Cyndi Lauper has almost always been the odd woman out. She’s been flashing her eccentric style since long before it was considered cool and has been rocking it ever since. That’s a big part of why people love her and why she’s that awesome. It might also have something to do with the fact that she can produce great music and put on one heck of a good show. She’s been a part of pop culture for so long that all anyone has to do is speak her name and most people will nod their heads and smile as they
The Top Five Uses of Cyndi Lauper Songs in Movies or TV...
The Top Five Uses of Cyndi Lauper Songs in Movies or TV...
- 11/24/2017
- by Wake
- TVovermind.com
Every thrift store I’ve ever been in has one.
You can see the cover of Whipped Cream and Other Delights‘ bright green background even deep in a stack. The real attraction, to a teenaged crate diver, is Dolores Erickson, covered in “whipped cream” (actually shaving cream), staring alluringly into the camera.
Herb Alpert‘s music, in the wild, is similarly inescapable: I have no statistics to back this up, but I would wager that roughly 99 percent of the world’s population has, at some point, heard “Spanish Flea,” if not directly, than through some kind of cultural osmosis. But...
You can see the cover of Whipped Cream and Other Delights‘ bright green background even deep in a stack. The real attraction, to a teenaged crate diver, is Dolores Erickson, covered in “whipped cream” (actually shaving cream), staring alluringly into the camera.
Herb Alpert‘s music, in the wild, is similarly inescapable: I have no statistics to back this up, but I would wager that roughly 99 percent of the world’s population has, at some point, heard “Spanish Flea,” if not directly, than through some kind of cultural osmosis. But...
- 8/31/2017
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
It takes a very special individual to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times, an honor that Eric Clapton holds alone. He’s been lauded as a genius with a guitar for so many years that his name is synonymous with greatness. Even if a person doesn’t know him all it takes is listening to a soundtrack from a movie or turning on the TV to hear a reference about him. Eric Clapton is among one of the best individuals to ever grace a stage with his presence. He might be an acquired taste for some
The Best Uses of Eric Clapton Songs in Movies...
The Best Uses of Eric Clapton Songs in Movies...
- 8/8/2017
- by Wake
- TVovermind.com
Although they were together for just a decade, The Beatles music is the soundtrack of our lives. Their rich variety of tunes and poetic lyrics can fit just about any occasion. Love songs, angry songs, whimsical tunes, it’s all there in the treasure trove left behind by four men who changed the course of musical destiny. Usually, when we hear a Beatles song as part of a film, it’s a cover version, but it works nonetheless. From wedding scenes to a Michael Moore documentary, here are five of the best uses of Beatles songs in films. All You Need is
The Top Five Best Uses of Beatles Songs in Movies...
The Top Five Best Uses of Beatles Songs in Movies...
- 6/22/2017
- by Virginia Repka-Franco
- TVovermind.com
Here’s some exciting news! Academy Award (Oscar) two-time winner and five-time nominee, Grammy two-time winner, BAFTA, and Golden Globe winner, the legendary Ar Rahman, returns to the Sse Arena Wembley on Saturday 8th July 2017 after seven years with the “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” concert.“Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” will chronicle Ar Rahman’s musical journey from past to present to future celebrating 25 years of creating his incredible music.
Discussing the forthcoming UK show, Ar Rahman says, “From Roja to Rockstar, Kaatru Veliyidai and more, it has been an incredible musical journey over these last 25 years. I’ve been immensely blessed to have the love and support of my fans, music lovers, friends and well-wishers. It continues to inspire and motivate me. Come, join me on the 8th of July at Wembley, London! Accompanying me is an amazingly talented and energetic team of singers and musicians.”
Popularly known as the man who has redefined contemporary Indian music,...
Discussing the forthcoming UK show, Ar Rahman says, “From Roja to Rockstar, Kaatru Veliyidai and more, it has been an incredible musical journey over these last 25 years. I’ve been immensely blessed to have the love and support of my fans, music lovers, friends and well-wishers. It continues to inspire and motivate me. Come, join me on the 8th of July at Wembley, London! Accompanying me is an amazingly talented and energetic team of singers and musicians.”
Popularly known as the man who has redefined contemporary Indian music,...
- 6/13/2017
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
The Last Emperor composers David Byrne and Ryuichi Sakamoto had a Forbidden Colors conversation at the Quad Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
At the Quad Cinema - Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise; Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell To Earth; Mitchell Leisen's Hold Back The Dawn; Elia Kazan's America, America; Werner Herzog's Stroszek; Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In America, Slava Tsukerman's Liquid Sky with Anne Carlisle become Immigrant Songs. Retrospectives for Goldie Hawn, Frank Perry & Eleanor Perry, Bertrand Tavernier and Ryuichi Sakamoto; a Rainer Werner Fassbinder Lola First Encounter with Sandra Bernhard, Jean-Luc Godard's King Lear and a drop of Nathan Silver's Thirst Street come up in my conversation with Director of Programming C Mason Wells.
Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor at China: Through The Looking Glass Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The Grandmaster director Wong Kar Wai chose a clip from...
At the Quad Cinema - Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise; Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell To Earth; Mitchell Leisen's Hold Back The Dawn; Elia Kazan's America, America; Werner Herzog's Stroszek; Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In America, Slava Tsukerman's Liquid Sky with Anne Carlisle become Immigrant Songs. Retrospectives for Goldie Hawn, Frank Perry & Eleanor Perry, Bertrand Tavernier and Ryuichi Sakamoto; a Rainer Werner Fassbinder Lola First Encounter with Sandra Bernhard, Jean-Luc Godard's King Lear and a drop of Nathan Silver's Thirst Street come up in my conversation with Director of Programming C Mason Wells.
Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor at China: Through The Looking Glass Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The Grandmaster director Wong Kar Wai chose a clip from...
- 5/25/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Satellite radio provider SiriusXM announced on Tuesday that it is launching The Beatles Channel, a round-the-clock hub for Beatles music and ephemera. The channel launches May 18 at 9:09 a.m. Et on SiriusXM channel 18.
