The Library of Congress has announced this year’s selection of 25 “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” pieces of recorded music to archive into the National Recording Registry, led by albums from Green Day, The Notorious B.I.G., and Blondie.
In addition to Green Day’s seminal Dookie, The Notorious B.I.G.’s classic debut Ready to Die, and Blondie’s commercial breakthrough Parallel Lines, other albums preserved among “the defining sounds of history” include Abba’s Arrival and The Chicks’ Wide Open Spaces. Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow and The Cars’ self-titled debut also made the list.
Songs include Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine,” Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick’s “LA-di-Da-Di,” Perry Como’s “Catch a Falling Star,” Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” and Gene Autry’s “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” See the full list below and take a look at the Library of Congress’ full registry here.
In addition to Green Day’s seminal Dookie, The Notorious B.I.G.’s classic debut Ready to Die, and Blondie’s commercial breakthrough Parallel Lines, other albums preserved among “the defining sounds of history” include Abba’s Arrival and The Chicks’ Wide Open Spaces. Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow and The Cars’ self-titled debut also made the list.
Songs include Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine,” Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick’s “LA-di-Da-Di,” Perry Como’s “Catch a Falling Star,” Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” and Gene Autry’s “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” See the full list below and take a look at the Library of Congress’ full registry here.
- 4/16/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Works from Perry Como to The Cars were added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry, which designates recordings worthy of preservation “based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.”
Among the 25 selected this year are Abba’s “Dancing Queen,” Blondie’s “Parallel Lines,” The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Ready to Die,” Green Day’s “Dookie” and The Chicks’ “Wide Open Spaces.” Also on the list are Lily Tomlin’s comedy recordings, and much older titles like Gene Autry’s “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” Johnny Mathis’ “Chances Are” and Como’s “Catch a Falling Star” / “Magic Moments.” The Cars’ debut album is on the list as well as Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Some of the titles added date to 1919, with the entry of the all-Black 369th U.S. Infantry Band led by James Reese Europe.
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Among the 25 selected this year are Abba’s “Dancing Queen,” Blondie’s “Parallel Lines,” The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Ready to Die,” Green Day’s “Dookie” and The Chicks’ “Wide Open Spaces.” Also on the list are Lily Tomlin’s comedy recordings, and much older titles like Gene Autry’s “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” Johnny Mathis’ “Chances Are” and Como’s “Catch a Falling Star” / “Magic Moments.” The Cars’ debut album is on the list as well as Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Some of the titles added date to 1919, with the entry of the all-Black 369th U.S. Infantry Band led by James Reese Europe.
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- 4/16/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Other than making records, what do Green Day, the Notorious B.I.G., classic crooners Perry Como and Johnny Mathis, Latin music giant Héctor Lavoe, and the late Bill Withers have in common? Not much, until today: Works by all those musicians, and over a dozen more, were announced as the latest additions to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry.
Signed off on by then-president Bill Clinton in 2000, the Registry has aimed to collect recordings —musical performances, speeches, and other audio — deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically important.” The first...
Signed off on by then-president Bill Clinton in 2000, the Registry has aimed to collect recordings —musical performances, speeches, and other audio — deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically important.” The first...
- 4/16/2024
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
President Joe Biden, appearing at one of DC’s oldest traditions, the Gridiron Dinner, made some sharp quips about Donald Trump but then turned serious about the threat that his rival poses to democracy.
Biden directed his barbs at his own age and at his predecessor.
“One candidate’s too old and mentally unfit to be president,” Biden said. “The other guy’s me.”
The dinner tradition, which dates to the 19th century, is a white-tie night that routinely draws the top echelons of government, media and business to watch journalists perform musical skits and politicians, also including Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Utah Governor Spencer Cox, do some of their own standup.
Biden noted that his student debt relief program “doesn’t apply to everyone. Just yesterday, a defeated-looking man came up and said, “I’m being crushed by debt. I’m completely wiped out.” I said, ‘Sorry, Donald I can’t help out.
Biden directed his barbs at his own age and at his predecessor.
“One candidate’s too old and mentally unfit to be president,” Biden said. “The other guy’s me.”
The dinner tradition, which dates to the 19th century, is a white-tie night that routinely draws the top echelons of government, media and business to watch journalists perform musical skits and politicians, also including Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Utah Governor Spencer Cox, do some of their own standup.
Biden noted that his student debt relief program “doesn’t apply to everyone. Just yesterday, a defeated-looking man came up and said, “I’m being crushed by debt. I’m completely wiped out.” I said, ‘Sorry, Donald I can’t help out.
- 3/17/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Karol G's New "Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season)" Is Drastically Different From the Original Album
There seems to be a subtle shift going on in reggaetón as of late. While 2022 and early 2023 saw the genre embrace a kind of eclectic, cross-genre experimentation (most visibly championed on Bad Bunny's critically acclaimed album "Un Verano Sin Ti"), the tail end of this year has seen the pendulum shift toward simplicity and a focus that characterized reggaetón's earlier years. Maybe it's due to the rise of the alt-perreo genre and experimentally inclined artists like RaiNao and Pink Pablo. Or maybe the recent resurgence of old-school artists like Chencho, Maldy, Jowell & Randy, and Tego Calderón has added a healthy dose of nostalgia to the zeitgeist. But regardless of the specific catalyst, many of today's most popular reggaetoneros are harkening back to the genre's roots. With her latest album, "Mañana Será Bonita (Bichota Season)," Karol G trades in the upbeat pop-reggaetón sound that characterized the original "Mañana Será Bonita" for...
- 8/16/2023
- by Miguel Machado
- Popsugar.com
Louis Cato, who took over from Jon Batiste as bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, is getting to drop his sophomore record.
Cato is releasing Reflections on August 11.
Cato has been with the CBS late-night show since its inception and took over from Batiste at the start of its eighth season, after filling in last summer.
Colbert called him “very humble”.
“He’s a musical genius. He can play basically every instrument over there. Give him an afternoon, he’ll learn how to play Mozart on a shoehorn,” the late-night host.
Reflections, which features the eponymous title track (see below), was recorded at Sugar Mountain Studios in Brooklyn, New York and was engineered by Jack DeBoe, who produced the record with Cato.
Cato studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and has played with the likes of John Legend, Talib Kweli, A Tribe Called Quest, Jack White and Bobby McFerrin.
Cato is releasing Reflections on August 11.
Cato has been with the CBS late-night show since its inception and took over from Batiste at the start of its eighth season, after filling in last summer.
Colbert called him “very humble”.
“He’s a musical genius. He can play basically every instrument over there. Give him an afternoon, he’ll learn how to play Mozart on a shoehorn,” the late-night host.
Reflections, which features the eponymous title track (see below), was recorded at Sugar Mountain Studios in Brooklyn, New York and was engineered by Jack DeBoe, who produced the record with Cato.
Cato studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and has played with the likes of John Legend, Talib Kweli, A Tribe Called Quest, Jack White and Bobby McFerrin.
- 8/8/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Tl;Dr:
John Lennon hated a review of The Beatles’ “From Me to You.” He felt the review considerably underrated the track. He felt critics liked a David Bowie album better than the Plastic Ono Band’s albums. The Beatles | CBS Photo Archive / Contributor
The Beatles‘ “From Me to You” got trashed in a contemporary review. Subsequently, John Lennon reacted to the review. John contrasted the way critics wrote about him and the way they wrote about David Bowie.
