The late David Bowie was privately cremated in New York just hours after his death, according to reports.
The Daily Mirror quoted a "US source" as saying that the singer, who died aged 69 after suffering from cancer for 18 months, was "secretly cremated".
The cremation took place soon after his death, which was announced on Monday, avoided a funeral service for a star who had valued his deeply private lifestyle.
In line with his wishes no family or friends were present. The source said: "There is no public or private service or a public memorial. There is nothing."
The star's spokesman declined to confirm or deny the report.
Meanwhile, according to his long-time friend and producer, Tony Visconti. Bowie was planning another album - a follow-up to his recent release Blackstar - before his death.
Bowie was planned a follow up album to Blackstar
About a week before his death from cancer, Bowie called Visconti to say he wanted to make a final album. He had apparently written and demoed five new songs.
Visconti told Rolling Stone: "At that late stage, he was planning the follow-up to Blackstar."
Although he had known since November that the cancer he was privately suffering was terminal, he still hoped for time to record new music.
"I was thrilled, and I thought, and he thought, that he'd have a few months, at least. Obviously, if he's excited about doing his next album, he must've thought he had a few more months", said Visconti.
David Bowie on the Glass Spider tour in 1987
As a tribute to the late David Bowie, RTÉ is to screen a 1987 documentary this Friday night, in which Dave Fanning interviewed the singer in London ahead of his Slane Castle show of that year.
When Fanning Met Bowie was originally called Visual Eyes when first broadcast in 1987 and features rare archive material and a new introduction which was recorded by Fanning earlier this week.
The Slane show on 1987's Glass Spider tour was Bowie's first Irish concert, though he returned to play here several times right up to his final performances at the Point (3Arena) in November 2003.
Hansard performs outside Bowie's New York apartment
As tributes continue to pour in for Bowie, Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has joined those paying their respects to the music icon.
Glen performed a version of Bowie's classic Ashes to Ashes outside the late singer's apartment in New York earlier this week. You can watch the performance below.
The documentary airs on RTÉ One at 8:30pm on Friday and there's also a David Bowie special on The Dave Fanning Show on 2FM on Saturday from 11am.