“I still remember the thrill of when we first heard our music on the radio,” former Beatle Paul McCartney said in a press release, “but I don’t think any of us would have imagined that we’d have our very own Beatles radio channel more than 50 years later. The SiriusXM channel will have it all, 8 Days a Week.”
Added McCartney’s Fab Four compatriot Ringo Starr: “Great news,...
“I still remember the thrill of when we first heard our music on the radio,” former Beatle Paul McCartney said in a press release, “but I don’t think any of us would have imagined that we’d have our very own Beatles radio channel more than 50 years later. The SiriusXM channel will have it all, 8 Days a Week.”
Added McCartney’s Fab Four compatriot Ringo Starr: “Great news,...
- 5/2/2017
- by Eric Renner Brown
- PEOPLE.com
Despite being born before the dawn of the Internet as we now know it and all social media apps, John Mayer has quickly become a social media pro. In fact, at 39, the singer is using every platform better than most teens, documenting his various endeavors from running a Q&A with Shaq, to breaking down his extensive beauty regimen, his best hand-washing practices, and his random musings on things like orchids being the most likely candidate for alien life. He also uses the medium to engage one-on-one with fans, crowdsourcing some of life’s most important questions, like the query...
- 4/11/2017
- by Emily Kirkpatrick
- PEOPLE.com
Robin Bell Apr 18, 2017
Cameron Crowe and Tom Cruise reteamed, following Jerry Maguire, on Vanilla Sky. It's a film with far fewer fans...
This article contains spoilers for Vanilla Sky.
Memorable moments - it seemed to be what Cameron Crowe had a knack for creating. Lloyd Dobler stood with a ghetto blaster held aloft in Say Anything, the 'Show me the money' or 'You had me at hello' scenes from Jerry Maguire, the singalong of Tiny Dancer or the imminent plane crash in Almost Famous. It also seemed Cameron Crowe could do no wrong on the wave of the success of those films, but then there came a film which, instead of creating memorable moments, everybody seemed to want to forget all about.
In 2001, Cameron Crowe made the much maligned Vanilla Sky.
It seemed to really rub people up the wrong way upon release. Was this because it wasn't what they...
Cameron Crowe and Tom Cruise reteamed, following Jerry Maguire, on Vanilla Sky. It's a film with far fewer fans...
This article contains spoilers for Vanilla Sky.
Memorable moments - it seemed to be what Cameron Crowe had a knack for creating. Lloyd Dobler stood with a ghetto blaster held aloft in Say Anything, the 'Show me the money' or 'You had me at hello' scenes from Jerry Maguire, the singalong of Tiny Dancer or the imminent plane crash in Almost Famous. It also seemed Cameron Crowe could do no wrong on the wave of the success of those films, but then there came a film which, instead of creating memorable moments, everybody seemed to want to forget all about.
In 2001, Cameron Crowe made the much maligned Vanilla Sky.
It seemed to really rub people up the wrong way upon release. Was this because it wasn't what they...
- 3/22/2017
- Den of Geek
The journey of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Oscar-nominated “How Far I’ll Go” song parallels the eponymous teenager’s arc in Disney’s “Moana.” That is, until the filmmakers of the animated contender figured out Moana’s quest, they struggled with her “I Want” song.
Naturally, Miranda was inspired by the Disney films of composers Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (including the two directed by “Moana’s” John Musker and Ron Clements: “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin”). “Lin very much wanted to write an ‘I Want’ song, but we had to figure out what Moana wanted,” Clements told IndieWire.
Read More: ‘Moana’: How Disney’s Sci-Tech-Winning Drawing System Aided the Oscar Contender
First, Moana [Auli’i Cravalho] sang about being misunderstood and wanting to leave her island, which echoed Ariel’s desire in “Part of Your World” from “The Little Mermaid.” But, as Moana developed a more complex inner struggle, her song...
Naturally, Miranda was inspired by the Disney films of composers Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (including the two directed by “Moana’s” John Musker and Ron Clements: “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin”). “Lin very much wanted to write an ‘I Want’ song, but we had to figure out what Moana wanted,” Clements told IndieWire.
Read More: ‘Moana’: How Disney’s Sci-Tech-Winning Drawing System Aided the Oscar Contender
First, Moana [Auli’i Cravalho] sang about being misunderstood and wanting to leave her island, which echoed Ariel’s desire in “Part of Your World” from “The Little Mermaid.” But, as Moana developed a more complex inner struggle, her song...
- 2/15/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
For over six decades, Disney has been igniting in little girls the dream of being a princess. Then, in 2001, with the help of Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway, the House of Mouse showed us that wearing the tiara is not all it’s cracked up to be. The Princess Diaries opened in theaters 15 years ago today. Hathaway’s Mia Thermopiles learns just what kind of pressure and responsibility is involved with being princess when she learns she’s the heir to the crown of Genovia. “I don’t want to run my own country. I just want to pass 10th grade,” she moans. It was the film debut of Anne Hathaway, who has since become Hollywood royalty herself, earning an Oscar for Les Misérables and nabbing coveted roles like Catwoman in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. The Princess Diaries gave us Anne Hathaway, and it also gave us...
- 8/3/2016
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
John Oliver took a stand against the unauthorized use of pop songs at political rallies on Sunday’s episode of “Last Week Tonight.” To that end, he rounded up famous musicians including Usher, Josh Groban, Michael Bolton, Dan Reynolds, Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson from Heart, Cyndi Lauper, Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp, and Imagine Dragons singer Dan Reynolds to sing a new tune called “Don’t Use Our Songs.” The parody song makes it abundantly clear that these musicians are tired of having their music used without permission. Also Read: Queen Blasts 'Unauthorized' Use of 'We Are the Champions' at...
- 7/25/2016
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
The cancellation of ABC’s fairy tale musical comedy “Galavant” after two seasons came as no surprise to composer Alan Menken, who’s still competing for best song Emmy consideration with “A New Season” romp and exploring a potential stage spin-off.