The Beatles’ ‘From Me to You’ was supposed to be the follow-up to ‘She Loves You’
The book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono includes an interview from 1980. In it, John discussed the origin of “From Me to You.” He said he co-wrote it with Paul McCartney.
“We were writing it in a car, I think, and I think the first line was mine,...
John Lennon hated a review of The Beatles’ “From Me to You.” He felt the review considerably underrated the track. He felt critics liked a David Bowie album better than the Plastic Ono Band’s albums. The Beatles | CBS Photo Archive / Contributor
The Beatles‘ “From Me to You” got trashed in a contemporary review. Subsequently, John Lennon reacted to the review. John contrasted the way critics wrote about him and the way they wrote about David Bowie.
The Beatles’ ‘From Me to You’ was supposed to be the follow-up to ‘She Loves You’
The book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono includes an interview from 1980. In it, John discussed the origin of “From Me to You.” He said he co-wrote it with Paul McCartney.
“We were writing it in a car, I think, and I think the first line was mine,...
- 3/8/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
On Saturday afternoon, the Grammys’ special awards ceremony returned in person for the first time since 2019.
Held at the historic Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, the ceremony honored Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick, The Supremes and Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart with the Recording Academy’s 2023 lifetime achievement awards.
In his acceptance speech, 10-time Grammy winner McFerrin performed a live and impromptu a capella song with his children onstage. Additionally, Nirvana’s Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear accepted the band’s award.
“They said Kurt was witty or maybe he was a smart ass,” said Novoselic, thanking the late Kurt Cobain in his acceptance speech. “He said teenage angst has paid off well, and it has.”
While holding back tears, Rodgers delivered an emotional speech thanking the likes of David Bowie, Madonna, Diana Ross, Mick Jagger, The B-52s, Michael Jackson,...
Held at the historic Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, the ceremony honored Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick, The Supremes and Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart with the Recording Academy’s 2023 lifetime achievement awards.
In his acceptance speech, 10-time Grammy winner McFerrin performed a live and impromptu a capella song with his children onstage. Additionally, Nirvana’s Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear accepted the band’s award.
“They said Kurt was witty or maybe he was a smart ass,” said Novoselic, thanking the late Kurt Cobain in his acceptance speech. “He said teenage angst has paid off well, and it has.”
While holding back tears, Rodgers delivered an emotional speech thanking the likes of David Bowie, Madonna, Diana Ross, Mick Jagger, The B-52s, Michael Jackson,...
- 2/6/2023
- by Sydney Odman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Recording Academy’s Special Merit Award ceremony arrived the Saturday afternoon ahead of the 65th annual Grammy Awards. Members of Nirvana, the Supremes, and Heart, along with Woodstock photographer Henry Diltz, Auto-Tune inventor Dr. Andy Hildebrand and more, received honors at the intimate gathering inside Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to artists who “have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording,” according to the Academy.
As the two-hour event rolled into the evening, with tear-shedding speeches and surprise a capella numbers,...
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to artists who “have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording,” according to the Academy.
As the two-hour event rolled into the evening, with tear-shedding speeches and surprise a capella numbers,...
- 2/5/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
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After relocating to Las Vegas in 2022, music’s biggest night is returning to Los Angeles. Trevor Noah for the third consecutive year will host the 65th Grammy Awards, which will be broadcast live today on CBS from the Crypto.com Arena.
The former Daily Show host and Grammy-nominated comedian told The Hollywood Reporter that this year’s show is “going to be the most star-studded room the Grammys has been for many, many years.”
The best new artist nominees are Anitta, Omar Apollo, DOMi & Jd Beck, Muni Long, Samar Joy, Latto, Måneskin, Tobe Nwigwe, Molly Tuttle and Wet Leg. Beyoncé is nominated for nine golden gramophones, and she’s expected to become the artist with the most Grammys at today’s show. (The pop superstar currently has...
After relocating to Las Vegas in 2022, music’s biggest night is returning to Los Angeles. Trevor Noah for the third consecutive year will host the 65th Grammy Awards, which will be broadcast live today on CBS from the Crypto.com Arena.
The former Daily Show host and Grammy-nominated comedian told The Hollywood Reporter that this year’s show is “going to be the most star-studded room the Grammys has been for many, many years.”
The best new artist nominees are Anitta, Omar Apollo, DOMi & Jd Beck, Muni Long, Samar Joy, Latto, Måneskin, Tobe Nwigwe, Molly Tuttle and Wet Leg. Beyoncé is nominated for nine golden gramophones, and she’s expected to become the artist with the most Grammys at today’s show. (The pop superstar currently has...
- 2/5/2023
- by Danielle Directo-Meston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Recording Academy will host a Special Merit Award ceremony in February ahead of the 65th Annual Grammy Awards to honor the recipients of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards. The Supremes, Nirvana, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick, Ma Rainey, Bobby McFerrin, and Heart members Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson have been announced as the show’s 2023 honorees.
“The Academy is proud to celebrate this diverse slate of influential music people spanning numerous genres and crafts as our 2023 Special Merit Awards honorees,” Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, shared in a statement.
“The Academy is proud to celebrate this diverse slate of influential music people spanning numerous genres and crafts as our 2023 Special Merit Awards honorees,” Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, shared in a statement.
- 1/5/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
The Recording Academy announced its 2023 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients today, with Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick “The Ruler,” The Supremes, and Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart making the cut.
The Lifetime awards were among the honors announced by the academy today for presentation at the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards Ceremony on Feb. 4 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, a day before the 65th annual Grammy Awards. In addition to the Lifetime Achievement Awards, today’s announcement includes recipients of the Trustees Award, Technical Grammy Award, and Best Song For Social Change Award.
Other honors announced today are the Trustees Award recipients, which this year includes music photographer Henry Diltz, Jazz pianist and music educator Ellis Marsalis and Stax Records founder Jim Stewart.
Receiving the awards posthumously are Kurt Cobain of Nirvana; the original Supremes line-up’s Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard; Rainey; Marsalis; and Stewart.
The Lifetime awards were among the honors announced by the academy today for presentation at the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards Ceremony on Feb. 4 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, a day before the 65th annual Grammy Awards. In addition to the Lifetime Achievement Awards, today’s announcement includes recipients of the Trustees Award, Technical Grammy Award, and Best Song For Social Change Award.
Other honors announced today are the Trustees Award recipients, which this year includes music photographer Henry Diltz, Jazz pianist and music educator Ellis Marsalis and Stax Records founder Jim Stewart.
Receiving the awards posthumously are Kurt Cobain of Nirvana; the original Supremes line-up’s Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard; Rainey; Marsalis; and Stewart.
- 1/5/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Recording Academy will present several iconic acts with Lifetime Achievement Awards this year, including The Supremes, Nirvana, Ma Rainey and Slick Rick.
The academy announced Thursday that Nile Rodgers, Bobby McFerrin and Heart’s Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson will also receive the coveted honor at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony, which is returning for the first time since 2020.
