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
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
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 Oscar winner Louis Gossett, Jr., director/producer Norman Jewison, broadway legend Chita Rivera, country music superstar Toby Keith and actor 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.
- 3/29/2024
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
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.
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...
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.
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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
Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, Fantasia Barrino and Jon Batiste helped pay tribute to late musical icons during Sunday’s 2024 Grammys.
Tina Turner, Tony Bennett, Sinead O’Connor and Clarence Avant were remembered in emotional performances by the group of singers, each performing a hit song from each of the artists.
Wonder kicked off the tribute to Bennett onstage with a mash-up performance of “For Once In My Life” and “The Best Is Yet To Come.”
Sinead O’Connor was honored by Lennox with a performance of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” who was also joined by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, the Grammy-and-Emmy-winning musicians who played in Prince’s band The Revolution. (Prince also wrote the song.) At the end of her performance, Lennox called for a ceasefire and peace in the world.
Batiste honored music executive Clarence Avant with a performance introduced by Lenny Kravitz. Batiste performed a medley of “Ain’t No Sunshine,...
Tina Turner, Tony Bennett, Sinead O’Connor and Clarence Avant were remembered in emotional performances by the group of singers, each performing a hit song from each of the artists.
Wonder kicked off the tribute to Bennett onstage with a mash-up performance of “For Once In My Life” and “The Best Is Yet To Come.”
Sinead O’Connor was honored by Lennox with a performance of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” who was also joined by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, the Grammy-and-Emmy-winning musicians who played in Prince’s band The Revolution. (Prince also wrote the song.) At the end of her performance, Lennox called for a ceasefire and peace in the world.
Batiste honored music executive Clarence Avant with a performance introduced by Lenny Kravitz. Batiste performed a medley of “Ain’t No Sunshine,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Lexy Perez and Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The late Tina Turner was honored at the 2024 Grammy Awards with a heartfelt tribute featuring Oprah Winfrey and Fantasia Barrino.
The tribute began with Winfrey, who called Turner “our forever Goddess of Rock ‘n’ Roll” and fondly recollected on their friendship. Winfrey then threw it to The Color Purple star, Fantasia, who opened a soulful rendition of “Proud Mary” with an acapella intro. As the arrangement unfolded and erupted into a high-energy romp, Barrino brought a tasteful prowess to the song, honoring Turner’s iconic stage energy. Watch the performance below.
The tribute arrives nine months after Tina Turner’s death in May 2023. Other artists honored at Sunday night’s ceremony included Tony Bennett, Sinéad O’Connor, Clarence Avant, and many more, with performances by Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, Jon Batiste, and others.
Keep up-to-date with the full list of 2024 Grammy winners here.
#TheColorPurple star Fantasia Barrino performs in honor of...
The tribute began with Winfrey, who called Turner “our forever Goddess of Rock ‘n’ Roll” and fondly recollected on their friendship. Winfrey then threw it to The Color Purple star, Fantasia, who opened a soulful rendition of “Proud Mary” with an acapella intro. As the arrangement unfolded and erupted into a high-energy romp, Barrino brought a tasteful prowess to the song, honoring Turner’s iconic stage energy. Watch the performance below.
The tribute arrives nine months after Tina Turner’s death in May 2023. Other artists honored at Sunday night’s ceremony included Tony Bennett, Sinéad O’Connor, Clarence Avant, and many more, with performances by Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, Jon Batiste, and others.
Keep up-to-date with the full list of 2024 Grammy winners here.
#TheColorPurple star Fantasia Barrino performs in honor of...
- 2/5/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa and Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Music icons who died in the last year — from Tina Turner to Tony Bennett — will be honored at Sunday’s 2024 Grammys with performances by Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, Fantasia Barrino and Jon Batiste.
A source close to the situation tells The Hollywood Reporter that Barrino, on the heels of her success in The Color Purple, will honor Turner with a performance, which will be introduced by Color Purple producer Oprah Winfrey, who was announced as a Grammy presenter earlier this week. Wonder will pay tribute to Bennett onstage, while Batiste will remember music executive Clarence Avant with a performance to be introduced by Lenny Kravitz.
