David Bowie gets internet award
David Bowie
He’s set to win lifetime achievement award
David Bowie is set be honoured for his pioneering internet work.
It has been announced he will receive a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award on June 5.
The Webby Awards honour excellence on the internet, and the awards ceremony will be held in New York.
As well as launching BowieNet in 1998, the singer created UltraStar- a digital media company that creates cutting edge online content for artists like The Rolling Stones - and BowieArt, a site which connects emerging visual artists with collectors worldwide, reports Paste.
It has been announced he will receive a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award on June 5.
The Webby Awards honour excellence on the internet, and the awards ceremony will be held in New York.
As well as launching BowieNet in 1998, the singer created UltraStar- a digital media company that creates cutting edge online content for artists like The Rolling Stones - and BowieArt, a site which connects emerging visual artists with collectors worldwide, reports Paste.
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