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Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky are crossing their I's and dotting the T's before walking down the aisle!
The famous couple have reportedly set a $900 Million prenup agreement in motion to ease any financial tension as they move forward with their nuptial plans.
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky have been secretly engaged for a while now, and they are reportedly on the same page about the prenuptial agreement move.
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky Are All For Protecting Their Assets
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The A-list couple has decided to negotiate the terms and conditions of their prenup before exchanging their vows in front of friends and family.
Gaga is reportedly worth $900 million, which made a prenup necessary. Luckily for her, Polansky understands her perspective and has shown zero resistance.
The popstar's 46-year-old fiance is also worth a whopping $600 million and...
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky are crossing their I's and dotting the T's before walking down the aisle!
The famous couple have reportedly set a $900 Million prenup agreement in motion to ease any financial tension as they move forward with their nuptial plans.
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky have been secretly engaged for a while now, and they are reportedly on the same page about the prenuptial agreement move.
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky Are All For Protecting Their Assets
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The A-list couple has decided to negotiate the terms and conditions of their prenup before exchanging their vows in front of friends and family.
Gaga is reportedly worth $900 million, which made a prenup necessary. Luckily for her, Polansky understands her perspective and has shown zero resistance.
The popstar's 46-year-old fiance is also worth a whopping $600 million and...
- 8/6/2024
- by Afouda Bamidele
- The Blast
June Walker Rogers, a singer, dancer and comedian who performed on Broadway and television and wrote several musicals and a book about how to survive in show business, has died. She was 97.
She died July 8 at her home in Westport, Connecticut, her family announced.
Born in Steubenville, Ohio, and raised in Queens, June L. Walker started dancing at age 5 and soon had a nightclub act, appearing on bills with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Louis Prima, Don Rickles, Rodney Dangerfield and, when he was known as the singer “Calypso Gene,” Louis Farrakhan.
After being placed in an accelerated pilot program for gifted children in the New York school system, she graduated from high school at 15. She accepted a scholarship to Columbia University but left college to make her Broadway debut in 1944 in the comedy revue Laffing Room Only, starring Ole Olsen & Chic Johnson.
The platinum blond returned...
She died July 8 at her home in Westport, Connecticut, her family announced.
Born in Steubenville, Ohio, and raised in Queens, June L. Walker started dancing at age 5 and soon had a nightclub act, appearing on bills with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Louis Prima, Don Rickles, Rodney Dangerfield and, when he was known as the singer “Calypso Gene,” Louis Farrakhan.
After being placed in an accelerated pilot program for gifted children in the New York school system, she graduated from high school at 15. She accepted a scholarship to Columbia University but left college to make her Broadway debut in 1944 in the comedy revue Laffing Room Only, starring Ole Olsen & Chic Johnson.
The platinum blond returned...
- 8/3/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Who will win Record of the Year at the 2025 Grammys? This award goes to the artists, producers, and engineers of the year’s best single. That’s where this differs from Song of the Year, which goes specifically to songwriters. Though this award is not technically a popularity contest, commercial success is typically a major factor, like Miley Cyrus‘s reigning champion “Flowers,” a blockbuster that spent several weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. So will the next winner be a big hit as well? Scroll down to see our official racetrack odds, which are calculated based on the combined predictions of Gold Derby users. The odds are always changing, so we’ll be updating this list as the season progresses.
For most of history there were five Grammy nominees in the Record of the Year category, same as there were for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist.
For most of history there were five Grammy nominees in the Record of the Year category, same as there were for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist.
- 7/24/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Kelly Clarkson sang a soulful cover of Romy’s “She’s on My Mind” during the Kellyoke portion of The Kelly Clarkson show on Monday. The singer-songwriter took to the stage alongside My Band Y’all to sing the disco-pop track before a live audience.
Clarkson reached a crescendo as she belted the final chorus of the track, “I’m so tired of fighting, I’m so scared to lose/But I don’t care anymore, think I’m in love with you.”
Earlier this month, Clarkson performed The Last Dinner Party’s “Nothing Matters,...
Clarkson reached a crescendo as she belted the final chorus of the track, “I’m so tired of fighting, I’m so scared to lose/But I don’t care anymore, think I’m in love with you.”
Earlier this month, Clarkson performed The Last Dinner Party’s “Nothing Matters,...
- 7/23/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
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Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett joined forces to release heartfelt renditions of jazz standards, captivating the world.
Both artists performed together at various events and on television, including a PBS special and a tour. Their partnership introduced jazz to a whole new generation, proving that this classic genre is forever. It showcased Gaga's amazing versatility as an artist and Bennett's timeless talent, creating a dazzling fusion of old-school charm and modern flair.
Sadly, Tony Bennett passed away last year, and Lady Gaga is paying tribute to her late friend in a new Instagram post.
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Tony Bennett passed away on July 21, 2023, at the age of 96, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy.
"Without doubt the classiest singer, man, and performer you will ever see," Sir Elton John said at the time of his passing. "He's irreplaceable. I loved and adored him.
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett joined forces to release heartfelt renditions of jazz standards, captivating the world.
Both artists performed together at various events and on television, including a PBS special and a tour. Their partnership introduced jazz to a whole new generation, proving that this classic genre is forever. It showcased Gaga's amazing versatility as an artist and Bennett's timeless talent, creating a dazzling fusion of old-school charm and modern flair.
Sadly, Tony Bennett passed away last year, and Lady Gaga is paying tribute to her late friend in a new Instagram post.
Tony Bennett Passed Away One Year Ago Mega
Tony Bennett passed away on July 21, 2023, at the age of 96, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy.
"Without doubt the classiest singer, man, and performer you will ever see," Sir Elton John said at the time of his passing. "He's irreplaceable. I loved and adored him.
- 7/21/2024
- by Kelly Coffey-Behrens
- The Blast
Throughout 2024, we will continue to update this In Memoriam photo gallery with notable celebrity deaths from film, television, theater and music. Major entertainment figures to be honored in the 2024 gallery are TV legend Bob Newhart, Oscar winner Louis Gossett, Jr., director/producer Norman Jewison, broadway legend Chita Rivera, country music superstar Toby Keith and actors Dabney Coleman, Donald Sutherland and Carl Weathers.
Featured in the 2023 gallery were Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members Tina Turner, Harry Belafonte, Jeff Beck, Robbie Robertson and David Crosby, Oscar and Tony winner Alan Arkin, Oscar/Emmy/Tony winner Glenda Jackson, Oscar and Grammy winner Burt Bacharach, Oscar winner William Friedkin, Grammy legend Tony Bennett, Emmy nominee Matthew Perry, Emmy winner Norman Lear, Emmy winner Andre Braugher, Emmy winner Ron Cephas Jones, along with rock legend Elvis Presley‘s daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, and actresses Melinda Dillon, Annie Wersching and Cindy Williams.