The event will take place Feb. 4 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, a day before the 65th annual Grammy Awards. The academy will also give out other awards at the event: Stax Records founder Jim Stewart, jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis, and music photographer Henry Diltz are the Trustees Award recipients. Auto-Tune creator Andy Hildebrand and the Audio Engineering Society (Aes) are the Technical Grammy Award honorees.
The Best Song for Social Change honoree will be announced at a later date.
Kurt Cobain, The Supremes’ Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard,...
The academy announced Thursday that Nile Rodgers, Bobby McFerrin and Heart’s Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson will also receive the coveted honor at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony, which is returning for the first time since 2020.
The event will take place Feb. 4 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, a day before the 65th annual Grammy Awards. The academy will also give out other awards at the event: Stax Records founder Jim Stewart, jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis, and music photographer Henry Diltz are the Trustees Award recipients. Auto-Tune creator Andy Hildebrand and the Audio Engineering Society (Aes) are the Technical Grammy Award honorees.
The Best Song for Social Change honoree will be announced at a later date.
Kurt Cobain, The Supremes’ Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard,...
- 1/5/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spoiler: This article mentions the last scene of “Triangle of Sadness”
While in the post-production phase on his wild comedy “Triangle of Sadness,” director Ruben Östlund needed to find a song. In his previous films like “Force Majeure” and “The Square,” Östlund’s soundtrack cuts have included original score, classical composers like Vivaldi and contemporary musicians such as Bobby McFerrin.
Set mainly on a luxury yacht and a desert island, “Triangle of Sadness” is about the lives of two fashion models (Charlbi Dean and Harris Dickinson). And though making the movie required a long pause in production due to Covid (and then over a thousand rapid tests on set when filming restarted), there is no overt reference to the pandemic in the movie — except in the lyrics of the song we hear in the film’s final scene.
“I have a friend I often call when I need a suggestion for a song,...
While in the post-production phase on his wild comedy “Triangle of Sadness,” director Ruben Östlund needed to find a song. In his previous films like “Force Majeure” and “The Square,” Östlund’s soundtrack cuts have included original score, classical composers like Vivaldi and contemporary musicians such as Bobby McFerrin.
Set mainly on a luxury yacht and a desert island, “Triangle of Sadness” is about the lives of two fashion models (Charlbi Dean and Harris Dickinson). And though making the movie required a long pause in production due to Covid (and then over a thousand rapid tests on set when filming restarted), there is no overt reference to the pandemic in the movie — except in the lyrics of the song we hear in the film’s final scene.
“I have a friend I often call when I need a suggestion for a song,...
- 11/11/2022
- by Joe McGovern
- The Wrap
Academy and Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Batiste is leaving ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ after seven seasons, Colbert announced Thursday night on the show.
He’s exiting to “pursue personal and professional interests”. Louis Cato, who has served as interim bandleader this summer, will take over on a permanent basis and Colbert’s band, which previously had been called “Stay Human” under Batiste’s direction, will be renamed ‘The Late Show Band’, reports ‘Variety’.
Cato will take over permanently when the show returns for its eighth season on Tuesday, September 6.
“Louis has done a great job this summer, and he is very humble, so he won’t say this. But I will. He’s a musical genius,” Colbert said.
“He can play basically every instrument over there. Give him an afternoon, he’ll learn how to play Mozart on a shoehorn.”
Cato, has been with “The Late Show” since its relaunch under Colbert.
He’s exiting to “pursue personal and professional interests”. Louis Cato, who has served as interim bandleader this summer, will take over on a permanent basis and Colbert’s band, which previously had been called “Stay Human” under Batiste’s direction, will be renamed ‘The Late Show Band’, reports ‘Variety’.
Cato will take over permanently when the show returns for its eighth season on Tuesday, September 6.
“Louis has done a great job this summer, and he is very humble, so he won’t say this. But I will. He’s a musical genius,” Colbert said.
“He can play basically every instrument over there. Give him an afternoon, he’ll learn how to play Mozart on a shoehorn.”
Cato, has been with “The Late Show” since its relaunch under Colbert.
- 8/12/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Stephen Colbert announced on tonight’s The Late Show that Academy Award and Grammy winner Jon Batiste is departing after seven seasons to pursue personal and professional interests.
“We’ve been so lucky to have a front row seat to Jon’s incredible talent for the past seven years. And will we miss him here? ‘Yeaaa!’ But we’re happy for you, Jon, and I can’t wait to have you back on as guest with your next hit record,” Colbert said.
Batiste has been the Late Show bandleader since Colbert took over as host in 2015. His music career has been on a roll in the last two years as he won an Oscar in 2020 for his Soul score and won five Grammys this year, including Album of the Year.
Louis Cato, who has served as interim bandleader this summer, will take over on a permanent basis with when The Late Show...
“We’ve been so lucky to have a front row seat to Jon’s incredible talent for the past seven years. And will we miss him here? ‘Yeaaa!’ But we’re happy for you, Jon, and I can’t wait to have you back on as guest with your next hit record,” Colbert said.
Batiste has been the Late Show bandleader since Colbert took over as host in 2015. His music career has been on a roll in the last two years as he won an Oscar in 2020 for his Soul score and won five Grammys this year, including Album of the Year.
Louis Cato, who has served as interim bandleader this summer, will take over on a permanent basis with when The Late Show...
- 8/12/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Academy and Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Batiste is leaving “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” after seven seasons, Colbert announced Thursday night on the show. He’s exiting to “pursue personal and professional interests.” Louis Cato, who has served as interim bandleader this summer, will take over on a permanent basis — and the Colbert’s band, which previously had been called “Stay Human” under Batiste’s direction, will be renamed “The Late Show Band.”
Cato will take over permanently when the show returns for its eighth season on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
“Louis has done a great job this summer, and he is very humble, so he won’t say this. But I will. He’s a musical genius,” Colbert said. “He can play basically every instrument over there. Give him an afternoon, he’ll learn how to play Mozart on a shoehorn.”
Cato, has been with “The Late Show” since its relaunch under Colbert.
Cato will take over permanently when the show returns for its eighth season on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
“Louis has done a great job this summer, and he is very humble, so he won’t say this. But I will. He’s a musical genius,” Colbert said. “He can play basically every instrument over there. Give him an afternoon, he’ll learn how to play Mozart on a shoehorn.”
Cato, has been with “The Late Show” since its relaunch under Colbert.
- 8/12/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
After 7 seasons, huge changes have come to “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”
On Thursday’s episode of the show, Colbert announced that Grammy-winning songwriter and musician Jon Batiste is exiting the show and will be replaced as Band Leader by longtime “The Late Show” band member Louis Cato.
“We’ve been so lucky to have a front row seat to Jon’s incredible talent for the past seven years. And will we miss him here? ‘Yeaaa!’ But we’re happy for you, Jon, and I can’t wait to have you back on as guest with your next hit record,” Colbert said.
Batiste has been on hiatus from “The Late Show” all summer and in his place, Cato has served as interim band leader. “Louis has done a great job this summer, and he is very humble, so he won’t say this. But I will. He’s a musical genius.
On Thursday’s episode of the show, Colbert announced that Grammy-winning songwriter and musician Jon Batiste is exiting the show and will be replaced as Band Leader by longtime “The Late Show” band member Louis Cato.