Lennox will honor Sinead O’Connor and will be joined by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, the Grammy- and Emmy-winning musicians who played in Prince’s band The Revolution (Prince also wrote O’Connor’s biggest hit “Nothing Compares 2 U.”)
The performances will take place during...
A source close to the situation tells The Hollywood Reporter that Barrino, on the heels of her success in The Color Purple, will honor Turner with a performance, which will be introduced by Color Purple producer Oprah Winfrey, who was announced as a Grammy presenter earlier this week. Wonder will pay tribute to Bennett onstage, while Batiste will remember music executive Clarence Avant with a performance to be introduced by Lenny Kravitz.
Lennox will honor Sinead O’Connor and will be joined by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, the Grammy- and Emmy-winning musicians who played in Prince’s band The Revolution (Prince also wrote O’Connor’s biggest hit “Nothing Compares 2 U.”)
The performances will take place during...
- 2/2/2024
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Who will win Record of the Year at the 2024 Grammys? This award goes to the artists, producers, and engineers of the year’s best single. This is different from Song of the Year, which goes specifically to songwriters. Commercial success is typically a major factor in this race, like reigning champion “About Damn Time” by Lizzo, 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 regularly 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. From 2019 to 2021 there were eight Grammy slots in those races. In 2022 the academy further expanded that to 10 slots.
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. From 2019 to 2021 there were eight Grammy slots in those races. In 2022 the academy further expanded that to 10 slots.
- 2/2/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Before “Rain on Me” by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande and “Kiss Me More” by Doja Cat and Sza became Grammy-winning female collabs, there was a combo of women that managed to snag a big win in the pop field: Christina Aguilera’s “Lady Marmalade” featuring Pink, Lil Kim, and Mýa. The star-studded collaboration, a cover of the number-one hit made famous by the group Labelle, solidified all four artists as pop mainstays, and made history at the Grammys as a diverse, all-female win.
The 2001 “Lady Marmalade” was released in April of that year as part of the soundtrack for “Moulin Rouge,” the Oscar-winning Baz Luhrmann film. The track was quite unusual, on paper. Pink, Lil Kim, Mýa, and Aguilera made very different music, ranging from pop to hip-hop to R&b. On top of that, the track was produced by the iconic Missy Elliott, giving it yet more star cred.
The 2001 “Lady Marmalade” was released in April of that year as part of the soundtrack for “Moulin Rouge,” the Oscar-winning Baz Luhrmann film. The track was quite unusual, on paper. Pink, Lil Kim, Mýa, and Aguilera made very different music, ranging from pop to hip-hop to R&b. On top of that, the track was produced by the iconic Missy Elliott, giving it yet more star cred.
- 1/29/2024
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
For the first time in 22 years, Billy Joel will be taking the stage at the Grammy Awards. The musician has been added to the growing lineup of performers for the 66th Grammy Awards, which will take place on Feb. 4 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Joel will release “Turn The Lights Back On” three days before the ceremony, his first official single in 17 years.
Joel last performed at the Grammy Awards in 2002, taking the stage with Tony Bennett to duet “New York State of Mind.” The song, recorded...
Joel last performed at the Grammy Awards in 2002, taking the stage with Tony Bennett to duet “New York State of Mind.” The song, recorded...
- 1/24/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
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Chicago – As always, we lost a number of notable people in 2023. In his hustle and glory, photographer Joe Arce has spent his career not only taking Exclusive Portraits of every notable he runs across, but he also has collected an archive that makes their image available again for the 2023 In Memoriam.
Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
2023MEMORIAM1: Raquel Welch, 1940-February 15, 2023 2023MEMORIAM2: Tony Bennett, 1926-July 21, 2023 2023MEMORIAM3: Alan Arkin, 1934-June 29, 2023 2023MEMORIAM4: Cindy Williams, 1947-January 25, 2023 2023MEMORIAM5: ‘Exorcist ‘ Director William Friedkin, 1935-August 7, 2023 2023MEMORIAM6: Richard Roundtree of ’Shaft.’ 1942-October 24, 2023 2023MEMORIAM7: Stella Stevens of ‘The Poseidon Adventure,’ 1938-February 17, 2023 2023MEMORIAM8: Lisa Loring, Wednesday in 1960s ‘Addams Family,’ 1958-January 28, 2023 2023MEMORIAM9: Rocker Denny Laine of Wings, 1944-December 5, 2023 2023MEMORIAM10:...