Featured in the 2023 gallery were Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members Tina Turner, Harry Belafonte, Jeff Beck, Robbie Robertson and David Crosby, Oscar and Tony winner Alan Arkin, Oscar/Emmy/Tony winner Glenda Jackson, Oscar and Grammy winner Burt Bacharach, Oscar winner William Friedkin, Grammy legend Tony Bennett, Emmy nominee Matthew Perry, Emmy winner Norman Lear, Emmy winner Andre Braugher, Emmy winner Ron Cephas Jones, along with rock legend Elvis Presley‘s daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, and actresses Melinda Dillon, Annie Wersching and Cindy Williams.
- 7/18/2024
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Younger readers might be shocked to hear this, but back in the mid-90s "The Simpsons" was nothing short of a phenomenon. While it has now become a sort of incongruous TV specter, simultaneously forgotten but somehow still haunting the airwaves with new episodes, "The Simpsons" was once about as popular as TV shows get. After "Married with Children" helped put Fox on the map by proving dysfunctional TV families could work just as well as the more wholesome fare being offered elsewhere, things were perfectly primed for "The Simpsons" to dominate — and dominate it did.
"Simpsons" mania was a real and inexorable force during the height of the show's popularity, and not just in the US. As a BBC Two documentary for the show's ten-year anniversary explained, the series created a "bonanza," whereby its biggest breakout star, Bart Simpson, became fodder for global bootleggers — surely the clearest sign that...
"Simpsons" mania was a real and inexorable force during the height of the show's popularity, and not just in the US. As a BBC Two documentary for the show's ten-year anniversary explained, the series created a "bonanza," whereby its biggest breakout star, Bart Simpson, became fodder for global bootleggers — surely the clearest sign that...
- 7/15/2024
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Robert De Niro feels he’s been extremely “fortunate to wind up with Marty” for all these years, and Martin Scorsese returned the compliment as the actor and director sat down after a screening of Mean Streets, the 1973 film that marked their first collaboration, and Scorsese’s breakout. They went on to make nine more features together.
The two grew up together in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, an Italian enclave populated with low level mafiosi. De Niro’s “Johnny Boy” Civello in Mean Streets, a reckless but charming small-time gambler deeply in debt to loan sharks, was based on people they both knew, the duo told a Q&a with rapper Nas after the packed screening at the Beacon Theater. The climatic final scene, a car chase, shooting and crash, was inspired by a trauma Scorsese said he barely escaped – getting out of a car only a few minutes before it smashed.
The two grew up together in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, an Italian enclave populated with low level mafiosi. De Niro’s “Johnny Boy” Civello in Mean Streets, a reckless but charming small-time gambler deeply in debt to loan sharks, was based on people they both knew, the duo told a Q&a with rapper Nas after the packed screening at the Beacon Theater. The climatic final scene, a car chase, shooting and crash, was inspired by a trauma Scorsese said he barely escaped – getting out of a car only a few minutes before it smashed.
- 6/15/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Tony Bennett’s children are poised for a bitter clash over their father’s estate. Antonia Bennett and Johanna Bennett filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against their brother D’Andrea “Danny” Bennett, accusing him of failing to account for the assets and transactions of the “Family Trust.”
In the suit, which was obtained by Rolling Stone, the sisters claim that Danny, who was Tony’s manager and is the trustee of the Family Trust, received “personal benefits for himself and his company” as the result of transactions executed on behalf of Tony,...
In the suit, which was obtained by Rolling Stone, the sisters claim that Danny, who was Tony’s manager and is the trustee of the Family Trust, received “personal benefits for himself and his company” as the result of transactions executed on behalf of Tony,...
- 6/14/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Last year’s Grammy Award lineup for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance was somewhat weak, with most of the nominees being deep album cuts rather than big singles. Even the ones that were singles were not particularly major hits, at least not to the level that past winners in the category have been. Is this becoming the new normal? This year’s lineup is also looking pretty scarce so far, although there are some contenders whose wins would be significant due to certain other factors.
The frontrunner right now seems to be Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s “Fortnight,” which has made huge waves. The single served as the lead for Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” and became an instant hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks and breaking the record for the most streamed song in a single day on Spotify. That kind of success...
The frontrunner right now seems to be Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s “Fortnight,” which has made huge waves. The single served as the lead for Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” and became an instant hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks and breaking the record for the most streamed song in a single day on Spotify. That kind of success...
- 6/5/2024
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
How do we know what music is actually good? Many fans look to critics. Sure, some might label music journalism as irrelevant in assigning value to art, but the reality is, critics do at least partly contribute to the consensus on the quality of music. That’s why, whether it is during a civilized conversation or the most rabid Twitter stan war, an album’s Metacritic score typically comes up. So award show voters must take those top albums more into consideration than others, right? To be a big awards player, doesn’t your album need to be somewhat acclaimed?
Let’s take a look at the past three Grammy ceremonies as examples. Since these are ceremonies with no nomination review committees involved, the results are a more accurate, unfiltered reflection of what voters think. According to Metacritic, anything below 81 is not “universally acclaimed,” so that’s how I’ll sort it out.
Let’s take a look at the past three Grammy ceremonies as examples. Since these are ceremonies with no nomination review committees involved, the results are a more accurate, unfiltered reflection of what voters think. According to Metacritic, anything below 81 is not “universally acclaimed,” so that’s how I’ll sort it out.
- 6/2/2024
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
Amy Winehouse in Amy Image: A24 Amy Winehouse fans weren’t exactly delighted by the news that there would be a biopic of her life. Following the singer’s tragic death in 2011 at the age of 27, her devotees have grown used to witnessing all manner of tacky and exploitative cash grabs executed in her name,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Kayleigh Donaldson
- avclub.com
Amy Winehouse in AmyImage: A24
Amy Winehouse fans weren’t exactly delighted by the news that there would be a biopic of her life. Following the singer’s tragic death in 2011 at the age of 27, her devotees have grown used to witnessing all manner of tacky and exploitative cash grabs executed in her name,...
Amy Winehouse fans weren’t exactly delighted by the news that there would be a biopic of her life. Following the singer’s tragic death in 2011 at the age of 27, her devotees have grown used to witnessing all manner of tacky and exploitative cash grabs executed in her name,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Kayleigh Donaldson
- avclub.com
Bob Ellison, the two-time Emmy Award winner who wrote for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and served as a game-saving creative/script consultant on Cheers, Wings, Becker and many other comedies, has died. He was 91.
He died April 8 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his business manager, Malcolm Orland, told The Hollywood Reporter. “He was a sweetheart and so good at what he did,” Orland said.
Ellison came from the world of variety shows, where he wrote and/or produced several specials that starred Julie Andrews and Burt Bacharach. He also co-developed the 1988-92 NBC sitcom Dear John, starring Judd Hirsch.
Ellison wrote 15 episodes and was an executive story editor during the last two of The Mary Tyler Moore Show’s seven seasons (from 1975-77). He shared an Emmy with Allan Burns, James L. Brooks, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels and David Lloyd for the beloved series finale, “The Last Show.
He died April 8 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his business manager, Malcolm Orland, told The Hollywood Reporter. “He was a sweetheart and so good at what he did,” Orland said.
Ellison came from the world of variety shows, where he wrote and/or produced several specials that starred Julie Andrews and Burt Bacharach. He also co-developed the 1988-92 NBC sitcom Dear John, starring Judd Hirsch.
