David Bowie’s Death Causes 8 Million Tweets in 24 Hours
David Bowie’s death dominated social media in the hours after the news broke on social media early Monday morning (Jan. 11), with 8 million tweets about Bowie sent in the 24 hours after the announcement.
According to Twitter, “Heroes” was the most-tweeted Bowie song in the 24 hours after his death, followed by “Starman,” “Ziggy Stardust” and the title track to his new album, Blackstar:
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