“There are people in theatrical circles who think that young audiences in colleges and community theater will [go for this] over time,” said Menken. “So we have to figure out a way of bringing this to the stage. That’s where it is now.
“I look at my experience on ‘Newsies,'” Menken continued, “which was a hideous flop, and 20 years later it’s beyond a cult classic and that led to it becoming a [Tony Award-winning] Broadway show.”
For Menken, “Galavant” (created by Dan Fogelman as a mid-season replacement for “Once Upon a Time”) was the perfect vehicle to indulge in self-parody while honing his collaboration with lyricist Glenn Slater.
“For me, the...
“There are people in theatrical circles who think that young audiences in colleges and community theater will [go for this] over time,” said Menken. “So we have to figure out a way of bringing this to the stage. That’s where it is now.
“I look at my experience on ‘Newsies,'” Menken continued, “which was a hideous flop, and 20 years later it’s beyond a cult classic and that led to it becoming a [Tony Award-winning] Broadway show.”
For Menken, “Galavant” (created by Dan Fogelman as a mid-season replacement for “Once Upon a Time”) was the perfect vehicle to indulge in self-parody while honing his collaboration with lyricist Glenn Slater.
“For me, the...
- 7/6/2016
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
It was 27 years ago today, in the final months of the 1980s, that the one of the defining shows of the 1990s, Seinfeld, premiered. Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David launched the “show about nothing” though they’d been asked to put together a 90-minute TV special. A season pick-up at first seemed unlikely after the pilot airing, but NBC execs ended up finding the money to order more episodes by making one fewer Bob Hope special, and the show of course went on to become one of the most successful and beloved comedies in television history, giving us the Soup Nazi, the Festivus pole, George’s musical answering machine, and a showcase for a quartet of four core comedic talents. Other notable July 5 happenings in pop culture history: • 1954: The BBC broadcast its first daily television news program. • 1954: Elvis Presley recorded his version of “That’s All Right.” • 1968:...
- 7/5/2016
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
Chicago – It was announced last week on March 22nd, 2016, that a hip-hop pioneer, Phife Dawg of the group “A Tribe Called Quest,” passed away at the age of 45. It was Phife, along with Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi White, that created a new voice in the evolution from rap to hip hop.
In 2011, a documentary regarding the group, “Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest’ was released, and Phife Dawg was on the promotional tour for the film. In appreciation of his life and music contributions, HollywoodChicago.com reprints the interview from that tour.
Phife Dawg (left) Performs in A Tribe Called Quest
Photo credit: Sony Pictures Classics
HollywoodChicago.com: Phife, you talk about your childhood with Q-Tip growing up in Queens. What was that time and place like and how did it influence and inspire your eventual hip-hop career?
Phife Dawg: New York City pretty much reeked of music.
In 2011, a documentary regarding the group, “Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest’ was released, and Phife Dawg was on the promotional tour for the film. In appreciation of his life and music contributions, HollywoodChicago.com reprints the interview from that tour.
Phife Dawg (left) Performs in A Tribe Called Quest
Photo credit: Sony Pictures Classics
HollywoodChicago.com: Phife, you talk about your childhood with Q-Tip growing up in Queens. What was that time and place like and how did it influence and inspire your eventual hip-hop career?
Phife Dawg: New York City pretty much reeked of music.
- 3/27/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Activision
It’s impossible for even the best of bands to produce their greatest material every time they enter the studio.
There’s nothing worse than eagerly anticipating the next release from your favourite artist only to discover that it is littered with disappointment. Maybe our expectations are set a little too high, but that being said, it’s no excuse for some of the atrocities that our favourite bands have churned out over the years.
You know the ones, the tracks where you’ll be left questioning where the last few minutes of your life have disappeared to. Where it feels like another band entirely have borrowed their name and churned out something abysmal under the radar.
From The Beatles to The Cure it seems that nobody is safe from having the odd slip-up along the way. By that I mean slipping and burning and crashing… badly. Perhaps it...
It’s impossible for even the best of bands to produce their greatest material every time they enter the studio.
There’s nothing worse than eagerly anticipating the next release from your favourite artist only to discover that it is littered with disappointment. Maybe our expectations are set a little too high, but that being said, it’s no excuse for some of the atrocities that our favourite bands have churned out over the years.
You know the ones, the tracks where you’ll be left questioning where the last few minutes of your life have disappeared to. Where it feels like another band entirely have borrowed their name and churned out something abysmal under the radar.
From The Beatles to The Cure it seems that nobody is safe from having the odd slip-up along the way. By that I mean slipping and burning and crashing… badly. Perhaps it...
- 3/27/2016
- by Kieran Harris
- Obsessed with Film
After all these years, American Idol is still pretty much my favorite thing on television, and yet I nevertheless spent the last seven days filled with unspeakable dread about this week’s performance show.
VideosReality Check: We Tell American Idol How to Fix Its Farewell Season! Plus: The Voice Winner Spoiled Already?
That’s not a knock on the remaining contestants in Idol‘s abbreviated, blink-and-you-missed it farewell tour, but rather, a dig at the show’s producers for bringing to us the worst theme week in 15 years*: Most-Performed Songs from Past Seasons. (*Yes, even worse than Season 6’s...
VideosReality Check: We Tell American Idol How to Fix Its Farewell Season! Plus: The Voice Winner Spoiled Already?
That’s not a knock on the remaining contestants in Idol‘s abbreviated, blink-and-you-missed it farewell tour, but rather, a dig at the show’s producers for bringing to us the worst theme week in 15 years*: Most-Performed Songs from Past Seasons. (*Yes, even worse than Season 6’s...
- 3/11/2016
- TVLine.com
29 years ago today, CBS aired music icon Frank Sinatra’s final screen role. He guest starred in an episode of Magnum, P.I. In the episode, titled “Laura,” Sinatra played a retired New York cop who learns that his granddaughter was murdered during his retirement celebration. He asks Magnum for help in his hunt for the murderers. Sinatra appeared on the cover of TV Guide with Magnum, P.I. star Tom Selleck the week his episode aired. Though the CBS detective series was Sinatra’s final screen acting role, he could have had a part in The Godfather: Part III afterward. Francis Ford Coppola offered Sinatra the role of Don Altobello, but he didn’t end up taking the part. Oddly enough, the part went to Eli Wallach, whom Sinatra replaced in From Here to Eternity. Other notable February 25 happenings in pop culture history: • 1950: Variety show Your Show of Shows premiered on NBC.
