Global streams of David Bowie's songs on Spotify soar 2,822% after his death
Digital music and audio | The Guardian 2016-01-25
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Twitter goes into overdrive too, and singer now occupies all but three of the top 10 spots in iTunes’ UK album chart, and all the top 10 videos
It seems fitting that reaction to the death of David Bowie – a digital native in spirit, if not in years – could be measured in spikes and ripples across the internet.
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