Ellison wrote 15 episodes and was an executive story editor during the last two of The Mary Tyler Moore Show’s seven seasons (from 1975-77). He shared an Emmy with Allan Burns, James L. Brooks, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels and David Lloyd for the beloved series finale, “The Last Show.
- 5/11/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HBO has announced that the original concert special Gaga Chromatica Ball will debut on Saturday, May 25, at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.
Gaga Chromatica Ball will be available to watch simultaneously on Max in Latin America and the Caribbean, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina.
You’ll be able to watch it on HBO Max in The Netherlands and Poland, on HBO Go in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, on Crave in Canada, on Pass Warner in France, on Stan in Australia, and on ThreeNow and Three in New Zealand. Additional territories, including the U.K., Italy, Germany, India, and Japan, will be announced soon.
In front of a sold-out crowd of 52,000 people, 13-time Grammy and Academy Award winner Lady Gaga delivers a...
Gaga Chromatica Ball will be available to watch simultaneously on Max in Latin America and the Caribbean, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina.
You’ll be able to watch it on HBO Max in The Netherlands and Poland, on HBO Go in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, on Crave in Canada, on Pass Warner in France, on Stan in Australia, and on ThreeNow and Three in New Zealand. Additional territories, including the U.K., Italy, Germany, India, and Japan, will be announced soon.
In front of a sold-out crowd of 52,000 people, 13-time Grammy and Academy Award winner Lady Gaga delivers a...
- 5/8/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Taylor Swift’s highly-anticipated 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” is officially out. The record comes at a career high for Swift, who is the biggest pop star on the planet right now. Her last original album, “Midnights,” was a huge success and broke all types of records. Among those, it brought Swift a fourth Album of the Year Grammy win — the most for any artist — and a second win for Best Pop Vocal Album. This time around, with Swift still being as hot as ever with the general public, what can she possibly achieve next at the Grammys?
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Fifth Album of the Year win
Perhaps most obviously, Swift is looking at a possible fifth win in the Album of the Year category, which would extend her record among performers and make her just the second person ever to earn...
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Fifth Album of the Year win
Perhaps most obviously, Swift is looking at a possible fifth win in the Album of the Year category, which would extend her record among performers and make her just the second person ever to earn...
- 4/22/2024
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
Kristin Chenoweth and Josh Groban joined forces this week to pay tribute to the late and great Tony Bennett.
The music stars performed at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala: Celebrating Tony Bennett on Wednesday night (April 17) at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.
The evening also featured performances from Broadway stars like Bernadette Peters, Norm Lewis, Jared Grimes, and Adriane Lenox, with appearances from Gayle King and more.
Kristin was also joined at the event by her husband Josh Bryant. Earlier in the week, she hosted a one-night-only benefit concert for the Roundabout Theatre Company, where she paid tribute to late artistic director Todd Haimes.
This summer, you can catch Kristin in the pre-Broadway run of her upcoming musical The Queen of Versailles. It will premiere in Boston!
The music stars performed at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala: Celebrating Tony Bennett on Wednesday night (April 17) at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.
The evening also featured performances from Broadway stars like Bernadette Peters, Norm Lewis, Jared Grimes, and Adriane Lenox, with appearances from Gayle King and more.
Kristin was also joined at the event by her husband Josh Bryant. Earlier in the week, she hosted a one-night-only benefit concert for the Roundabout Theatre Company, where she paid tribute to late artistic director Todd Haimes.
This summer, you can catch Kristin in the pre-Broadway run of her upcoming musical The Queen of Versailles. It will premiere in Boston!
- 4/18/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Melania Trump lives a fascinating, opulent life as the wife of former Potus Donald Trump. She is former supermodel and has carved out a niche as a savvy businesswoman.
Today Melania lives with Donald and their only child Barron at their Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Will Melania get a second chance to be a First Lady in 2024?
Only the future knows the answer, but today we have five fascinating facts to share about this glamorous multihyphenate!
1. Melania Trump Is A Celeb Surrounded By Famous Friends
Melania is a gorgeous woman familiar with the world of celebrity. She was in the first Zoolander” movie that debuted in 2001.
Prior to that cameo, her 2005 wedding to Donald Trump had a superstar lineup to entertain their guests. Melania and Donald wed at the Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal church in Palm Beach, Florida and it was star-studded event.
Billy Joel, Elton John, Paul Anka, and Tony Bennett...
Today Melania lives with Donald and their only child Barron at their Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Will Melania get a second chance to be a First Lady in 2024?
Only the future knows the answer, but today we have five fascinating facts to share about this glamorous multihyphenate!
1. Melania Trump Is A Celeb Surrounded By Famous Friends
Melania is a gorgeous woman familiar with the world of celebrity. She was in the first Zoolander” movie that debuted in 2001.
Prior to that cameo, her 2005 wedding to Donald Trump had a superstar lineup to entertain their guests. Melania and Donald wed at the Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal church in Palm Beach, Florida and it was star-studded event.
Billy Joel, Elton John, Paul Anka, and Tony Bennett...
- 4/18/2024
- by Tanya Clark
- Celebrating The Soaps
Andrew Bird has announced his latest album, Sunday Morning Put-On, due out May 24th via Loma Vista Recordings. Recorded alongside the artist’s Andrew Bird Trio project, today’s announcement comes accompanied by two songs from the record, “I Fall in Love Too Easily” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.”
Bird has billed Sunday Morning Put-On as a tribute to mid-century, small group jazz, with the tracklist featuring compositions by musicians like Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Rodgers and Heart, and more. Drummer Ted Poor and bassist Alan Hampton join bird on the recordings, with additional contributions coming from Jeff Parker and Larry Goldings.
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“Most Saturday nights [in my 20s], I’d stay up listening to a radio show called ‘Blues Before Sunrise’ on Wbez from 12:00 to 4:00 a.m,” the artist said of the album’s inspiration. “The DJ, Steve Cushing, played old, rare 78rpm records of blues,...
Bird has billed Sunday Morning Put-On as a tribute to mid-century, small group jazz, with the tracklist featuring compositions by musicians like Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Rodgers and Heart, and more. Drummer Ted Poor and bassist Alan Hampton join bird on the recordings, with additional contributions coming from Jeff Parker and Larry Goldings.
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“Most Saturday nights [in my 20s], I’d stay up listening to a radio show called ‘Blues Before Sunrise’ on Wbez from 12:00 to 4:00 a.m,” the artist said of the album’s inspiration. “The DJ, Steve Cushing, played old, rare 78rpm records of blues,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Music
Elton John has publicly aired his problems with a number of other celebrities, but he has made his support of Lady Gaga clear. When Madonna, with whom John has feuded for years, spoke poorly of Gaga, he stepped in to defend her. Here’s why he felt he needed to speak in support of the star.
Elton John spoke out against the way another artist treated Lady Gaga
In 2012, Madonna described Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” as “reductive.” This came as a blow to the younger artist, who had long admired Madonna. According to John, Madonna’s comment strengthened his dislike of her.
Lady Gaga and Madonna | Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Marc Jacobs
“I used to make fun of [Madonna] for lip-syncing on stage, but the problem really started when she ran Gaga down on an American chat show,” he wrote in his memoir, Me. “I got that Gaga’s...
