In his lifetime, David Bowie—widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century—produced a prodigious catalog of 27 studio albums, 11 live albums, 4 soundtracks, and 128 singles. But it appears that the singer-songwriter, who passed away in 2016, still has one song left to sing.
On Thursday, Gala Music, an offshoot of Web3 startup Gala Games, announced a partnership with music producer Larry Dvoskin and publisher Warner-Chappell Music to release a never-before-heard version of Bowie’s hit 1983 song “Let’s Dance” via a limited series of NFTs.
On April 14th, 40 years to the day after “Let’s Dance” originally debuted, Gala Music will release 3,003 NFTs, each featuring a piece of Bowie-inspired artwork, that will unlock the holder access to the unheard version of “Let’s Dance” that Dvoskin produced with Bowie in 2002.
The NFTs will be sold on a pay-what-you-wish model; all initial proceeds from the sale will benefit MusiCares, a charity that provides health and human services to the music community.
Dvoskin described the track in a statement as a “more dreamy, electronic” version of the smash song, which remains one of Bowie’s most popular tracks ever released. The music producer and songwriter has long wished for the song’s revamp to see the light of day.
With the 40th anniversary of the release of “Let’s Dance” approaching, Dvoskin turned to Bowie’s estate to attempt to convince it to release the song via NFTs.
“When I first talked with the executor of t
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