- 2/25/2016
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
I know American Idol is no longer Godzilla emerging from the Ratings Ocean and stomping all over every other network’s primetime competition, but last week’s 8.2 million viewers (and 2.0 demo rating) is pretty dang respectable.
Related2016 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?
So, unless some sneaky employee in the 19 Entertainment accounting department has been siphoning all that “Moment Like This” coinage into an offshore account, riddle me this: How come exec producer Trish Kinane forced the Season 15 finalists to regurgitate song choices we heard just a week or two ago...
Related2016 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?
So, unless some sneaky employee in the 19 Entertainment accounting department has been siphoning all that “Moment Like This” coinage into an offshore account, riddle me this: How come exec producer Trish Kinane forced the Season 15 finalists to regurgitate song choices we heard just a week or two ago...
- 2/25/2016
- TVLine.com
Step aside, Narcos: There's a new Netflix kids' show in town! It's called Beat Bugs, and it's an animated show about five best bug-friends who explore the suburban backyard where they live. What's more, the series will feature over 50 covers of Beatles songs by artists such as Eddie Vedder, Sia, Chris Cornell, Pink, the Shins, Of Monsters and Men, Regina Spektor, and many more. Creator Josh Wakely will direct, write, and produce Beat Bugs, which was green-lit by Netflix after securing a deal with Sony/Atv publishing for the worldwide rights to cover songs from John Lennon and Paul McCartney's Northern Songs catalogue, Rolling Stone reports. Judging by Eddie Vedder's cover of "Magical Mystery Tour" in the trailer, it seems like the covers will stay pretty true to the originals. But we suggest they mix things up a little with hits such as "Blackbird (Will Eat You Because...
- 2/10/2016
- by Emma Barrie
- Vulture
Eddie Vedder, Sia, Chris Cornell, Pink, the Shins and many more will tackle 50 of the Beatles' classic Lennon/McCartney songs for a new Netflix animated series titled Beat Bugs, which debuts on the streaming service this August.
The series focuses on five insect best friends who come together to form the Beat Bugs and explore and learn about the suburban backyard where they reside, The Hollywood Reporter writes. Creator Josh Wakely will direct, write and produce Beat Bugs, which was green-lit by Netflix after securing a deal with Sony/Atv...
The series focuses on five insect best friends who come together to form the Beat Bugs and explore and learn about the suburban backyard where they reside, The Hollywood Reporter writes. Creator Josh Wakely will direct, write and produce Beat Bugs, which was green-lit by Netflix after securing a deal with Sony/Atv...
- 2/10/2016
- Rollingstone.com
David Bowie in 'The Hunger' with Catherine Deneuve. David Bowie movies: Iconic singer memorable as fast-aging vampire in 'The Hunger,' Nikola Tesla in 'The Prestige' Singer and sometime actor David Bowie, one of the iconic figures of the English-language music scene of the second half of the 20th century, died of cancer yesterday, Jan. 10, '16. Bowie (born David Robert Jones in the London suburb of Brixton) had turned 69 on Jan. 8. His son, filmmaker Duncan Jones (Moon), has confirmed Bowie's death on Twitter. Bowie was seen in only a couple of dozen movies during his four-decade show business career. Among his most memorable film roles were those in the titles listed below. The Man Who Fell to Earth Directed by Nicolas Roeg (Walkabout, Don't Look Now) from a screenplay by Paul Mayersberg (based on a novel by Walter Tevis), The Man Who Fell to Earth...
- 1/11/2016
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Magnolia Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary “Harry Benson: Shoot First,” the company announced Tuesday. The film, which had its world premiere at the 2015 Hamptons International Film Festival, chronicles the life of renowned photographer Harry Benson, who initially rose to fame alongside The Beatles, having been assigned to cover the band’s inaugural trip to the U.S. in 1964. Also Read: Beatles Songs Stream 50 Million Times in Just 48 Hours The doc features interviews with Sharon Stone, Alec Baldwin, Donald Trump, Piers Morgan, Dan Rather, James L. Brooks, Henry Kissinger, Ralph Lauren and Joe Namath. Magnolia is targeting a 2016 theatrical release.
- 1/5/2016
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
The Beatles’ catalogue of hit music was streamed a staggering 50 million times in its first 48 hours of release to online music platforms, according to a new report. Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Prime uploaded the tracks on Christmas Eve after years of delays over rights and contracts, and the results aren’t just massive impressions — they signal a whole new generation of listeners. Sixty-five percent of Spotify users streaming songs like “Hey Jude” were under the age of 34, said the findings from analytics company Brandwatch. Also Read: The Beatles to Finally Release Songs for Streaming Roughly 46,000 mentions of the band.
- 12/28/2015
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
47 years ago today, on December 14, 1968, Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” hit No.1 on the U.S. singles chart. The soul classic held that top position for seven weeks. Written by Motown Records producer Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, the song was one of many that the label recorded with multiple acts. A year before the release of Gaye’s 1968 version, Gladys Knight & the Pips also charted with the song. The success of this 1968 recording of the song took Gaye’s career to another level, and it’s secured its place in music history — Rolling Stone placed the track high on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, at #81. In 1998, Gaye’s “Grapevine” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Other notable December 14 happenings in pop culture history: • 1963: The Beatles’ “I Want To Hold Your Hand” rose to #1 on the U.K. charts,...