Elton John spoke out against the way another artist treated Lady Gaga
In 2012, Madonna described Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” as “reductive.” This came as a blow to the younger artist, who had long admired Madonna. According to John, Madonna’s comment strengthened his dislike of her.
Lady Gaga and Madonna | Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Marc Jacobs
“I used to make fun of [Madonna] for lip-syncing on stage, but the problem really started when she ran Gaga down on an American chat show,” he wrote in his memoir, Me. “I got that Gaga’s...
- 4/10/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Alzheimer’s Association California Southland Chapter is putting the finishing touches on its program for the upcoming Magic of Music Gala at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City on May 9.
The fundraiser, designed to honor “Alzheimer’s heroes,” will help support the mission of the Alzheimer’s Association and the local California Southland community. Jane Lynch and Kate Flannery will serve as the night’s co-hosts — alongside gala chairs and business leaders Peter and Camille Goldstein — and the pair will also perform songs from their “anti-cabaret,” Two Lost Souls. Honorees for the event include the 2014 film Still Alice, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, as well as Maria Shriver and Patrick Schwarzenegger and hosts Lisa Foxx and Valentine.
“We’re excited to co-host this year’s Magic of Music Gala and perform songs from our cabaret show,” said Lynch and Flannery. “Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that deserves our critical attention.
The fundraiser, designed to honor “Alzheimer’s heroes,” will help support the mission of the Alzheimer’s Association and the local California Southland community. Jane Lynch and Kate Flannery will serve as the night’s co-hosts — alongside gala chairs and business leaders Peter and Camille Goldstein — and the pair will also perform songs from their “anti-cabaret,” Two Lost Souls. Honorees for the event include the 2014 film Still Alice, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, as well as Maria Shriver and Patrick Schwarzenegger and hosts Lisa Foxx and Valentine.
“We’re excited to co-host this year’s Magic of Music Gala and perform songs from our cabaret show,” said Lynch and Flannery. “Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that deserves our critical attention.
- 4/9/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jean-Paul Vignon, the romantic French vocalist and actor who impressed audiences on both sides of the Atlantic during an eight-decade career, died March 22 of liver cancer in Beverly Hills, his family announced. He was 89.
Performing a repertoire of contemporary pop and American standards, Vignon debuted in the U.S. in 1963 at the famed New York supper club The Blue Angel, where he opened for stand-up comic Woody Allen.
Ed Sullivan would soon showcase him on his Sunday night CBS variety show in eight appearances — including one in which he sang a duet with young Liza Minnelli — and he became a regular guest on Johnny Carson and Merv Griffin’s programs.
Signed to Columbia Records, Vignon released his first U.S. album, Because I Love You, in 1964. Three years later, he had a supporting role opposite William Holden and Cliff Robertson in the World War II film The Devil’s Brigade.
In...
Performing a repertoire of contemporary pop and American standards, Vignon debuted in the U.S. in 1963 at the famed New York supper club The Blue Angel, where he opened for stand-up comic Woody Allen.
Ed Sullivan would soon showcase him on his Sunday night CBS variety show in eight appearances — including one in which he sang a duet with young Liza Minnelli — and he became a regular guest on Johnny Carson and Merv Griffin’s programs.
Signed to Columbia Records, Vignon released his first U.S. album, Because I Love You, in 1964. Three years later, he had a supporting role opposite William Holden and Cliff Robertson in the World War II film The Devil’s Brigade.
In...
- 4/3/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lady Gaga shared a new selfie in celebration of her birthday!
The multi-hyphenate entertainer just turned 38 years old on Thursday (March 28) and she took to social media to show her appreciation for all the love on her big day.
While she did share her thanks, she also teased that she could finally be releasing new solo music this year.
Keep reading to find out more…
Gaga‘s last solo release was Chromatica in 2020, which was followed by a collaborative album, Love for Sale, with Tony Bennett in 2021.
“Today has been so special—I can’t remember a time I was so happy on my bday. I am in love with my best friend, my family and friends are loving and kind and healthy. I feel like my heart is bursting with gratitude for my own health and Music—I am writing some of my best music in as long as I can remember,...
The multi-hyphenate entertainer just turned 38 years old on Thursday (March 28) and she took to social media to show her appreciation for all the love on her big day.
While she did share her thanks, she also teased that she could finally be releasing new solo music this year.
Keep reading to find out more…
Gaga‘s last solo release was Chromatica in 2020, which was followed by a collaborative album, Love for Sale, with Tony Bennett in 2021.
“Today has been so special—I can’t remember a time I was so happy on my bday. I am in love with my best friend, my family and friends are loving and kind and healthy. I feel like my heart is bursting with gratitude for my own health and Music—I am writing some of my best music in as long as I can remember,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
As anyone who’s seen the Amy Winehouse documentary Amy may recall, the troubled singer was initially rattled when she and Tony Bennett were cutting a duet in a recording studio, mere months before her death. “Amy was freaking out and the tape was running,” recalls Danny Bennett, who was managing his father. “She was ready to flee at any moment.”
What we don’t see in the doc is the moment when Danny Bennett approached Winehouse and, at his father’s request, asked her to sign a copy of...
What we don’t see in the doc is the moment when Danny Bennett approached Winehouse and, at his father’s request, asked her to sign a copy of...
- 3/27/2024
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
The official soundtrack for Back to Black, the forthcoming Amy Winehouse biopic, spans the late musician’s discography in addition to highlighting her prominent musical influences. Back to Black: Songs From the Original Motion Picture, out alongside the film on May 17, will feature 12 songs in its standard edition.
Three original recordings from Winehouse’s 2003 debut album Frank will appear on the soundtrack, including “What Is It About Men,” “Stronger Than Me,” and “Know You Now.” Another three come from her second and final studio album, Back to Black. The selections include the title track,...
Three original recordings from Winehouse’s 2003 debut album Frank will appear on the soundtrack, including “What Is It About Men,” “Stronger Than Me,” and “Know You Now.” Another three come from her second and final studio album, Back to Black. The selections include the title track,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Lady Gaga is bringing her Jazz and Piano show back to Las Vegas!
On Tuesday, the pop star announced that she’ll return to Nevada this summer for an eight-night run of her beloved show. The residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM starts June 19 and wraps July 6.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public March 23 at 10 a.m. local time with a limited number of on-stage seats also available. Fans can access presale tickets starting Wednesday.
Gaga debuted her “Jazz and Piano” show — a celebration of jazz...
On Tuesday, the pop star announced that she’ll return to Nevada this summer for an eight-night run of her beloved show. The residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM starts June 19 and wraps July 6.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public March 23 at 10 a.m. local time with a limited number of on-stage seats also available. Fans can access presale tickets starting Wednesday.
Gaga debuted her “Jazz and Piano” show — a celebration of jazz...
- 3/19/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Lady Gaga is heading back to Las Vegas for another of her extremely popular “Jazz & Piano” residencies at the Park MGM Dolby Live.
The eight-show residency will run from June 19 through July 6. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Saturday.
Billed as featuring Gaga’s performances of music from the Great American Songbook, as well as stripped-down versions of her own hits, this summer’s residency also will include performances of tracks from Love for Sale, her recent jazz album of Cole Porter tunes.
