VIDEO: Lazarus - the first single to be released from the album

David Bowie's 25th studio album, Blackstar, will be the first major release of 2016 - released today on his 69th birthday.

The David Bowie Blackstar album features seven songs and clocks in at 40 minutes and 49 seconds.

Bowie hinted at the jazz sound of the album with the reveal of the first song Sue (Or In A Season of Crime) released in September 2014.