Chicago – As always, we lost a number of notable people in 2023. In his hustle and glory, photographer Joe Arce has spent his career not only taking Exclusive Portraits of every notable he runs across, but he also has collected an archive that makes their image available again for the 2023 In Memoriam.
Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
2023MEMORIAM1: Raquel Welch, 1940-February 15, 2023 2023MEMORIAM2: Tony Bennett, 1926-July 21, 2023 2023MEMORIAM3: Alan Arkin, 1934-June 29, 2023 2023MEMORIAM4: Cindy Williams, 1947-January 25, 2023 2023MEMORIAM5: ‘Exorcist ‘ Director William Friedkin, 1935-August 7, 2023 2023MEMORIAM6: Richard Roundtree of ’Shaft.’ 1942-October 24, 2023 2023MEMORIAM7: Stella Stevens of ‘The Poseidon Adventure,’ 1938-February 17, 2023 2023MEMORIAM8: Lisa Loring, Wednesday in 1960s ‘Addams Family,’ 1958-January 28, 2023 2023MEMORIAM9: Rocker Denny Laine of Wings, 1944-December 5, 2023 2023MEMORIAM10:...
- 1/11/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
2023 was supposed to be an excellent year for movies. Now that people were no longer reluctant to return to the theatres due to Covid, the year was expected to be peppered with blockbusters, making this one of the highest-grossing years in memory. After all, there were Marvel movies, DC movies, new stars, and a pipeline of film that didn’t seem like it would dry up soon.
Of course, things ended up a little different, with Hollywood brought to a standstill by strikes. At the same time, once influential franchises started to wane when pitted against an incredibly weary public hungry for something new. Indeed, it was a pretty dramatic year overall, so here at JoBlo, we’re counting down some of the biggest pop culture stories of the year.
10. James Gunn takes over the Dcu:
The Dcu has never matched up to Marvel regarding box office success, and many...
Of course, things ended up a little different, with Hollywood brought to a standstill by strikes. At the same time, once influential franchises started to wane when pitted against an incredibly weary public hungry for something new. Indeed, it was a pretty dramatic year overall, so here at JoBlo, we’re counting down some of the biggest pop culture stories of the year.
10. James Gunn takes over the Dcu:
The Dcu has never matched up to Marvel regarding box office success, and many...
- 1/1/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Throughout 2023, we have been updating our “In Memoriam” photo gallery (view above). Scroll through to remember 36 entertainers from film, television, theater and music. Many were winners at the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and/or Tonys. Here is a closer look at just a few of those we celebrate in our gallery:
Veteran actor Alan Arkin died on June 29 at age 89. He was an Oscar winner for “Little Miss Sunshine” and was also nominated for “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming,” “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” and “Argo.” He was a six-time Emmy nominee and won a Tony Award for “Enter Laughing.”
Composer Burt Bacharach died on February 8 at age 94. He was a six-time Grammy winner and also won at the Oscars and Emmys. Some of hit songs included “Walk on By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” “Alfie,” “What the World...
Veteran actor Alan Arkin died on June 29 at age 89. He was an Oscar winner for “Little Miss Sunshine” and was also nominated for “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming,” “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” and “Argo.” He was a six-time Emmy nominee and won a Tony Award for “Enter Laughing.”
Composer Burt Bacharach died on February 8 at age 94. He was a six-time Grammy winner and also won at the Oscars and Emmys. Some of hit songs included “Walk on By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” “Alfie,” “What the World...
- 12/26/2023
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Billy Joel had a special guest on deck last night at Madison Square Garden. Midway through the piano man’s performance, he called Elvis Costello onstage to perform Costello’s 1978 tune “Pump It Up” along with his own song “Allentown.”
Costello sang the lively “Pump It Up” while Joel played piano, and the pair joined vocals to duet on “Allentown,” off Joel’s 1982 album The Nylon Curtain.