Reports of the residency had recently surfaced among Vegas news outlets, but Gaga herself confirmed, and revealed specific dates, in an Instagram Story post this morning.
Gaga’s first Jazz & Piano residency was in 2019, with a set list that included Great American Songbook selections such as “Luck Be A Lady” and “Someone To Watch Over Me,” alongside the star’s hits such as “Poker Face.
The eight-show residency will run from June 19 through July 6. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Saturday.
Billed as featuring Gaga’s performances of music from the Great American Songbook, as well as stripped-down versions of her own hits, this summer’s residency also will include performances of tracks from Love for Sale, her recent jazz album of Cole Porter tunes.
Reports of the residency had recently surfaced among Vegas news outlets, but Gaga herself confirmed, and revealed specific dates, in an Instagram Story post this morning.
Gaga’s first Jazz & Piano residency was in 2019, with a set list that included Great American Songbook selections such as “Luck Be A Lady” and “Someone To Watch Over Me,” alongside the star’s hits such as “Poker Face.
- 3/19/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Lady Gaga has announced the return of her “Piano & Jazz” Las Vegas residency.
Taking place at Dolby Live at Park MGM, “Lady Gaga: Piano & Jazz” is currently scheduled for eight dates beginning on June 19th and spread through early July. See the full slate of shows below.
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A Live Nation pre-sale will begin on Thursday, March 21st (use access code Key) ahead of the general on-sale slated for Saturday, March 23rd via Ticketmaster.
Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
Gaga hasn’t released a solo album since 2020’s Chromatica, but did team up with Tony Bennett for the collaborative LP Love for Sale the following year. The artist then contributed...
Taking place at Dolby Live at Park MGM, “Lady Gaga: Piano & Jazz” is currently scheduled for eight dates beginning on June 19th and spread through early July. See the full slate of shows below.
Get Lady Gaga Tickets Here
A Live Nation pre-sale will begin on Thursday, March 21st (use access code Key) ahead of the general on-sale slated for Saturday, March 23rd via Ticketmaster.
Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
Gaga hasn’t released a solo album since 2020’s Chromatica, but did team up with Tony Bennett for the collaborative LP Love for Sale the following year. The artist then contributed...
- 3/19/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Ariana Grande’s grandmother is making history!
Marjorie Grande, or as she’s credited on Ari‘s new album “Nonna,” just notched a new record on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the senior-most artist ever to have appeared on the Hot 100, dating back to 1958.
Their eternal sunshine collaboration, “Ordinary Things,” debuted at No. 55 on the chart.
Keep reading to find out more…
Nonna beat out the record from the late Fred Stobaugh, who was 96 when “Oh Sweet Lorraine,” billed as Green Shoe Studio featuring Jacob Colgan, spent a week on the Hot 100 dated Sept. 14, 2013.
Late legend Tony Bennett now ranks third among acts with the most life experience on the Hot 100. He was 85 when “Body and Soul,” with Amy Winehouse, notched a week at No. 87 in 2011.
“Ordinary Things” closes with a clip of Nonna giving advice about marriage to her late partner, Frank. “Never go to bed without kissin’ goodnight,” she says.
Marjorie Grande, or as she’s credited on Ari‘s new album “Nonna,” just notched a new record on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the senior-most artist ever to have appeared on the Hot 100, dating back to 1958.
Their eternal sunshine collaboration, “Ordinary Things,” debuted at No. 55 on the chart.
Keep reading to find out more…
Nonna beat out the record from the late Fred Stobaugh, who was 96 when “Oh Sweet Lorraine,” billed as Green Shoe Studio featuring Jacob Colgan, spent a week on the Hot 100 dated Sept. 14, 2013.
Late legend Tony Bennett now ranks third among acts with the most life experience on the Hot 100. He was 85 when “Body and Soul,” with Amy Winehouse, notched a week at No. 87 in 2011.
“Ordinary Things” closes with a clip of Nonna giving advice about marriage to her late partner, Frank. “Never go to bed without kissin’ goodnight,” she says.
- 3/18/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Founded in 1999 by Tony Bennett and Susan Benedetto, Exploring the Arts (Eta) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen the role of the arts in American education by returning arts-enriched programming to public schools across the country. To this end, Eta develops programs that connect private funders, individual artists and cultural institutions to public schools as a way to achieve greater equality of resources and opportunity for youth of all means and backgrounds. Eta champions programs and curricula that: (1) teach young artists to embrace true craft over the cult of fame that pervades our culture; (2) promote interdisciplinary learning by integrating the arts with standard academics; and (3) that encourage social consciousness and a commitment to community.
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Exploring The Arts has 47 known supporters, including Elton John, Sting, and Bono
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Celebrity supporters
Exploring The Arts has 47 known supporters, including Elton John, Sting, and Bono
Areas of work Creative Arts Read more about Exploring The Arts's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles John Mayer...
- 3/13/2024
- Look to the Stars
Jerry Foley, the longtime director of David Letterman’s late night talk shows, has died. He was 68.
Foley died Sunday at Albany Medical Center in New York after a skiing accident in Vermont, TV producer Kim Reynolds, who began her career at Late Show With David Letterman alongside Foley, told The Hollywood Reporter.
The lifelong New Yorker was born in 1956 and raised in Staten Island. He served as the director and supervising producer of Letterman’s late night talk shows for 25 years — a control room feat considering Foley had to track and capture the host’s perpetual and unpredictable comedy antics.
“Your primary responsibility is not to get in the way. Don’t smother it. Don’t miss it,” Foley told DGA Quarterly in 2009 of capturing Letterman and his guests performing onstage, cutting back and forth between the smirking or mugging host and a guest or widening to two-shots — or...
Foley died Sunday at Albany Medical Center in New York after a skiing accident in Vermont, TV producer Kim Reynolds, who began her career at Late Show With David Letterman alongside Foley, told The Hollywood Reporter.
The lifelong New Yorker was born in 1956 and raised in Staten Island. He served as the director and supervising producer of Letterman’s late night talk shows for 25 years — a control room feat considering Foley had to track and capture the host’s perpetual and unpredictable comedy antics.
“Your primary responsibility is not to get in the way. Don’t smother it. Don’t miss it,” Foley told DGA Quarterly in 2009 of capturing Letterman and his guests performing onstage, cutting back and forth between the smirking or mugging host and a guest or widening to two-shots — or...
- 3/12/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jerry Foley, the Late Show with David Letterman director who helmed close to 4,000 hours of late-night television and was nominated for two dozen Emmys, has died. He was 68. He’s understood to have died last week as a result of ski accident.
He worked with Letterman for more than 25 years, having started as technical director of NBC’s Late Night with David Letterman before moving to CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman. He succeeded Hal Gurnee as director of the show in 1995 and helmed the late-night series until it ended in 2015.
Foley received 21 Emmy nominations as well as nine DGA Award nominations.
In addition to The Late Show, he directed all 72 episodes of Live on Letterman, and also worked on The Alec Baldwin Show, Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet To Come and Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: A Life on Stage.
Watch Foley’s favorite moments from...
