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Blackstar, stylized as ★, is David Bowie's 2016 final studio album. It fuses art rock and experimental rock with strong jazz and electronic influences, featuring arrangements that shift between sparse, eerie textures and loose, jazz-inflected improvisation led by saxophone and winds. The production balances studio electronics and live-band interplay, and the songs use oblique, often mortality-themed lyrics and unconventional song structures to create an atmospheric, challenging listening experience. The album is widely regarded as Bowie's last recorded statement and for its genre-crossing, exploratory approach.