Elvis Costello At The Billy Joel Concert!!!!??!!???!?! pic.twitter.com/s7wObjhDPt
— sledge (@sledgehamur) December 20, 2023
Definitely had not bingo-carded Billy Joel bringing Elvis...
Costello sang the lively “Pump It Up” while Joel played piano, and the pair joined vocals to duet on “Allentown,” off Joel’s 1982 album The Nylon Curtain.
Elvis Costello At The Billy Joel Concert!!!!??!!???!?! pic.twitter.com/s7wObjhDPt
— sledge (@sledgehamur) December 20, 2023
Definitely had not bingo-carded Billy Joel bringing Elvis...
- 12/20/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Throughout 2023, we will continue to update this In Memoriam photo gallery with notable celebrity deaths from film, television, theater and music. The first major entertainment figures to be honored in the 2023 gallery are 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.
- 12/12/2023
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Lady Gaga is one of pop’s most prolific artists, and she’s released plenty of incredible studio albums across her decade-plus long career.
In celebration of the “Stupid Love” singer’s kick-off of the Chromatica Ball tour, we’re taking a look back and seeing how all of her studio albums fared on Metacritic, which compiles reviews from journalists around the world.
Here’s how their ranking system works: “Creating our proprietary Metascores is a complicated process. We carefully curate a large group of the world’s most respected critics, assign scores to their reviews, and apply a weighted average to summarize the range of their opinions. The result is a single number that captures the essence of critical opinion in one Metascore.”
From her 2008 debut studio album The Fame up to 2021′s Love For Sale, here’s how Lady Gaga’s albums are ranked…
10. Artpop (2013)
Metascore: 61
Billboard wrote that “Coherently channeling R&b,...
In celebration of the “Stupid Love” singer’s kick-off of the Chromatica Ball tour, we’re taking a look back and seeing how all of her studio albums fared on Metacritic, which compiles reviews from journalists around the world.
Here’s how their ranking system works: “Creating our proprietary Metascores is a complicated process. We carefully curate a large group of the world’s most respected critics, assign scores to their reviews, and apply a weighted average to summarize the range of their opinions. The result is a single number that captures the essence of critical opinion in one Metascore.”
From her 2008 debut studio album The Fame up to 2021′s Love For Sale, here’s how Lady Gaga’s albums are ranked…
10. Artpop (2013)
Metascore: 61
Billboard wrote that “Coherently channeling R&b,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Martin Scorsese Honors Robbie Robertson’s Legacy with Tribute Concert: The Musician ‘Broke Barriers’
Martin Scorsese honored late rocker Robbie Robertson with the tribute concert “Robbie Robertson: A Celebration of His Life and Music,” during which the auteur recalled how Robertson’s scores marked a “turning point” in his career.
The private memorial concert was hosted at Village Studios in Los Angeles, with artists Jackson Browne, Rocco Deluca, Angela McCluskey, Blake Mills Group, and Citizen Cope performing. Robertson, the former The Band guitarist, died at age 80 in August 2023. Scorsese first met Robertson during concert documentary film “The Last Waltz” in 1976; the duo collaborated for decades after, with Robertson serving as the music producer and composer on films like “The King of Comedy,” “Silence,” “The Aviator,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and most recently, “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
“We kept working together for the next 45 years,” Scorsese said of Robertson scoring “Raging Bull” and adding another working layer to their friendship. “Forty-five years of...
The private memorial concert was hosted at Village Studios in Los Angeles, with artists Jackson Browne, Rocco Deluca, Angela McCluskey, Blake Mills Group, and Citizen Cope performing. Robertson, the former The Band guitarist, died at age 80 in August 2023. Scorsese first met Robertson during concert documentary film “The Last Waltz” in 1976; the duo collaborated for decades after, with Robertson serving as the music producer and composer on films like “The King of Comedy,” “Silence,” “The Aviator,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and most recently, “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
“We kept working together for the next 45 years,” Scorsese said of Robertson scoring “Raging Bull” and adding another working layer to their friendship. “Forty-five years of...
- 11/16/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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