David Bowie's Posthumous, Grammy-Winning 'Blackstar' Goes Gold

'Blackstar' Goes Gold

Fresh off a triumphant GRAMMY afternoon and night, DAVID BOWIE's 28th and final album, "Blackstar" (ISO/COLUMBIA), has been certified gold in the U.S. by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units.

"Blackstar" won in every one of the five categories in which it was nominated at this weekend’s 59th Annual GRAMMY AWARDS: BEST ROCK SONG, BEST ROCK PERFORMANFCE, BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIFC ALBUM, BEST RECORDING PACKAGE and BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL. 

BOWIE and "Blackstar" have also garnered two BRIT AWARDS nominations: BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST and BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR.

"Blackstar" was originally released JANUARY 8th, 2016, on BOWIE's 69th birthday and just two days before his death. The album has established itself as a critical and commercial high point of his immortal catalog.

Hitting #1 in more than 20 countries (including his first #1 in the U.S.), "Blackstar" closed out 2016 dominating critics’ year-end best of lists: The album was rated #1 by the AV CLUB, FLAVORWIRE, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, MOJO, NEWSWEEK, NOW, PASGTE, Q, THE WIRE, UNCUT and more, finishing #2 at the BBC, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, THE NEW YORK TIMES, NPR and ROLLING STONE, with more BEST OF 2016 placements in major publications than any album released last year.

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