“We’ve been so lucky to have a front row seat to Jon’s incredible talent for the past seven years. And will we miss him here? ‘Yeaaa!’ But we’re happy for you, Jon, and I can’t wait to have you back on as guest with your next hit record,” Colbert said.
Batiste has been on hiatus from “The Late Show” all summer and in his place, Cato has served as interim band leader. “Louis has done a great job this summer, and he is very humble, so he won’t say this. But I will. He’s a musical genius.
- 8/12/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Some Album of the Year victories at the Grammys fly somewhat under the radar. Others are like George Michael’s iconic “Faith.” The singer’s debut solo album was not only a massive success, but its victory at the Grammys cemented it and Michael’s legend status. In a way, “Faith’s” win was not only unconventional, but inadvertently may have opened the gates for queer artists at the award show.
Michael was obviously no stranger to success. He was part of the duo Wham! alongside Andrew Ridgeley from 1981 to 1986. With Wham!’s music being more lighthearted and targeting a younger audience, Michael felt the need to disband and pursue a more mature career in music, like many young teen-pop stars. As such, the duo separated in 1986, and Michael began working on his debut album, “Faith.” While in Wham!, he had decided to label himself as bisexual, although he kept...
Michael was obviously no stranger to success. He was part of the duo Wham! alongside Andrew Ridgeley from 1981 to 1986. With Wham!’s music being more lighthearted and targeting a younger audience, Michael felt the need to disband and pursue a more mature career in music, like many young teen-pop stars. As such, the duo separated in 1986, and Michael began working on his debut album, “Faith.” While in Wham!, he had decided to label himself as bisexual, although he kept...
- 6/14/2022
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
Singer Julee Cruise, whose haunting voice made her a favorite of filmmaker David Lynch, has died at 65. The news was confirmed by her husband, Edward Grinnan on Facebook, per The Guardian. “She left this realm on her own terms. No regrets,” he wrote. “She is at peace.”
Grinnan added, “I played her [B-52’s song] ‘Roam’ during her transition. Now she will roam forever. Rest in peace, my love.”
Born in Iowa in 1956, Cruise worked with Lynch on several occasions. Her best-known song was “Falling,” released as part of her 1989 debut album Floating Into the Night.
Grinnan added, “I played her [B-52’s song] ‘Roam’ during her transition. Now she will roam forever. Rest in peace, my love.”
Born in Iowa in 1956, Cruise worked with Lynch on several occasions. Her best-known song was “Falling,” released as part of her 1989 debut album Floating Into the Night.
- 6/10/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
This Legends of Tomorrow review contains spoilers.
Legends of Tomorrow Season 7 Episode 11
It’s hard to put your finger on exactly why the seventh season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is so much better than the rest. The cast and crew are mostly the same core that have been on the show for the last couple of seasons. This season isn’t substantially shorter than the rest, so it’s not like there’s a lot of fat being trimmed. And the stories are every bit as ridiculous as this show has ever had. But there’s something about “Rage Against the Machines” that I think is very telling.
Everyone on this show is having a damn blast.
Granted, there are a lot fewer people at the end of this week’s episode than at the beginning. By my count, we’re down everyone in the Fixed Point, Thawne,...
Legends of Tomorrow Season 7 Episode 11
It’s hard to put your finger on exactly why the seventh season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is so much better than the rest. The cast and crew are mostly the same core that have been on the show for the last couple of seasons. This season isn’t substantially shorter than the rest, so it’s not like there’s a lot of fat being trimmed. And the stories are every bit as ridiculous as this show has ever had. But there’s something about “Rage Against the Machines” that I think is very telling.
Everyone on this show is having a damn blast.
Granted, there are a lot fewer people at the end of this week’s episode than at the beginning. By my count, we’re down everyone in the Fixed Point, Thawne,...
- 2/3/2022
- by Jim Dandy
- Den of Geek
It’s the start of a big new season this weekend for Saturday Night Live, its 47th, to be precise. And what could be bigger than bringing two Texans on board for the show?
That’s what’s on deck for SNL, as witnessed in this week’s promo, as Golden, Texas native and musical guest Kacey Musgraves and Dallas-born host Owen Wilson teamed up with Kenan Thompson (an Atlanta outlier) to bring some down-home flavor to the show’s tout.
When Musgraves noted to Wilson that she is a fellow Texan, Thompson asked, “Is everything really bigger in Texas? Like, are the burgers huge?”
Depends on who’s making them, Wilson responded.
“I make them about the size of my fist,” Musgraves said, holding up her closed hand.
“I’m not going to your barbecue,” Thompson said, pointing for emphasis.
In the second segment, Thompson requested that Musgraves perform for them.
That’s what’s on deck for SNL, as witnessed in this week’s promo, as Golden, Texas native and musical guest Kacey Musgraves and Dallas-born host Owen Wilson teamed up with Kenan Thompson (an Atlanta outlier) to bring some down-home flavor to the show’s tout.
When Musgraves noted to Wilson that she is a fellow Texan, Thompson asked, “Is everything really bigger in Texas? Like, are the burgers huge?”
Depends on who’s making them, Wilson responded.
“I make them about the size of my fist,” Musgraves said, holding up her closed hand.
“I’m not going to your barbecue,” Thompson said, pointing for emphasis.
In the second segment, Thompson requested that Musgraves perform for them.
- 10/1/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In this week’s quarantine episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by author and tech entrepreneur Antonio García Martínez.
Katie and Matt break down a contentious interview with Wolf Blitzer and Nancy Pelosi, which derailed when Blitzer questioned the reasoning for stalling the potential Heroes Act stimulus package.
“[Nancy Pelosi is] one woman who’s extremely rich and powerful, and if you’re more offended by a tone that you think Wolf Blitzer took with her,” says Katie, “if you care more about that than...
Katie and Matt break down a contentious interview with Wolf Blitzer and Nancy Pelosi, which derailed when Blitzer questioned the reasoning for stalling the potential Heroes Act stimulus package.
“[Nancy Pelosi is] one woman who’s extremely rich and powerful, and if you’re more offended by a tone that you think Wolf Blitzer took with her,” says Katie, “if you care more about that than...
- 10/17/2020
- by Reed Dunlea and Daniel Halperin
- Rollingstone.com
Top 20 finalist DeWayne Crocker, Jr. not only introduced us to himself when he auditioned for “American Idol,” but the 23-year old worship leader from Pensacola, Florida brought along one of Lionel Richie‘s biggest fans — Crocker’s great-grandmother. “Lionel Richie? Booya!” exclaimed grandma. Crocker was one of 20 Season 18 finalists featured on the “American Idol” special, “This is Me” airing on April 12 and April 19 on ABC.
Besides being about music, “American Idol” is about people, their stories and their dreams. Host Ryan Seacrest narrates this deep dive into the contestants where we hear more personal stories, see highlights from their audition process and learn what it took for them to convince judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan to select them as finalists.
“I’m here with my great-grandmother,” explains Crocker. “She is 78 years old, she has on six-inch heels, a bad dress and I’m so excited that she’s here.
Besides being about music, “American Idol” is about people, their stories and their dreams. Host Ryan Seacrest narrates this deep dive into the contestants where we hear more personal stories, see highlights from their audition process and learn what it took for them to convince judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan to select them as finalists.