- 12/14/2015
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
25 years ago today, Kathy Bates thoroughly creeped us out when her breakthrough film “Misery” opened in theaters. The film is based on the 1987 psychological horror novel by Stephen King about a famous author who’s rescued from a car crash by his fan (more like fanatic), Annie. Soon the romance novelist (played by James Caan) realizes Annie is less caretaker and more psychotic captor. “Misery” earned Bates an Academy Award for her role as Annie. She’s since returned to the genre that gave her an Oscar with a starring role in Ryan Murphy’s “American Horror Story.” Bates recently showed how much she embraces the legacy of her “Misery” character when she told Entertainment Weekly, “‘I decided when I die, it’s going to be Kathy ‘Misery’ Bates. You know how they do, in People magazine, it’ll be ‘Kathy ‘Misery’ Bates passed away.’” Other notable November 30 happenings in pop culture history.
- 11/30/2015
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
A review of tonight's "The Leftovers" coming up just as soon as my mom's in space... "You are the most relentless person I've ever known. When you have a cause, there's no stopping you." -Jane I'm not sure which is the more surprising aspect of "Ten Thirteen" (the title refers to the date on which it climaxes, which is also the anniversary of when Meg's mother Jane died): that Evie and her friends are not only still alive, but members of Meg's militant Guilty Remnant offshoot; or that the show stealthily turned Liv Tyler as Meg into a terrifying big bad when we weren't paying attention. Let's take Meg first, since so many parts of this episode — all of its best parts, in fact — are told from her point of view. There were certainly hints late last year — particularly in her response to the incident that Matt very foolishly...
- 11/30/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
UK premieres include Palio, The Company You Keep and Infinitely Polar Bear.Scroll down for full programme
The 35th Cambridge Film Festival (Sept 3-13) has revealed its full line-up for this year, including titles from over 30 different countries.
Star*Men, a documentary from debut director Alison E. Rose will open the festival. The film follows four UK astronomers, Donald Lynden-Bell Frs and Roger Griffin of the University of Cambridge, and Wal Sargent Frs and Neville Woolf of Manchester University, on a road trip to the United States.
The festival’s closing night gala will be the UK premiere of Palio, Cosima Spender’s documentary about the world’s oldest horse race, which debuted at Tribeca in April before playing at Karlovy Vary in July.
The main programme will feature the UK premiere of Robert Redford’s political thriller The Company You Keep, which he directrs and stars in. The festival will also screen the Redford-starring A Walk In The Woods, from...
The 35th Cambridge Film Festival (Sept 3-13) has revealed its full line-up for this year, including titles from over 30 different countries.
Star*Men, a documentary from debut director Alison E. Rose will open the festival. The film follows four UK astronomers, Donald Lynden-Bell Frs and Roger Griffin of the University of Cambridge, and Wal Sargent Frs and Neville Woolf of Manchester University, on a road trip to the United States.
The festival’s closing night gala will be the UK premiere of Palio, Cosima Spender’s documentary about the world’s oldest horse race, which debuted at Tribeca in April before playing at Karlovy Vary in July.
The main programme will feature the UK premiere of Robert Redford’s political thriller The Company You Keep, which he directrs and stars in. The festival will also screen the Redford-starring A Walk In The Woods, from...
- 8/26/2015
- ScreenDaily
Songs On Screen: HitFix recurring feature of tributes by writers to their favorite musical moments from TV and film. Check out all the entries in the series here. There are three great songs from American film, and they are all about rainbows. “Over the Rainbow,” “Moon River” and “The Rainbow Connection” – are the three most quintessentially American songs ever to appear on screen, sung by three quintessentially American characters; and all three stand apart as plaintive cries of lonely souls dreaming of someplace far away..”Waiting round the bend” ”where troubles melt like lemondrops” for “the lovers, the dreamers and me” The things these songs share tell you everything needs to know about the character of 20th Century America. The things they don’t share tell you everything you need to know about how that character changed as the era wore on. Let’s start at the top, and the very top it is.
- 6/26/2015
- by Richard Rushfield
- Hitfix
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, musical artists like Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Steely Dan, Toto, Hall and Oates, and dozens of others regularly popped up on each other's records, creating a golden era of smooth-music collaboration.
And 10 years ago (June 26th, 2005), an internet phenomenon was born. In 12 short but memorable episodes — first via the the short-film series Channel 101 and then online — Jd Ryznar, Hunter Stair, Dave Lyons, Lane Farnham and their friends redefined an era and coined a term for the sultry croonings of McDonald, Fagen, et al.
And 10 years ago (June 26th, 2005), an internet phenomenon was born. In 12 short but memorable episodes — first via the the short-film series Channel 101 and then online — Jd Ryznar, Hunter Stair, Dave Lyons, Lane Farnham and their friends redefined an era and coined a term for the sultry croonings of McDonald, Fagen, et al.
- 6/26/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Songs On Screen: All week HitFix will be featuring tributes by writers to their favorite musical moments from TV and film. Check out all the entries in the series here. There are very few constants in the world of pop culture. James Bond, however, appears to be eternal. It's more than a movie franchise at this point. It's a generational milestone that gets handed down. My dad took me to my first Bond movie. I'll take my sons to their first Bond movie. And I have no doubt that 20 years from now, there will be a new James Bond and my kids will be able to take their own kids to enjoy it. I am equally sure that whatever Bond film they go see will open with a song written by a hot recording artist, and that song will be on the charts while the film's in theaters, and we'll...
- 6/24/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
In the recent film Love and Mercy, a studio musician recording during the Pet Sounds sessions explains to Brian Wilson (Paul Dano) that he’s broken a fundamental rule of music, in that it sounds wrong if you have one person playing in one key and another instrument playing in another. “It sounds right in my head,” he replies.
Back in September, Scott Tobias wrote in The Dissolve something of a manifesto about biopics, “Five simple rules for making biopics about geniuses”: (1) Don’t try and tell a person’s entire life story, (2) show us, don’t just tell us why they’re a genius, (3) don’t tell a genius’s story just because he or she was a great person, (4) find a compelling visual style that matches their genius, (5) and “find the saint in the asshole, find the asshole in the saint.”
Music biopics however are a genre unto themselves,...
