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David Bowie Sweeps The Grammys With 5 Posthumous Awards

Bowie beat Radiohead and Metallica for his first big music prize win.

David Bowie’s glittering career has been capped off in style.The rocker posthumously won five of the biggest awards at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. Bowie won Best Rock Song for “Blackstar”, beating strong entries from Radiohead and Metallica.

Bowie also won Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical), Best Alternative Album for Blackstar, Best Rock Performance and Best Recording Package. Amazingly, these are the first music prizes Bowie has ever received in a recording career that spanned almost four decades. It’s a fitting tribute to one of modern music’s true icons.

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