He worked with Letterman for more than 25 years, having started as technical director of NBC’s Late Night with David Letterman before moving to CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman. He succeeded Hal Gurnee as director of the show in 1995 and helmed the late-night series until it ended in 2015.
Foley received 21 Emmy nominations as well as nine DGA Award nominations.
In addition to The Late Show, he directed all 72 episodes of Live on Letterman, and also worked on The Alec Baldwin Show, Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet To Come and Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: A Life on Stage.
Watch Foley’s favorite moments from...
- 3/12/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2024 Oscars In Memoriam segment paid tribute to so many stars who have passed away in the last year, however, several noteworthy names wore omitted.
Celebrities such as Matthew Perry, Tina Turner, Tony Bennett, Sinead O’Connor, and Paul Reubens were honored during the tribute, which was set to Andrea Bocelli and his son’s live rendition of “Time to Say Goodbye.”
The main In Memoriam segment granted each star an individual slide. Those who were left out appeared on a single slide together at the end of the tribute.
Continue through the slideshow to find out which stars were excluded from the 2024 Oscars In Memoriam main segment…...
Celebrities such as Matthew Perry, Tina Turner, Tony Bennett, Sinead O’Connor, and Paul Reubens were honored during the tribute, which was set to Andrea Bocelli and his son’s live rendition of “Time to Say Goodbye.”
The main In Memoriam segment granted each star an individual slide. Those who were left out appeared on a single slide together at the end of the tribute.
Continue through the slideshow to find out which stars were excluded from the 2024 Oscars In Memoriam main segment…...
- 3/11/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Hollywood and the entertainment industry lost a number of giants during 2023, from Norman Lear, Raquel Welch, Harry Belafonte, Matthew Perry and André Braugher to Tony Bennett, Tina Turner and Robbie Robertson. Here is Deadline’s annual tribute to those who left us during the past year, with each photo in the gallery also including a feature-length obituary covering their life, career and accolades.
- 3/1/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
When Robbie Robertson and The Band performed their final concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom in November 1976, it was clearly an ending for the group, as expressed in the title of the 1978 film Martin Scorsese made about the event, “The Last Waltz.” While that movie — by virtually any imaginable criteria, the greatest rock and roll film ever made — documented a farewell, it itself represented a new beginning: a collaboration between Scorsese and Robertson that would last nearly 50 years and yield an astonishing series of masterpieces including “Raging Bull,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and most recently “Killers of the Flower Moon,” for which Robertson — who died last August at the age of 80 — posthumously scored an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score.
Robertson’s work in “Killers” is the apotheosis of his partnership with Scorsese, a score that exhibits the passion, variety, and depth of expression familiar from Robertson...
Robertson’s work in “Killers” is the apotheosis of his partnership with Scorsese, a score that exhibits the passion, variety, and depth of expression familiar from Robertson...
- 2/13/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
CBS is embracing the Piano Man.
Ahead the Super Bowl, the network announced it would stream Billy Joel’s 100th concert at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, April 14 at 9 pm Et/Pt. The two hour special, titled The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden — The Greatest Run Of All Time, marks the first time a Billy Joel concert will air on a broadcast network. It will be filmed at his March 28 show, and will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
The news comes as Joel is set to end his Msg residency this July with his 150th career performance at the New York arena. His first came in late 1978, when Joel, who was touring on behalf of his 52nd Street album, headlined the venue for his first time. In early 2014, he began a monthly residency as Msg’s first “music franchise,” and has sold out every show since.
Ahead the Super Bowl, the network announced it would stream Billy Joel’s 100th concert at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, April 14 at 9 pm Et/Pt. The two hour special, titled The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden — The Greatest Run Of All Time, marks the first time a Billy Joel concert will air on a broadcast network. It will be filmed at his March 28 show, and will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
The news comes as Joel is set to end his Msg residency this July with his 150th career performance at the New York arena. His first came in late 1978, when Joel, who was touring on behalf of his 52nd Street album, headlined the venue for his first time. In early 2014, he began a monthly residency as Msg’s first “music franchise,” and has sold out every show since.
- 2/11/2024
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Editor’s note: If you have watched the Netflix docu The Greatest Night in Pop, you saw the 40 biggest singers of the ’80s break into a spontaneous chorus of “Day-o” in tribute to Harry Belafonte for organizing the “We Are the World” global fundraiser that raised over $60 million to save starving, famine-stricken African families. So you understand why the late singer/activist/actor’s daughters were disappointed when an In Memoriam segment on the Grammys flashed his photo but omitted him from a special section honoring the giants. Here, daughter Shari reminds why her father meant so much to the world, and music.
Related: Harry Belafonte Dies: Actor, Singer & Civil Rights Icon Was 96
Being a woman of color and having been in the entertainment business literally All of my life, I’ve witnessed and have been exposed to many instances of what one would call “unjustified treatment.” But, don’t...
Related: Harry Belafonte Dies: Actor, Singer & Civil Rights Icon Was 96
Being a woman of color and having been in the entertainment business literally All of my life, I’ve witnessed and have been exposed to many instances of what one would call “unjustified treatment.” But, don’t...
- 2/9/2024
- by Shari Belafonte
- Deadline Film + TV
Lady Gaga appears to be hard at work on her next album!
The 37-year-old singer is currently in the studio working on LG7, her seventh studio album as a solo artist. This will be the follow-up to 2020′s Chromatica.
Not included in her list of albums are Cheek to Cheek and Love for Sale, her collaborations with Tony Bennett, and the A Star Is Born soundtrack.
Gaga took to her Instagram account on Thursday night (February 8) to share a series of photos that she snapped in the recording studio.
Keep reading to find out more…
One post had a demon emoji as the caption, leading fans to wonder if that’s a clue to the new album title or the title of an upcoming song. The second post was captioned, “Tik tok tik tok.”
See where Gaga ranks on the list of the highest-grossing Las Vegas residencies of all time.
The 37-year-old singer is currently in the studio working on LG7, her seventh studio album as a solo artist. This will be the follow-up to 2020′s Chromatica.
Not included in her list of albums are Cheek to Cheek and Love for Sale, her collaborations with Tony Bennett, and the A Star Is Born soundtrack.
Gaga took to her Instagram account on Thursday night (February 8) to share a series of photos that she snapped in the recording studio.
Keep reading to find out more…
One post had a demon emoji as the caption, leading fans to wonder if that’s a clue to the new album title or the title of an upcoming song. The second post was captioned, “Tik tok tik tok.”
See where Gaga ranks on the list of the highest-grossing Las Vegas residencies of all time.
- 2/9/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Harry Belafonte’s Daughters Criticize Grammys for Not Doing More to Recognize Singer During Ceremony
Harry Belafonte’s daughters, Shari and Gina, are calling out the Grammys for not doing more to recognize the late singer during the 2024 awards ceremony Sunday.
During the In Memoriam segment, Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, Fantasia Barrino and Jon Batiste took to the stage to perform emotional tributes for Tina Turner, Tony Bennett, Sinead O’Connor, Clarence Avant and more.
While they performed, images of other artists the music industry lost last year were displayed onscreen behind them, including Belafonte, while Batiste sang “The Best Is Yet to Come.”
