# Rough Trade to donate profits from David Bowie sales to CRUK - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/01/11/rough-trade-to-donate-profits-from-david-bowie-sales-to-cruk/ - Published: 2016-01-11T16:40:15+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Music retailer Rough Trade is marking the death of singer David Bowie by donating all profits from its sales of his music during January to Cancer Research UK.** The retailer has stores in London, New York and Nottingham. It lists all [Bowie’s albums for sale](http://www.roughtrade.com/artists/1089) underneath a banner explaining its support for CRUK.   ## Advertisement Bowie died yesterday after 18 months fighting cancer. He released his latest album _Blackstar_ just last week on 8 January. It is expected to reach number one in the charts this week. ![David Bowie albums on Rough Trade's website](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/wp- content/uploads/2016/01/david-bowie-albums.jpg) Rough Trade’s David Bowie section.   Rough Trade announced its charitable commitment via Twitter:   > All profits from our [#Bowie](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bowie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > sales during Jan donated to [@CR_UK](https://twitter.com/CR_UK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). > [https://t.co/vBffmQj3PJ](https://t.co/vBffmQj3PJ) [pic.twitter.com/pId1d0WRDO](https://t.co/pId1d0WRDO) > — Rough Trade (@RoughTrade) [January 11, 2016](https://twitter.com/RoughTrade/status/686516792181788672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > If you find our website is down ([#Bowie](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bowie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)), > pls be patient, try again in a few mins. > Take solace: our website down = lots > of [@CR_UK](https://twitter.com/CR_UK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) donations! > — Rough Trade (@RoughTrade) [January 11, 2016](https://twitter.com/RoughTrade/status/686531355627380736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   It included a blunt reason behind its decision:   > Honouring the Artist. Not commodity. Fuck cancer.[https://t.co/vBffmQj3PJ](https://t.co/vBffmQj3PJ) > [pic.twitter.com/0TbpvQGlII](https://t.co/0TbpvQGlII) > — Rough Trade (@RoughTrade) [January 11, 2016](https://twitter.com/RoughTrade/status/686522562336165888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   Cancer Research UK had earlier tweeted: > We're very sad to hear that David Bowie has died of cancer. Our thoughts are with > his friends and family. > — Cancer Research UK (@CR_UK) [January 11, 2016](https://twitter.com/CR_UK/status/686450861812412416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) * **[Thank you, Sir Terry](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/02/thank-you-sir-terry/)**( 2 February 2016) * **[Breast Cancer Now marks 20th anniversary of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/04/28/breast-cancer-now-marks-20th-anniversary-fashion-targets-breast-cancer/)**( 28 April 2016) * **[Celebrity fundraising round-up for October 2016](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/18/celebrity-fundraising-round-october-2016/)**( 18 October 2016)