“I’m here with my great-grandmother,” explains Crocker. “She is 78 years old, she has on six-inch heels, a bad dress and I’m so excited that she’s here.
- 4/26/2020
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Welcome to this week’s Aew: Dark review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and help me Obi-Wan, you’re my only hope. Waka-waka-waka, who wants to hear a funny-ass joke? Bobby McFerrin sounds real funny when he picks up the soap and missing this review of Aew: Dark would make you a real rope-a-doped-dope.
Match #1: Sammy Guevara defeated Matt Sells
My Opinion: 2.6 out of 5 – Sammy is a fine wrestler, isn’t he? This was too short to capitalize on a good thing, but at least they showed their skills.
Match #2: Shawn Spears defeated Shawn Dean
My Opinion: 2.4 out of 5 – Spears won, which is who should have won. This was too short for its own good, but so is my dinky…dude!
Match #3: Darby Allin defeated Preston Vance
My Opinion: 2.5 out of 5 – This was a sixty minute classic…April Fools! This sucked, but Allin and...
Match #1: Sammy Guevara defeated Matt Sells
My Opinion: 2.6 out of 5 – Sammy is a fine wrestler, isn’t he? This was too short to capitalize on a good thing, but at least they showed their skills.
Match #2: Shawn Spears defeated Shawn Dean
My Opinion: 2.4 out of 5 – Spears won, which is who should have won. This was too short for its own good, but so is my dinky…dude!
Match #3: Darby Allin defeated Preston Vance
My Opinion: 2.5 out of 5 – This was a sixty minute classic…April Fools! This sucked, but Allin and...
- 4/2/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
A dozen more hopefuls were sent through to Hollywood on Sunday’s American Idol, including a familiar face whose story has taken some unfortunate turns since her time on the show. Read on for a breakdown of the 12 successful auditions from Week 3:
Kimmy Gabriela, 17 | Idol‘s third week of auditions started off strong with this Florida teen, who says that music helps her connect with her Dominican and Venezuelan heritage. So, naturally, she performed… OneRepublic’s “Let’s Hurt Tonight”? Surprising song choice aside, the girl’s got pipes. At Katy Perry’s request, Gabriela performed a second song in Spanish,...
Kimmy Gabriela, 17 | Idol‘s third week of auditions started off strong with this Florida teen, who says that music helps her connect with her Dominican and Venezuelan heritage. So, naturally, she performed… OneRepublic’s “Let’s Hurt Tonight”? Surprising song choice aside, the girl’s got pipes. At Katy Perry’s request, Gabriela performed a second song in Spanish,...
- 3/2/2020
- TVLine.com
The 2018 Grammy nominations were a triumph for diversity, with far more hip-hop and R&b nominees in the top categories than ever before.
In a way, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that an organization devoted to supporting and honoring music would recognize the current ascendance of hip-hop as the dominant popular music form. But it is something of a delicious shock, because since they began in the 1950s, the Grammys have not exactly been inclusive.
No hip-hop song, for instance, has ever won Record of the Year or Song of the Year. You could argue that they’ve been shortsighted when it comes to rock music and Latin music and jazz and other genres, too, that there’s an inevitable conservatism that comes from having a huge body of voters considering such a vast musical landscape.
But the decades worth of snubs and oversights are not pretty. A timeline:
1959
At the first Grammys,...
In a way, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that an organization devoted to supporting and honoring music would recognize the current ascendance of hip-hop as the dominant popular music form. But it is something of a delicious shock, because since they began in the 1950s, the Grammys have not exactly been inclusive.
No hip-hop song, for instance, has ever won Record of the Year or Song of the Year. You could argue that they’ve been shortsighted when it comes to rock music and Latin music and jazz and other genres, too, that there’s an inevitable conservatism that comes from having a huge body of voters considering such a vast musical landscape.
But the decades worth of snubs and oversights are not pretty. A timeline:
1959
At the first Grammys,...
- 1/21/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Chhichhore is the new film starring Shraddha Kapoor and Sushant Singh Rajput with music given by Pritam. From the title and the original poster, the movie seems to be about shallow, superficial and/or worthless friendships formed in college re-rooting themselves years on. The trailer goes on to flesh this out with a line about how good friends will make fun of you in the good times but when times are bad are the first to be around you for support; “…to wohi chhichhore darwaze par nazar aate hai”. So, from this album it can be expected that there will be a lot about relationships, there will be a lot about emotions but mostly there will be everything to do with friendship and the bonds that it creates.
The album itself contains a couple of different editions of the same song starting with Woh Din and Woh Din (film version...
The album itself contains a couple of different editions of the same song starting with Woh Din and Woh Din (film version...
- 9/15/2019
- by Swarup Chakravarthy
- Bollyspice
On the evening of March 8, famed producer George Martin passed away at home, in his sleep, at age 90. (The announcement was first made on Ringo Starr's Twitter account.) He is, of course, primarily famous as the Beatles' producer, but I was heartened to see many friends in my Facebook feed chose to mark his passing by posting non-Beatles tracks he produced. Martin was a well-established, and well-rounded, producer before he started working with the Beatles. In his career the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee worked in quite a variety of contexts with any number of famous people, from comedy records with Peter Sellers to jazz records with Stan Getz, and practically everything in between.
The Beatles would undoubtedly have become famous without him -- and perhaps he without them -- but they wouldn't have sounded as good. Who else at that time would have made a Beatles record on...
The Beatles would undoubtedly have become famous without him -- and perhaps he without them -- but they wouldn't have sounded as good. Who else at that time would have made a Beatles record on...
- 3/10/2016
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Dr. Frank-n-Furter just got some company in Fox's upcoming two-hour reboot of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It was revealed in October that Laverne Cox will play the role immortalized by Tim Curry, and now it's been announced that Victoria Justice (pictured above, right) and Ryan McCartan will portray Janet and Brad, respectively, with Penny Dreadful's Reeve Carney (shown above, left) cast as Riff Raff, and Staz Nair signed on to play Rocky Horror:
Press Release: Actress and recording artist Victoria Justice (“Victorious”) and Ryan McCartan (“Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers the Musical”) have been cast as “Janet Weiss” and “Brad Majors” in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which is set to shoot this winter and air Fall 2016 on Fox.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show follows sweethearts Janet (Justice) and Brad (McCartan), who stumble upon Dr. Frank-n-Furter’s (Emmy Award-nominated actress Laverne Cox) bizarre abode. Frank-n-Furter, a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious alien mad-scientist,...
Press Release: Actress and recording artist Victoria Justice (“Victorious”) and Ryan McCartan (“Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers the Musical”) have been cast as “Janet Weiss” and “Brad Majors” in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which is set to shoot this winter and air Fall 2016 on Fox.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show follows sweethearts Janet (Justice) and Brad (McCartan), who stumble upon Dr. Frank-n-Furter’s (Emmy Award-nominated actress Laverne Cox) bizarre abode. Frank-n-Furter, a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious alien mad-scientist,...
- 1/4/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Today is Wear It Purple Day, which asks people to simply wear the color purple in support of Lgbt equality. It's appropriate then that we continue our celebration of 1989 today with a look at that year's Oscar winner for Best Documentary. Glenn is joined in a conversation by friend of The Film Experience and doco-expert Daniel Walber, writer for Nonfics and Film School Rejects.