Back in September, Scott Tobias wrote in The Dissolve something of a manifesto about biopics, “Five simple rules for making biopics about geniuses”: (1) Don’t try and tell a person’s entire life story, (2) show us, don’t just tell us why they’re a genius, (3) don’t tell a genius’s story just because he or she was a great person, (4) find a compelling visual style that matches their genius, (5) and “find the saint in the asshole, find the asshole in the saint.”
Music biopics however are a genre unto themselves,...
- 6/17/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
The greatest superhero movie of summer went down on Monday night — in the reality-competition genre, of all places! — and there wasn’t a single exploding car, collapsing building or vortex into another dimension in sight.
Some people might refer to it as The Voice‘s Season 8 Performance Finale, but to my ears, we might as well dub it Sawyer Vs. Koryn: Wonder-Teen Vocals Activate! (which, come to think of it, would be the kind of Saturday morning fare I’d encourage my children to watch).
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Some people might refer to it as The Voice‘s Season 8 Performance Finale, but to my ears, we might as well dub it Sawyer Vs. Koryn: Wonder-Teen Vocals Activate! (which, come to think of it, would be the kind of Saturday morning fare I’d encourage my children to watch).
Related2015 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?...
- 5/19/2015
- TVLine.com
We can't quite believe this is already happening, but the grand final of The Voice UK is on Saturday! We've already got the pizza place on our speed dial and we've obviously turned our sofa away from the television, but we felt that wasn't quite enough preparation, so we decided we should take a little time to assess the top four.
So if you've not been watching - or if you just want a reminder of everything that's led to this point - you're in luck. Read on for our complete guide to the final four...
Emmanuel Nwamadi
Basics: 23-year-old student from London (originally from Nigeria)
Team: Ricky Wilson
Songs performed so far: 'Sweetest Taboo' - Sade (blinds); 'The Living Years' - Mike & the Mechanics (battles); 'I've Been Loving You Too Long' - Otis Redding (knockouts); 'Another Day In Paradise' - Phil Collins (first live show); 'A Whiter...
So if you've not been watching - or if you just want a reminder of everything that's led to this point - you're in luck. Read on for our complete guide to the final four...
Emmanuel Nwamadi
Basics: 23-year-old student from London (originally from Nigeria)
Team: Ricky Wilson
Songs performed so far: 'Sweetest Taboo' - Sade (blinds); 'The Living Years' - Mike & the Mechanics (battles); 'I've Been Loving You Too Long' - Otis Redding (knockouts); 'Another Day In Paradise' - Phil Collins (first live show); 'A Whiter...
- 4/2/2015
- Digital Spy
Against all odds, there will be no Phil Collins ballad — or any soundtrack cuts from The Bodyguard, Frozen, Titanic and Armageddon — when the American Idol Top 10 (plus one contestant on the brink of elimination) tackle “Songs from the Movies tonight (8/7c on Fox).
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That’s good news for Idoloonies who’ve vowed to crawl into their dryers and turn to lint at the sound of one more hopeful belting the umpteenth rendition of “I Have Nothing.”
More important than what the Top 10 won’t tackle,...
RelatedReality Check: ‘All Bets Are Off’ on American Idol! Plus: Is Crazy Failure Worse Than a Total Lack of Risk?
That’s good news for Idoloonies who’ve vowed to crawl into their dryers and turn to lint at the sound of one more hopeful belting the umpteenth rendition of “I Have Nothing.”
More important than what the Top 10 won’t tackle,...
- 3/19/2015
- TVLine.com
It's hard to believe but it was 30 years ago tomorrow that "We Are The World" was released. Smokey Robinson was among the music superstars who were there and Et asked Smokey to relive that historic day back in 1985.
News: Pop Culture History Lesson: "We Are the World" Turns 30
"I had no idea that all those people were going to be there, but everybody in show business was there!" Smokey told Et.
The song featured 45 artists all together, including Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Al Jarreau, Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry, Huey Lewis and Cyndi Lauper. Michael and Lionel wrote the song and charity single meant to raise funds for USA for Africa.
The charity, aimed at easing famine, is still active today and has raised more than $75 million.
News: Pop Songs Meant For Other Singers
The mastermind behind USA for...
News: Pop Culture History Lesson: "We Are the World" Turns 30
"I had no idea that all those people were going to be there, but everybody in show business was there!" Smokey told Et.
The song featured 45 artists all together, including Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Al Jarreau, Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry, Huey Lewis and Cyndi Lauper. Michael and Lionel wrote the song and charity single meant to raise funds for USA for Africa.
The charity, aimed at easing famine, is still active today and has raised more than $75 million.
News: Pop Songs Meant For Other Singers
The mastermind behind USA for...
- 3/7/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
It's hard to bet on the future, but of this I'm certain: Three decades from now, I'll still know every lyric to "We Are the World."
Released 30 years ago this week, the chart-topping charity single occupies at least as much space in my brain as my second-grade teacher (who made our class sing it repeatedly) and my first Sony Walkman (purchased around the time of its release).
News: Pop Songs Meant For Other Singers
"We Are the World" wasn't just a pop-culture event; it was a bona fide movement. Inspired by the success of Band Aid's 1984 charity release, Do They Know It's Christmas?, entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte came up with the idea to record an American track for famine relief in Africa.
Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian produced the song, which was penned by two of the biggest musicians at the height of their fame: Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. More than 45 other...
Released 30 years ago this week, the chart-topping charity single occupies at least as much space in my brain as my second-grade teacher (who made our class sing it repeatedly) and my first Sony Walkman (purchased around the time of its release).
News: Pop Songs Meant For Other Singers
"We Are the World" wasn't just a pop-culture event; it was a bona fide movement. Inspired by the success of Band Aid's 1984 charity release, Do They Know It's Christmas?, entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte came up with the idea to record an American track for famine relief in Africa.
Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian produced the song, which was penned by two of the biggest musicians at the height of their fame: Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. More than 45 other...