But Shari and Gina feel the Grammys should have given the singer a special tribute, similar to the ones for Turner, Bennett, O’Connor and Avant.
“While the folks who had a bit more of a #shoutout on the #GrammyAwards this year were absolutely deserving of accolades, I’m a bit appalled that our father was not included in a #SpecialTribute and...
During the In Memoriam segment, Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, Fantasia Barrino and Jon Batiste took to the stage to perform emotional tributes for Tina Turner, Tony Bennett, Sinead O’Connor, Clarence Avant and more.
While they performed, images of other artists the music industry lost last year were displayed onscreen behind them, including Belafonte, while Batiste sang “The Best Is Yet to Come.”
But Shari and Gina feel the Grammys should have given the singer a special tribute, similar to the ones for Turner, Bennett, O’Connor and Avant.
“While the folks who had a bit more of a #shoutout on the #GrammyAwards this year were absolutely deserving of accolades, I’m a bit appalled that our father was not included in a #SpecialTribute and...
- 2/8/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2024 Grammys will inspire a good deal of next-day debate among viewers. And that debate will be over: Which was the more moving comeback performance, Tracy Chapman’s or Joni Mitchell’s?
Life is good — and awards shows better than they have a right to be — when the hot post-telecast topic is which legend most tugged at our heartstrings with an unexpected return to the television spotlight. A huge reason why the 66th annual show will likely be considered the best Grammys in several years is the one-two punch of Mitchell and Chapman — the two artists the world was most eager to see come back from distressingly long sabbaticals. Exec producer Ben Winston’s success in landing both in one year provided a level of sentiment unlikely to be matched in any Grammys telecast soon, short of the producers convincing Bobbie Gentry she needs to un-retire and do the show,...
Life is good — and awards shows better than they have a right to be — when the hot post-telecast topic is which legend most tugged at our heartstrings with an unexpected return to the television spotlight. A huge reason why the 66th annual show will likely be considered the best Grammys in several years is the one-two punch of Mitchell and Chapman — the two artists the world was most eager to see come back from distressingly long sabbaticals. Exec producer Ben Winston’s success in landing both in one year provided a level of sentiment unlikely to be matched in any Grammys telecast soon, short of the producers convincing Bobbie Gentry she needs to un-retire and do the show,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
As always, the Grammy Awards were as much a concert as they were an awards show, with 26 acts taking the stage for 12 performances. Who do you think was the best at the 2024 ceremony? Scroll down to vote in our poll at the bottom of this post, and check out the complete list of winners here.
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The telecast opened with Dua Lipa in one of the showiest medleys of the night, combining “Training Season,” “Dance the Night” and “Houdini” on big metal scaffolding lifted, spun, and twisted by a troupe of dancers. We also got a dramatic production number from Sza, who turned “Snooze” and especially “Kill Bill” into a martial arts action extravaganza. Travis Scott and Playboi Carti brought moody intensity, eerie lighting, and deep fog to their medley of “My Eyes,” “I Know?” and “Fe!n.” U2 showed off...
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The telecast opened with Dua Lipa in one of the showiest medleys of the night, combining “Training Season,” “Dance the Night” and “Houdini” on big metal scaffolding lifted, spun, and twisted by a troupe of dancers. We also got a dramatic production number from Sza, who turned “Snooze” and especially “Kill Bill” into a martial arts action extravaganza. Travis Scott and Playboi Carti brought moody intensity, eerie lighting, and deep fog to their medley of “My Eyes,” “I Know?” and “Fe!n.” U2 showed off...
- 2/5/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Frank Sinatra was the odds-on favorite to be the big winner at the inaugural Grammy Awards in 1959, but — perhaps as an early indicator that things wouldn’t always go to plan at the Grammys — ‘Ol Blue Eyes lost out on both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
The music industry’s most recognized awards were established in 1958 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States.
The first Grammy ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, with only 28 categories, a number that since has swelled past 100 and now settled at 91. It was attended by many of music’s elite. Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Gene Autry, Johnny Mercer, Henry Mancini and André Previn gathered for a black-tie dinner and awards presentation inside the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton.
While Sinatra led all nominees with a grand total of six, he would not turn...
The music industry’s most recognized awards were established in 1958 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States.
The first Grammy ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, with only 28 categories, a number that since has swelled past 100 and now settled at 91. It was attended by many of music’s elite. Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Gene Autry, Johnny Mercer, Henry Mancini and André Previn gathered for a black-tie dinner and awards presentation inside the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton.
While Sinatra led all nominees with a grand total of six, he would not turn...
- 2/5/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Billy Joel is returning to the Grammys stage for the first time in over 20 years!
The 74-year-old “Piano Man” singer hit the stage for the first time since 2002 for a performance of his brand new single “Turn the Lights Back On” at the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 4) at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Keep reading to find out more…
The new song is Billy‘s first original single in 17 years! It was co-produced by Freddy Wexler, Parisi and Emile Haynie, and has already climbed into the Top 20 on the US Adult Contemporary Billboard chart.
The last time Billy performed at the Grammys was back in 2002 when he and the late Tony Bennett performed their duet “New York State of Mind.”
Billy then returned to the stage at the end of the night to close out the show with a performance of “You May Be Right.”
You can...
The 74-year-old “Piano Man” singer hit the stage for the first time since 2002 for a performance of his brand new single “Turn the Lights Back On” at the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 4) at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Keep reading to find out more…
The new song is Billy‘s first original single in 17 years! It was co-produced by Freddy Wexler, Parisi and Emile Haynie, and has already climbed into the Top 20 on the US Adult Contemporary Billboard chart.
The last time Billy performed at the Grammys was back in 2002 when he and the late Tony Bennett performed their duet “New York State of Mind.”
Billy then returned to the stage at the end of the night to close out the show with a performance of “You May Be Right.”
You can...
- 2/5/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Billy Joel took the stage to perform at the Grammy Awards for the first time in more than two decades on Sunday night.
Living up to his Piano Man nickname, he sat behind a piano to perform “Turn the Lights Back On,” his new single — and his first in decades — which was released Feb. 1. He was backed by a string orchestra as he sang the song at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
The singer closed out the show with his classic hit “You May Be Right,” following Celine Dion’s presentation of the album of year award to Taylor Swift. The lively performance featured him again behind a piano.
Joel, 74, last performed at the Grammys in 2002, when he and Tony Bennett duetted on “New York State of Mind.”
Over the course of his career, Joel has earned a total of 23 Grammy nominations, winning five, including album of the...
Living up to his Piano Man nickname, he sat behind a piano to perform “Turn the Lights Back On,” his new single — and his first in decades — which was released Feb. 1. He was backed by a string orchestra as he sang the song at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
The singer closed out the show with his classic hit “You May Be Right,” following Celine Dion’s presentation of the album of year award to Taylor Swift. The lively performance featured him again behind a piano.
Joel, 74, last performed at the Grammys in 2002, when he and Tony Bennett duetted on “New York State of Mind.”
Over the course of his career, Joel has earned a total of 23 Grammy nominations, winning five, including album of the...
