airing this week and the film now available on Movistar+, alongside a newly published biography by Alexander Larman.
- Producer Tony Visconti and other close collaborators in the documentary describe Bowie’s secrecy around an 18‑month liver cancer diagnosis and his intensive final‑month work to finish the album and videos.
- Iman and daughter Lexi shared photos in public tributes, joined by musicians and longtime colleagues reflecting on his life and influence.
- Blackstar was recorded privately in New York between January and May 2015 with jazz‑rooted players led by saxophonist Donny McCaslin, signaling a late‑career stylistic shift.
- Released on January 8, 2016, two days before Bowie died at 69, the album—and the Lazarus video, highlighted by director Johan Renck’s remarks—has been widely interpreted as his intentional artistic testament.