- 3/6/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice” crowned a champion on Monday, though NBC finished far from first place in terms of ratings. The network finished fourth in the advertiser-sought 18-49 demographic, while ABC topped the competition outright. CBS’s special “Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life – An All-Star Grammy Salute” dropped 33 percent from 2014’s tribute to The Beatles. That network finished third in the demo and second in total viewers. ABC was first in ratings with a 2.2 rating/6 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 8.7 million, according to preliminary numbers. “The Bachelor...
- 2/17/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
As it did last year with its tribute to The Beatles, CBS celebrates Stevie Wonder the the two-hour special Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life — An All-Star Grammy Salute airing Monday, Feb. 16, at 9pm Et/Pt. This star-studded special taped at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live celebrates the iconic songbook and legacy of 25-time Grammy winner Stevie Wonder, with some of today’s top artists covering his songs and highlighting their cultural and historical impact. LL Cool J hosts, with appearances by Jason Derulo, Jamie Foxx, Tyler Perry, Craig Robinson and Maya Rudolph. Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key … Continue reading →
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The post Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life — An All-Star Grammy Salute on CBS appeared first on Channel Guide Magazine.
- 2/16/2015
- by Ryan Berenz
- ChannelGuideMag
It was an incredible night at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards with amazing performances from Beyonce Knowles and Ed Sheeran, along with Katy Perry, Madonna and Pharrell Williams, just to name a few.
Hosted by the uber-talented LL Cool J, there were a plethora of winners this evening (February 8) with Sam Smith leading the way by taking home four trophies in categories including Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Meanwhile, Beck scored the other big prize of the night with Album of the Year accolades for Morning Phase. In addition, the long-tenured musician won Rock Album of the Year honors.
The energy-filled night saw in a host of famous presenters such as Taylor Swift, Anna Kendrick, Keith Urban and Prince, with some of the other twenty-three performances including Lady Gaga paired with Tony Bennett, Adam Levine teamed up with Gwen Stefani, and Rihanna, Paul McCartney...
Hosted by the uber-talented LL Cool J, there were a plethora of winners this evening (February 8) with Sam Smith leading the way by taking home four trophies in categories including Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Meanwhile, Beck scored the other big prize of the night with Album of the Year accolades for Morning Phase. In addition, the long-tenured musician won Rock Album of the Year honors.
The energy-filled night saw in a host of famous presenters such as Taylor Swift, Anna Kendrick, Keith Urban and Prince, with some of the other twenty-three performances including Lady Gaga paired with Tony Bennett, Adam Levine teamed up with Gwen Stefani, and Rihanna, Paul McCartney...
- 2/9/2015
- GossipCenter
On music's biggest night, every celebrity is so "Fancy." And People is taking you as our date Sunday, providing inside access to the 57th annual Grammy Awards. From the most stylish red carpet looks to the wildest performances and most shocking wins, we're the go-to-source for everything Grammys. Tune in to CBS on Sunday at 8 p.m. Et for the show, and stay with People for all the news you need to know. The Nominees 10 Covers of Grammy-Nominated Songs You Have to Hear These YouTube stars put their own spin on Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Beyoncé and other stars' hit...
- 2/7/2015
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- PEOPLE.com
On music's biggest night, every celebrity is so "Fancy." And People is taking you as our date Sunday, providing inside access to the 57th annual Grammy Awards. From the most stylish red carpet looks to the wildest performances and most shocking wins, we're the go-to-source for everything Grammys. Tune in to CBS on Sunday at 8 p.m. Et for the show, and stay with People for all the news you need to know. The Nominees 10 Covers of Grammy-Nominated Songs You Have to Hear These YouTube stars put their own spin on Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Beyoncé and other stars' hit...
- 2/7/2015
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- PEOPLE.com
On music's biggest night, every celebrity is so "Fancy." And People is taking you as our date Sunday, providing inside access to the 57th annual Grammy Awards. From the most stylish red carpet looks to the wildest performances and most shocking wins, we're the go-to-source for everything Grammys. Tune in to CBS on Sunday at 8 p.m. Et for the show, and stay with People for all the news you need to know. The Nominees 10 Covers of Grammy-Nominated Songs You Have to Hear These YouTube stars put their own spin on Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Beyoncé and other stars' hit...
- 2/7/2015
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- PEOPLE.com
Flying Burrito Brothers and Hot Tuna lawsuits raise question of protection for older recordings
Apple, Sony and Google have hit a bum note with their use of songs recorded prior to 1972, according to a flurry of lawsuits filed Thursday.
The trio of companies and others were hit with complaints in federal court in California by Zenbu Magazines LLC, which claims ownership rights to numerous songs by The Flying Burrito Brothers, New Riders of the Purple Sage and Hot Tuna.
Also Read: SiriusXM Sued by Warner Music, Sony Music, Capitol Records Over Pre-1972 Recordings
The class-action suit against Sony claims that...
Apple, Sony and Google have hit a bum note with their use of songs recorded prior to 1972, according to a flurry of lawsuits filed Thursday.
The trio of companies and others were hit with complaints in federal court in California by Zenbu Magazines LLC, which claims ownership rights to numerous songs by The Flying Burrito Brothers, New Riders of the Purple Sage and Hot Tuna.
Also Read: SiriusXM Sued by Warner Music, Sony Music, Capitol Records Over Pre-1972 Recordings
The class-action suit against Sony claims that...
- 1/23/2015
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Coldplay's Chris Martin, Ed Sheeran, Willie Nelson, Usher and Janelle Monáe have all signed on to take part in Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life – An All-Star Grammy Salute. The live concert will take place February 10th at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre, while the CBS broadcast airs February 16th. Tickets for the tribute concert are on sale now at Axs.com.
Last month, it was revealed that the Grammys would honor Wonder with a celebration similar to the network's 2014 star-studded music special The Beatles: The Night That Changed America.
Last month, it was revealed that the Grammys would honor Wonder with a celebration similar to the network's 2014 star-studded music special The Beatles: The Night That Changed America.
