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Are you ready for the new David Bowie Centre?

Costumes, handwritten lyrics and instruments among the 90,000+ items that will go on display in V&A’s new East Storehouse venue next year.

22/10/2024

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Earth Day: David Bowie featuring Mother Nature - What is Sounds Right?

Mother Nature is now recognised as an official artist with her own profile on major streaming platforms. It's all part of the initiative Sounds Right, which has been launched by The Museum for the United Nations.

22/04/2024

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Culture Re-View: David Bowie dies and the Sopranos are born

2016 saw the final day of one of music's brightest stars and the cigar-smoking Mafia mob boss Tony Soprano begin therapy on TV.

10/01/2024

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Rue David Bowie unveiled in Paris

Rue David Bowie was inaugurated in the French capital on Monday. The move to honour the British rock icon, who died on 10 January 2016 of liver cancer, also marks what would have been his 77th birthday.

05/01/2024

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David Bowie's handwritten lyric sheet to go under the hammer

A handwritten lyric sheet from Bowie should break the estimated price tag of £50,000 to £100,000 tomorrow - especially considering the late artist's handwritten lyrics for 'Starman' sold for £165,000 (€190,000) last year.

27/11/2023

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Has Donald Trump taken the most iconic mugshot in history?

The first ever mugshot of a US president is a significant image. It enters into the rather unique pantheon of historic mugshots.

25/08/2023

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Culture Re-View: Fantasy meets puppets as Labyrinth is released

On this day 37 years ago, the classic movie was released in the U.S., but it took some time to achieve the cult status it boasts today

27/06/2023

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Bowie's lightning bolt: New exhibition on rock's most iconic image

Watch that man! Name a more iconic duo than David Bowie and lightning bolts. This new London exhibition traces the story of the famous album cover behind 'Aladdin Sane'.

06/04/2023

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V&A museum gifted massive David Bowie archive for new centre

From Ziggy Stardust's jumpsuit to the handwritten lyrics for "Heroes", David Bowie's extensive archive is coming to a dedicated arts centre in east London.

23/02/2023

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Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

It's not the glam opera of 'Ziggy Stardust'. It's not the experimental Berlin album 'Heroes'. Nor is it the 80s pop of 'Let's Dance'. The best Bowie album of them all is the 1976 release 'Station to Station'.

24/01/2023

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TV star Chris Tarrant explains why he's hosting a Ukrainian family

Chris Tarrant is an icon of British quiz shows. He chats to Euronews about his experience opening his home to a Ukrainian family, among stories of his time in the spotlight.

27/10/2022

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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Moonage Daydream'

On release this month after its premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival is 'Moonage Daydream', the first documentary sanctioned by David Bowie’s estate. And it’s quite the multi-sensory ride.

30/09/2022

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New David Bowie Barbie doll celebrates 50 years of Hunky Dory

The creators of Barbie have released a new David Bowie-inspired doll to mark the 50th anniversary of the Hunky Dory album. But is this the first time the music legend has been honoured by Barbie?

01/07/2022

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Under Pressure: The top 5 landmark cases in music copyright disputes

One artist even sued himself. Sort of.

08/03/2022

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David Bowie's entire music catalogue sold for €220 million

`The late singer's estate have waged a deal with music publishing giants Warner Chappell to oversee Bowie's bulky catalogue of 29 albums.

04/01/2022

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Which legendary musician would earn the most on Spotify today?

Musicians these days appear ready made for the perks and difficulties that come with creating for the digital world. But what about those that came up in the 50s, 60s, even 70s?

30/11/2021

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David Bowie's 'missing link' album 'TOY' released after 20 years

The late singer planned to put 'TOY' – a series of 60's and 70's reworks – into the world in 2001. Now, fans finally get to hear the end product as Bowie intended.

24/11/2021

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David Bowie documentary coming soon from 'Montage of Heck' director

Brett Morgen's documentary of the late-Nirvana singer's complex life made serious waves at Sundance Film Festival in 2015. Can fans expect the same with David Bowie next year?

19/11/2021

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David Bowie makes a return to London in memorabilia pop-up shop

The Soho store was visited by eager fans at its opening this week, five years on from the musical genius' passing.

25/10/2021

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Temporary David Bowie pop-up store opens in London

A temporary David Bowie-themed pop-up store opens in London to commemorate 75 years since the visionary singer's birth upcoming on January 8th, 2022.

25/10/2021