- 2/5/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Miley Cyrus took home one of the night’s top prizes, record of the year, at the 2024 Grammys for “Flowers,” presented by Meryl Streep and her son-in-law, Mark Ronson.
Streep kicked off the presentation by saying they would be presenting the best album of the year, because a record is an album. Then Ronson explained that is not what the award is. It actually recognizes everything that goes into making a song, including artists, producers, recording engineers, mixers and mastering engineers.
“Flowers” producers Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson; engineers/mixers Michael Pollack, Brian Rajaratnam and Mark “Spike” Stent; and mastering engineer Joe Laporta were also recognized for the award.
“Thank you all so much,” Cyrus began her acceptance speech. “This award is amazing, but I really hope that it doesn’t change anything because my life was beautiful yesterday. Not everyone in the world will get a Grammy, but everyone in this world is spectacular.
Streep kicked off the presentation by saying they would be presenting the best album of the year, because a record is an album. Then Ronson explained that is not what the award is. It actually recognizes everything that goes into making a song, including artists, producers, recording engineers, mixers and mastering engineers.
“Flowers” producers Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson; engineers/mixers Michael Pollack, Brian Rajaratnam and Mark “Spike” Stent; and mastering engineer Joe Laporta were also recognized for the award.
“Thank you all so much,” Cyrus began her acceptance speech. “This award is amazing, but I really hope that it doesn’t change anything because my life was beautiful yesterday. Not everyone in the world will get a Grammy, but everyone in this world is spectacular.
- 2/5/2024
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Music legend Stevie Wonder led the charge as stars paid tribute to the music legends the world lost last year at the 2024 Grammy Awards.
He kicked off the ceremony’s annual ‘In Memoriam’ segment by paying tribute to his late friend and fellow musical icon, Tony Bennett, who died in July 2023 at age 96, reports ‘People’ magazine.
“I remember hearing Tony Bennett singing ‘For Once in My Life’ when I was like 13 or 14 years old,” Stevie, 73, began the tribute. “But what’s amazing is I was able to actually sing the song with someone that I admired for so long, not just because of his voice, which was incredible, but because of his art, his love for art, his love for peace, his love for unity, his love for civil rights.”
“I remember as a little boy him being in places where most people would not even go stand for the right of freedom for everyone,...
He kicked off the ceremony’s annual ‘In Memoriam’ segment by paying tribute to his late friend and fellow musical icon, Tony Bennett, who died in July 2023 at age 96, reports ‘People’ magazine.
“I remember hearing Tony Bennett singing ‘For Once in My Life’ when I was like 13 or 14 years old,” Stevie, 73, began the tribute. “But what’s amazing is I was able to actually sing the song with someone that I admired for so long, not just because of his voice, which was incredible, but because of his art, his love for art, his love for peace, his love for unity, his love for civil rights.”
“I remember as a little boy him being in places where most people would not even go stand for the right of freedom for everyone,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Billy Joel took the Grammy stage for the first time in 22 years to live debut his new single “Turn the Lights Back On,” which he dropped Thursday night.
Wearing sunglasses, Joel played the song on piano alongside his longtime touring band and a string section. It was the culmination of an emotional evening that also saw Tracy Chapman and Joni Mitchell make stunning returns. “That’s right, ya’ll!” Trevor Noah told the crowd when it was over. “One of the greats!”
“Turn the Lights Back On” is Billy Joel...
Wearing sunglasses, Joel played the song on piano alongside his longtime touring band and a string section. It was the culmination of an emotional evening that also saw Tracy Chapman and Joni Mitchell make stunning returns. “That’s right, ya’ll!” Trevor Noah told the crowd when it was over. “One of the greats!”
“Turn the Lights Back On” is Billy Joel...
- 2/5/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Annie Lennox honored the late Sinéad O’Connor by performing “Nothing Compares 2 U” at the 2024 Grammys.
During the show’s in memoriam segment, Lennox took the stage with Prince and The Revolution members Wendy & Lisa to perform O’Connor’s signature hit, “Nothing Compares 2 U.” The stirring performance began with on-screen dedications to both O’Connor and the late Shane MacGowan. At its conclusion, Lennox said, “Artists for ceasefire, peace to the world.” Watch footage of the performance below.
The performance arrived in between tributes to Tony Bennett, Clarence Avant, and Tina Turner. Annie Lennox’s dedication to Sinéad O’Connor follows a long list of tributes to the Irish singer since her death in July 2023, including covers from boygenius, Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette and Foo Fighters, and P!Nk and Brandi Carlile.
Keep up with the full list of 2024 Grammy winners here.
Esto de Annie Lennox para Sinead O'Connor.#Grammys pic.
During the show’s in memoriam segment, Lennox took the stage with Prince and The Revolution members Wendy & Lisa to perform O’Connor’s signature hit, “Nothing Compares 2 U.” The stirring performance began with on-screen dedications to both O’Connor and the late Shane MacGowan. At its conclusion, Lennox said, “Artists for ceasefire, peace to the world.” Watch footage of the performance below.
The performance arrived in between tributes to Tony Bennett, Clarence Avant, and Tina Turner. Annie Lennox’s dedication to Sinéad O’Connor follows a long list of tributes to the Irish singer since her death in July 2023, including covers from boygenius, Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette and Foo Fighters, and P!Nk and Brandi Carlile.
Keep up with the full list of 2024 Grammy winners here.
Esto de Annie Lennox para Sinead O'Connor.#Grammys pic.
- 2/5/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
The Recording Academy recognized many of the musicians and people who worked behind the scenes in the music industry who have died in the past year during the Grammy Awards on Sunday night. Tony Bennett, Sinead O’Connor, Clarence Avant, Jimmy Buffet, and Tina Turner were among those celebrated.
Stevie Wonder, who on Thursday presented Mariah Carey with the Global Impact Award at the Black Music Collective Ceremony, performed a touching piano-backed rendition of Bennett’s “For Once in My Life,” reviving a duet together as a video of Bennett played in the background,...
Stevie Wonder, who on Thursday presented Mariah Carey with the Global Impact Award at the Black Music Collective Ceremony, performed a touching piano-backed rendition of Bennett’s “For Once in My Life,” reviving a duet together as a video of Bennett played in the background,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Kory Grow and Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Grammys In Memoriam 2024: Fantasia, Annie Lennox, Stevie Wonder & More Touching Performances (Video)
Stevie Wonder opened the In Memoriam segment of the 66th Grammy Awards, giving tribute to Tony Bennett before performing alongside a recording of the man and showing those who we lost last year. Names like Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Buffett, and others appeared on the screen before Annie Lennox took the stage for a secondary performance. More names, such as Gary Rossington and Sinead O’Connor, appeared before Lennox called for peace around the world. After that, the carousel of names on faces began to cycle through, with names like Clarence Avant appearing. Lenny Kravitz then came to honor the pioneer as a music executive and the “Black Godfather” of entertainment. Another performance began, this time featuring Jon Batiste with a rendition of “Lean on Me.” DJ Mark and Gangsta Boo from Three 6 Mafia and Magoo were also mentioned. Finally, Oprah Winfrey came out to give a tribute to Tina Turner, following Mylie Cyrus‘ performance,...
- 2/5/2024
- TV Insider
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