Blackstar

Blackstar was Bowie's final studio album, released on 8 January 2016, and it stands as a carefully composed farewell. Its jazz-influenced sound and cryptic imagery gave the album an unusual emotional weight after his death two days later.

• Blackstar was released on 8 January 2016, shortly before Bowie died on 10 January 2016.
• The title track and 'Lazarus' are among the album's best-known songs.
• Bowie worked with jazz musicians, giving the record a stark and improvisational feel.
• The album was widely read as a response to mortality, though Bowie did not present it as a simple farewell.
• Its release deepened Bowie’s legacy by showing that his final work remained inventive rather than retrospective.