Glenn: Daniel, thank you for joining us. While I would obviously love to hear your thoughts on the film, I think I would be just as interested to hear about how well you think Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt sits amongst Oscar's documentary history. So few films about gay issues have even been nominated, yet alone won (the only other winner of its kind is The Times of Harvey Milk, also by Rob Epstein), but does Common Threads hold up as a winner? And furthermore,...
Glenn: Daniel, thank you for joining us. While I would obviously love to hear your thoughts on the film, I think I would be just as interested to hear about how well you think Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt sits amongst Oscar's documentary history. So few films about gay issues have even been nominated, yet alone won (the only other winner of its kind is The Times of Harvey Milk, also by Rob Epstein), but does Common Threads hold up as a winner? And furthermore,...
- 8/29/2014
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
British supermodel Cara Delevingne shares yet another almost nude selfie, June 22, shared on her Instagram page a photo from her trip to the Indonesian island of Bali, one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in the world. Behind her is a breathtaking view of a lush, green landscape.
The sexy lass appears to be standing in front of a drab, brick wall, as she appears to be naked, covered only by a pair of lit flashlights and a No-Entry sign that showcases her under boob tattoos prominently.
That body ink reads "Don't worry, be happy," an apparent nod to Bobby McFerrin's 1988 hit a cappella single. Delevingne has at least 14 tats in total.
We have no reason to complain about Cara.s hot nude selfies.
The sexy lass appears to be standing in front of a drab, brick wall, as she appears to be naked, covered only by a pair of lit flashlights and a No-Entry sign that showcases her under boob tattoos prominently.
That body ink reads "Don't worry, be happy," an apparent nod to Bobby McFerrin's 1988 hit a cappella single. Delevingne has at least 14 tats in total.
We have no reason to complain about Cara.s hot nude selfies.
- 6/23/2014
- icelebz.com
Innovative independent cinema marketing house Bond/360 has announced the Us distribution of the 2014 Sundance Audience Award winner for Us Documentary, "Alive Inside." The film hits theaters on July 18, 2014. This first feature-length offering from Michael Rossato-Bennett explores the relationship between music and listener, following social worker Dan Cohen as he fights the healthcare system with his findings about music and its ability to counter memory loss. Luminaries interviewed in the film include neurologist Oliver Sacks and musician Bobby McFerrin. Variety writes of the film, "Michael Rossato-Bennett captures some amazingly transformative results in the treatment of dementia through music." Bond/360 will be working with Impact Partners to reach exhibitors and audiences. We interviewed Bond/360 CEO Marc Schiller about the initiative, and the film "Particle Fever," which he says is the future of Diy distribution, here.
- 4/7/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Which music stars went home with awards at the 2014 Grammy Awards? Find out with this full winners list.
Winners in each category are bolded.
Record of the Year
"Get Lucky" -- Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
"Radioactive" -- Imagine Dragons
"Royals" -- Lorde
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" -- Robin Thick feat. T.I. and Pharrell
Album of the year
"The Blessed Unrest" -- Sara Bareilles
"Random Access Memories" -- Daft Punk
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" -- Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" -- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
"Red" -- Taylor Swift
Song of the year
"Just Give Me a Reason" -- Jeff Bhasker, Pink and Nate Ruess (Pink feat. Nate Ruess)
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars)
"Roar" -- Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry and Henry Walter (Katy Perry)
"Royals...
Winners in each category are bolded.
Record of the Year
"Get Lucky" -- Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
"Radioactive" -- Imagine Dragons
"Royals" -- Lorde
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" -- Robin Thick feat. T.I. and Pharrell
Album of the year
"The Blessed Unrest" -- Sara Bareilles
"Random Access Memories" -- Daft Punk
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" -- Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" -- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
"Red" -- Taylor Swift
Song of the year
"Just Give Me a Reason" -- Jeff Bhasker, Pink and Nate Ruess (Pink feat. Nate Ruess)
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars)
"Roar" -- Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry and Henry Walter (Katy Perry)
"Royals...
- 1/26/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The Grammys! They’re this coming Sunday and I almost forgot! To celebrate, here are all 55 winners of the Record of the Year Grammy ranked for your consideration. Now beat it.
55. “Don’t Worry Be Happy,” Bobby McFerrin
Finger-snapping never sounded so un-snappy.
54. “Rosanna,” Toto
You know, a Grammy windfall was bound to happen one of those exactly 1982 bands (Air Supply, Foreigner, Reo Speedwagon, etc), and Toto was the big winner. “Rosanna” is fun, but Grammy-worthy?
53. “Sunny Came Home,” Shawn Colvin
You know, a Grammy windfall was bound to happen to one of those exactly 1998 female singer-songwriters (Meredith Brooks, Natalie Imbruglia, Paula Cole, etc.), and Shawn Colvin was the big winner. “Sunny Came Home” is contemplative, but Grammy-worthy?
52. “Change the World,” Eric Clapton
Sort of annoying when a legendary artist wins for his most palatable and forgettable material. “Change the World” is merely radio-friendly, not an artistic breakthrough.
51. “We are the World,...
55. “Don’t Worry Be Happy,” Bobby McFerrin
Finger-snapping never sounded so un-snappy.
54. “Rosanna,” Toto
You know, a Grammy windfall was bound to happen one of those exactly 1982 bands (Air Supply, Foreigner, Reo Speedwagon, etc), and Toto was the big winner. “Rosanna” is fun, but Grammy-worthy?
53. “Sunny Came Home,” Shawn Colvin
You know, a Grammy windfall was bound to happen to one of those exactly 1998 female singer-songwriters (Meredith Brooks, Natalie Imbruglia, Paula Cole, etc.), and Shawn Colvin was the big winner. “Sunny Came Home” is contemplative, but Grammy-worthy?
52. “Change the World,” Eric Clapton
Sort of annoying when a legendary artist wins for his most palatable and forgettable material. “Change the World” is merely radio-friendly, not an artistic breakthrough.
51. “We are the World,...
- 1/21/2014
- by Louis Virtel
- The Backlot
Cara Delevingne is sporting some under-boob ink! While vacationing in Barbados for the holidays this week, the 21-year-old model hit the beach in a two-piece bikini that showed off a tattoo written across the skin under her breasts. The Brit beauty was snapped wrapping up in a towel after a swim and her ink was clearly visible beneath her blue and white horse-printed top. The ink appears to read "Don't Worry Be Happy," à la the 1988 Bobby McFerrin song. Delevingne's tat is very reminiscent of her pal Rihanna's Goddess Isis under-boob ink, which she got last year in honor of her late grandmother. Coincidentally, Ri-Ri is also currently in her native Barbados enjoying the holidays...
- 12/27/2013
- E! Online
Pickpockets to highwaymen, bank heists to drug smuggling, the readers' collective Robin Hood act has made a treasure chest
Under the cover of darkness they came. Precious time was snatched to deliver. One reader endured terrible pain and went to hospital, another is set to move house, but this did not stop them. And another, more delightfully, saw the delivery of a beautiful baby (I dedicate this blog to you, prolific Rr regular BeltwayBandit - congratulations!), and despite all of this, during this crazy pre-Christmas period, you still brought riches. Thank you, me hearties, for your bountiful song booty! From rampant robbery to surreptitious smuggling your treasures cascaded through the cellar door of the Readers Recommend and I spent many hours admiring, examining, analysing and enjoying. I am a man poor in time, but rich in song.