- 1/14/2015
- Rollingstone.com
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Led Zeppelin: innovative, ground-breaking, influential, enduring, mystical, and as a collective, a bunch of wild-haired, testosterone-fuelled lunatics with a penchant for pant-shittingly insane debauchery. The list of superlatives to describe their music and legacy is almost unending, and they blazed a trail of drug and alcohol-influenced chaos across the globe during their heyday in the 70’s, cultivating legendary tales of decadence and establishing themselves as rock and roll nut-bars of the highest order.
Despite their outrageous and, probably, mostly apocryphal tour behaviour, the music itself never wavered: their world tours consistently broke attendance records and each gig they played would last up to four hours at a time; due care and attention was given to every note in every song they performed invariably ensuring every fan got their money’s worth. In spite of all their off-stage tomfoolery, their professionalism in the studio and on-stage rarely dropped below...
Led Zeppelin: innovative, ground-breaking, influential, enduring, mystical, and as a collective, a bunch of wild-haired, testosterone-fuelled lunatics with a penchant for pant-shittingly insane debauchery. The list of superlatives to describe their music and legacy is almost unending, and they blazed a trail of drug and alcohol-influenced chaos across the globe during their heyday in the 70’s, cultivating legendary tales of decadence and establishing themselves as rock and roll nut-bars of the highest order.
Despite their outrageous and, probably, mostly apocryphal tour behaviour, the music itself never wavered: their world tours consistently broke attendance records and each gig they played would last up to four hours at a time; due care and attention was given to every note in every song they performed invariably ensuring every fan got their money’s worth. In spite of all their off-stage tomfoolery, their professionalism in the studio and on-stage rarely dropped below...
- 1/13/2015
- by Chris James Peet
- Obsessed with Film
One music director who has had a wonderful year is none other than the multi-talented Himesh Reshammiya.
Himesh began the year by singing the song ‘Photocopy’ for the film Jai Ho for music directors Sajid-Wajid. This was the first time that Himesh had sung a song outside of his own compositions, that too in Gujarati and not in Hindi. The song had singer Palak Muchhal accompany Himesh on the vocals and went on to become very popular from the album!
It was then the moment that all loyal fans had been waiting for, to welcome Himesh the actor once again! Himesh had prepared himself for the role of Ravi Kumar in the 1960’s style thriller, The Xpose. Himesh stunned everyone with his super sleek new look, as he shed a massive 20kgs for the role of a suspended cop turned superstar. The film garnered a super hit response at the...
Himesh began the year by singing the song ‘Photocopy’ for the film Jai Ho for music directors Sajid-Wajid. This was the first time that Himesh had sung a song outside of his own compositions, that too in Gujarati and not in Hindi. The song had singer Palak Muchhal accompany Himesh on the vocals and went on to become very popular from the album!
It was then the moment that all loyal fans had been waiting for, to welcome Himesh the actor once again! Himesh had prepared himself for the role of Ravi Kumar in the 1960’s style thriller, The Xpose. Himesh stunned everyone with his super sleek new look, as he shed a massive 20kgs for the role of a suspended cop turned superstar. The film garnered a super hit response at the...
- 12/25/2014
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" turns 20 this year – but the song continues to surprise us.
In a new cover by Ten Second Songs mastermind Anthony Vincent, the track is re-imagined as if it were performed by Billy Joel, Blink-182, Usher, Bing Crosby, Eric Church, Il Divo, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and more, totaling 20 impressions in just four minutes. Yes, you have to see it to believe it.
News: 9 Reasons Mariah's 'All I Want for Christmas' Is the Best Holiday Song of All Time
Vincent has given the same treatment to several hits recently, including Michael Jackson's "Thriller," Ariana Grande's "Problem," Jason Derulo's "Talk Dirty" and Katy Perry's "Dark Horse."
Now this is hardly the first "All I Want for Christmas Is You" cover to go viral. Justin Bieber famously teamed up with the Elusive Chanteuse in 2011.
Watch: Flashback! Mariah Talks 'Christmas' in 1994
Mariah joined Jimmy Fallon and The...
In a new cover by Ten Second Songs mastermind Anthony Vincent, the track is re-imagined as if it were performed by Billy Joel, Blink-182, Usher, Bing Crosby, Eric Church, Il Divo, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and more, totaling 20 impressions in just four minutes. Yes, you have to see it to believe it.
News: 9 Reasons Mariah's 'All I Want for Christmas' Is the Best Holiday Song of All Time
Vincent has given the same treatment to several hits recently, including Michael Jackson's "Thriller," Ariana Grande's "Problem," Jason Derulo's "Talk Dirty" and Katy Perry's "Dark Horse."
Now this is hardly the first "All I Want for Christmas Is You" cover to go viral. Justin Bieber famously teamed up with the Elusive Chanteuse in 2011.
Watch: Flashback! Mariah Talks 'Christmas' in 1994
Mariah joined Jimmy Fallon and The...
- 12/3/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
You Have to Hear This Guy Sing ''All I Want for Christmas Is You'' in 20 Different Celebrity Voices!
Now this will get you into the Christmas spirit! Anthony Vincent, the YouTube star behind "Ten Second Songs," has released a new holiday music video in which he sings the Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in 20 different celebrity voices! And we gotta admit, some of his celeb impersonations are pretty spot on. Vincent starts out by belting out the song like Mariah Carey did when she first sang "All I Want for Christmas Is You" back in 1994. Following Mariah, Vincent mimics the voices of Billy Joel, Nat King Cole, Blink 182 and Tom Jones. Vincent then does his best Imagine Dragons impersonation before going into Usher, Il Divo, Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, Depeche...
- 12/3/2014
- E! Online
British musician Jack Bruce, best known as the bass player and vocalist of the power blues trio Cream, died Saturday at his home, his family and publicist said. He was 71. Bruce was one of the top musicians of the late 1960s, when Cream played its unique psychedelic blues tunes to packed houses in England and the U.S. The band - widely cited as the original supergroup - were known for hits such as "I Feel Free" and "Sunshine of Your Love," which featured Eric Clapton's innovative guitar riffs, and Bruce's vocals and roaring bass, backed by Ginger Baker's explosive drumming.
- 10/25/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
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