David Bowie's Blackstar wins five posthumous trophies at 59th annual Grammys

David Bowie’s 25^th and final studio album “Blackstar” won five posthumous trophies at the 59^th annual Grammys.

The late icon’s album was honoured for best rock performance, best rock song, alternative music album, recording package and engineered album (non-classical), sweeping in all nominated categories.

Although he received a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 2006, this posthumous victory marks Bowie’s first wins in musical categories.

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Taking to Twitter, Bowie’s son, director Duncan Jones, paid tribute to his father’s Grammy honour and posted a picture of him along with the late musician.

“So proud of you dad! Would hold you up forever.  #grammys2017,” Jones captioned the picture in which he is holding up the singer.

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“Blackstar”, also Bowie’s only album to top the Billboard 200 in the US, was released on January 8 last year, just two days prior to his death. He died following an 18-month battle with cancer on January 10 last year at the age of 69.