And now my turn again to stand and deliver. And indeed, among all the thieves,...
Under the cover of darkness they came. Precious time was snatched to deliver. One reader endured terrible pain and went to hospital, another is set to move house, but this did not stop them. And another, more delightfully, saw the delivery of a beautiful baby (I dedicate this blog to you, prolific Rr regular BeltwayBandit - congratulations!), and despite all of this, during this crazy pre-Christmas period, you still brought riches. Thank you, me hearties, for your bountiful song booty! From rampant robbery to surreptitious smuggling your treasures cascaded through the cellar door of the Readers Recommend and I spent many hours admiring, examining, analysing and enjoying. I am a man poor in time, but rich in song.
And now my turn again to stand and deliver. And indeed, among all the thieves,...
- 12/19/2013
- by Peter Kimpton
- The Guardian - Film News
St. Louis (Rns) He’s best known for his iconic 1980s feel-good hit “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” but Grammy-award winning artist Bobby McFerrin explores a deeper side of life in a new album.
Titled “spirityouall,” the recording includes his adaptations of traditional African-American spirituals and devotional songs that he composed.
McFerrin believes music has a transcendent spiritual power.
“It elicits so many emotions,” the musician told the PBS program “Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.” “Music has a way of communicating … that language does not. It can go past language.”
McFerrin said his Christian faith permeates everything he does. And it’s particularly evident in this new album, which he said honors the legacy of his father, Robert McFerrin Sr., the first African-American to sing a title role at the Metropolitan Opera.
The senior McFerrin also released an album of spirituals, “Deep River,” in 1957.
“I never heard my father pray (out loud),” said McFerrin.
Titled “spirityouall,” the recording includes his adaptations of traditional African-American spirituals and devotional songs that he composed.
McFerrin believes music has a transcendent spiritual power.
“It elicits so many emotions,” the musician told the PBS program “Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.” “Music has a way of communicating … that language does not. It can go past language.”
McFerrin said his Christian faith permeates everything he does. And it’s particularly evident in this new album, which he said honors the legacy of his father, Robert McFerrin Sr., the first African-American to sing a title role at the Metropolitan Opera.
The senior McFerrin also released an album of spirituals, “Deep River,” in 1957.
“I never heard my father pray (out loud),” said McFerrin.
- 6/27/2013
- by Religion News Service
- Huffington Post
These days, our knowledge of celebrities too often originates with paparazzi images and snarky quotes by anonymous "insiders." After a while, it's easy to forget that stars are real people. That's why HuffPost Celebrity decided to launch its all-new #nofilter quick-fire question-and-answer series. Because how well do you know someone until they've shared their guiltiest pleasures?
Lauren Conrad broke into the business after starring on MTV's hit reality shows "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills." But since her exit from the TV world in 2009, Conrad has launched her own fashion line, written two best-selling book series, released a beauty and style website and is now preparing to unveil her new bedding collection for Kohls. She's truly created a business from the ground up.
The 27-year-old is currently partnering with Downy to introduce Americans to the “Downy Difference." She chatted with HuffPost Celebrity at the Downy pop-up Laundromat in New York City...
Lauren Conrad broke into the business after starring on MTV's hit reality shows "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills." But since her exit from the TV world in 2009, Conrad has launched her own fashion line, written two best-selling book series, released a beauty and style website and is now preparing to unveil her new bedding collection for Kohls. She's truly created a business from the ground up.
The 27-year-old is currently partnering with Downy to introduce Americans to the “Downy Difference." She chatted with HuffPost Celebrity at the Downy pop-up Laundromat in New York City...
- 6/5/2013
- by Leigh Blickley
- Huffington Post
Bobby McFerrin, the musical mind behind "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and countless other vocal sounds and stylings, stopped by HuffPost Live on Monday morning to promote his new album "spirityouall" and discuss the influence of his father.
Naturally, Marc Lamont Hill asked about the relentlessly cheerful song that became an anthem of the '80s: "Do you ever have the desire to make another 'Don't Worry, Be Happy'?"
"That song became a hit all by itself," McFerrin answered.
"It just happened to be released at the right time, people seemed to latch on to that piece. It's funny. I did everything backwards. I recorded this tune, it shoots out of the gate, it starts selling millions of copies and what did I do? I stay home when, according to the record company I should have been touring like mad. But I had a choice of either touring like crazy and...
Naturally, Marc Lamont Hill asked about the relentlessly cheerful song that became an anthem of the '80s: "Do you ever have the desire to make another 'Don't Worry, Be Happy'?"
"That song became a hit all by itself," McFerrin answered.
"It just happened to be released at the right time, people seemed to latch on to that piece. It's funny. I did everything backwards. I recorded this tune, it shoots out of the gate, it starts selling millions of copies and what did I do? I stay home when, according to the record company I should have been touring like mad. But I had a choice of either touring like crazy and...
- 5/6/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Washington — He's not a dictator and won't entertain the idea of a "Jedi mind-meld" with opponents. There's no "secret formula or special sauce" he can slip foes to make them see things his way. And not to worry, he says, the situation may look dire but won't be an "apocalypse."
So who was the guy in a suit and tie who showed up Friday in the White House briefing room, mixing metaphors and references to "Star Wars" and "Star Trek"?
"I am not a dictator. I'm the president," Barack Obama declared as he rejected the idea of using Secret Service agents to keep lawmakers from leaving until everyone agreed on a budget. He answered reporters' questions shortly after an inconclusive, 52-minute meeting with the Democratic and Republican leaders of the House and Senate.
"So ultimately, if (Senate Minority leader) Mitch McConnell or (House Speaker) John Boehner say, `We need to go to catch a plane,...
So who was the guy in a suit and tie who showed up Friday in the White House briefing room, mixing metaphors and references to "Star Wars" and "Star Trek"?
"I am not a dictator. I'm the president," Barack Obama declared as he rejected the idea of using Secret Service agents to keep lawmakers from leaving until everyone agreed on a budget. He answered reporters' questions shortly after an inconclusive, 52-minute meeting with the Democratic and Republican leaders of the House and Senate.
"So ultimately, if (Senate Minority leader) Mitch McConnell or (House Speaker) John Boehner say, `We need to go to catch a plane,...
- 3/1/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
In the presentation, four young singers participate in a memorable workshop and performance with the Grammy-winning vocalist. Full details via press release from HBO below... HBO Family Documentary Special "Bobby McFerrin: A Youngarts Masterclass Debuts Feb. 12 On HBO Every year, the YoungArts program of the National YoungArts Foundation for Advancement in the Arts offers 15- to 18-year-old emerging artists from around the country the chance to be mentored by some of the world's greatest artists in an intimate environment. In this all-new YoungArts MasterClass presentation, four young singers participate in a memorable workshop and performance with a Grammy-winning...
