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Spotify is flying the company flag at half mast in memory of David Bowie

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Spotify's office in San Francisco is flying its flag at half mast this week in memory of David Bowie.

Bowie died after an 18-month battle with cancer at age 69, on Sunday night, January 10th. Distraught fans have spent the days since memorializing the pioneering rocker in their own ways. 

That includes Spotify, as confirmed by a company spokesperson:

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It's stayed this way until at least today, through a rare San Francisco rainstorm:

Bowie, as a big proponent of the Internet as a platform for music, would likely have enjoyed this particular tribute from the music streaming app.

David Bowie's most recent and final album "Blackstar," has been tearing up the Spotify charts, alongside classic singles like "Let's Dance," "Heroes," and duet with Queen singer Freddie Mercury, "Under Pressure." 

 

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Matt is a former Deputy Editor, Tech based in San Francisco. Matt came to Business Insider in 2015 from IDG Enterprise, where he reported on application development and new enterprise technologies for CITEworld, Computerworld, and Networkworld.