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Why aren't British broadcasters doing any specials to mark Sinéad O’Connor's death?

posted a year ago by TMC-4 (19563)
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https://variety.com/2023/music/global/sinead-oconnor-uk-television-tributes-1235682212/

When David Bowie died in 2016, panicked broadcasters ripped up their schedules and clambered to assemble heartfelt tributes to the “Space ...

[–] TerraFirma69 (1960) a year ago

Is it because she's not British?

[–] Satan2016 (23942) a year ago

[–] Darren (1189) a year ago

Maybe because Davis Bowie was a vastly more commercially and critically successful singer, with a far bigger cultural impact.

[–] Hybrid66 (1505) a year ago

Bowie had his moments, like being arrested for his ''nazi phase'' in the 70's, doing nazi salutes in Germany whilst riding in a WW2 Mercedes, etc