- 2/6/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Don't worry be happy, as Bobby McFerrin will be featured on HBO in February. Every year, the YoungArts program of the National YoungArts Foundation for Advancement in the Arts offers 15- to 18-year-old emerging artists from around the country the chance to be mentored by some of the world.s greatest artists in an intimate environment. From HBO In this all-new YoungArts MasterClass presentation, four young singers participate in a memorable workshop and performance with a Grammy-winning vocalist when the HBO Family documentary special Bobby McFerrin: A YoungArts Masterclass debuts Tuesday, Feb. 12 (7:30-8:00 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO. Able to range from jazz to pop to classical as easily as he can jump octaves, Grammy-winning vocal virtuoso Bobby McFerrin (the...
- 2/6/2013
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Reeve Carney might sling some Spidey web your way night after night as the star of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” but soon he’s about to take on another larger-than-life character. He’s set to play Jeff Buckley in a big-screen adaptation of the legendary musician’s life.
Carney, a real-life musician himself, recently chatted with MTV News about re-imagining the “Last Goodbye” singer for “Welcome to the Rileys” director Jake Scott. And if Buckley fans are nervous about Carney taking on the part, they shouldn’t be: he has the blessing of Buckley’s mom for the role.
“I mean his mother has been so kind to me saying I spent my whole life preparing for this. In a way, I guess, it’s true in a sense," said Carney. "I mean I first heard about him when I was 16, which was two years after he passed away,...
Carney, a real-life musician himself, recently chatted with MTV News about re-imagining the “Last Goodbye” singer for “Welcome to the Rileys” director Jake Scott. And if Buckley fans are nervous about Carney taking on the part, they shouldn’t be: he has the blessing of Buckley’s mom for the role.
“I mean his mother has been so kind to me saying I spent my whole life preparing for this. In a way, I guess, it’s true in a sense," said Carney. "I mean I first heard about him when I was 16, which was two years after he passed away,...
- 12/21/2012
- by Jocelyn Vena
- MTV Movies Blog
New York -- Are you ready for Simon and McFerrin?
Paul Simon probably never had a vocal partner quite like Bobby McFerrin, who coaxed him onstage for an impromptu performance of a Simon and Garfunkel hit – the highlight of opening night of Jazz at Lincoln Center's 25th anniversary season.
In his unique style, McFerrin had just started singing "Scarborough Fair" at Thursday night's concert – singing the lyrics while using his voice as a musical accompaniment – when he suddenly stopped to say that someone had spotted Simon in the audience.
"I don't know really how you feel about improv, but there's an extra microphone over there," he said to Simon.
Simon initially demurred. But with the audience cheering, McFerrin said in a high-pitched falsetto: "I just think you can sing this one better than I can."
"How could you do that to me," Simon said good-naturedly as he joined McFerrin onstage...
Paul Simon probably never had a vocal partner quite like Bobby McFerrin, who coaxed him onstage for an impromptu performance of a Simon and Garfunkel hit – the highlight of opening night of Jazz at Lincoln Center's 25th anniversary season.
In his unique style, McFerrin had just started singing "Scarborough Fair" at Thursday night's concert – singing the lyrics while using his voice as a musical accompaniment – when he suddenly stopped to say that someone had spotted Simon in the audience.
"I don't know really how you feel about improv, but there's an extra microphone over there," he said to Simon.
Simon initially demurred. But with the audience cheering, McFerrin said in a high-pitched falsetto: "I just think you can sing this one better than I can."
"How could you do that to me," Simon said good-naturedly as he joined McFerrin onstage...
- 9/15/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
20. Robin Williams in Bobby McFerrin's "Don’t Worry, Be Happy"
The video's fine, but we really just wanted to get this earworm stuck in your head again. You're welcome.
19. Liv Tyler and Alicia Silverstone in Aerosmith's "Crazy"
With "Amazing" and "Livin' on the Edge," Alicia Silverstone was already Aerosmith's go-to actress for wild child, "Screw you, Dad" roles. When she was partnered with frontman Steven Tyler's daughter Liv (in her on-screen debut), MTV couldn't play this video enough. The video features what teenage girls normally do for fun middle-aged men assume teenage girls do for fun e.g., engaging in pillow fights, participating in amateur stripper nights and seducing farmboys.
18. Dennis Hopper and Dean Stockwell in Gnarls Barkley's "Smiley Faces"
Playing off the "Who is Gnarls Barkley?" marketing campaign, Dennis Hopper and Dean Stockwell play a music historian and A&R man, respectively, delving mockumentary-style into the...
The video's fine, but we really just wanted to get this earworm stuck in your head again. You're welcome.
19. Liv Tyler and Alicia Silverstone in Aerosmith's "Crazy"
With "Amazing" and "Livin' on the Edge," Alicia Silverstone was already Aerosmith's go-to actress for wild child, "Screw you, Dad" roles. When she was partnered with frontman Steven Tyler's daughter Liv (in her on-screen debut), MTV couldn't play this video enough. The video features what teenage girls normally do for fun middle-aged men assume teenage girls do for fun e.g., engaging in pillow fights, participating in amateur stripper nights and seducing farmboys.
18. Dennis Hopper and Dean Stockwell in Gnarls Barkley's "Smiley Faces"
Playing off the "Who is Gnarls Barkley?" marketing campaign, Dennis Hopper and Dean Stockwell play a music historian and A&R man, respectively, delving mockumentary-style into the...
- 9/6/2012
- by Jason Newman
- NextMovie
When he isn't sending subliminal musical messages to guests on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" or blowing the whistle on Occupy Wall Street raiders, Questlove has been dreaming up a soulful solution to late night snack cravings -- a fried chicken food truck.
Yep. The Roots' drummer is marching to the beat of a different drum these days, and this one is battered and fried and wrapped in origami.
"Food trucks are the new black. And I'm trying to prove that fried chicken is the new cupcakes," Questlove told Adweek at a party celebrating the launch of his locally sourced buttermilk fried chicken catering start-up, called Quest Loves Food.
The unlikely foodie and consumate freelancer (as Adweek called him, because of his DJing, Broadway and, now, soul food gigs) is said to be running the company out of New York and in his hometown of Philadelphia.
It's an idea he...
Yep. The Roots' drummer is marching to the beat of a different drum these days, and this one is battered and fried and wrapped in origami.
"Food trucks are the new black. And I'm trying to prove that fried chicken is the new cupcakes," Questlove told Adweek at a party celebrating the launch of his locally sourced buttermilk fried chicken catering start-up, called Quest Loves Food.
The unlikely foodie and consumate freelancer (as Adweek called him, because of his DJing, Broadway and, now, soul food gigs) is said to be running the company out of New York and in his hometown of Philadelphia.
It's an idea he...
- 12/2/2011
- by Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson
- Huffington Post
Samuel L. Jackson attended the premiere of Captain America at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles Tuesday. There were a whole slew of famous people there, including Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Piven, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey, Jr. They all looked fab, or whatever the Queer Eye For The Straight Guys would probably say in 2004, but we’re not listening. We’re still very busy, unable to tear our eyes away from the sight of Samuel L. Jackson pairing a stunning Nehru jacket with white pants, sneakers, and a very fancy hat. It’s like one of the Real Housewives went to the Kentucky Derby and had sex with Levar Burton circa Star Trek, and then they put Coke Bottle sunglasses on the baby, and that baby was really tall and very intimidating in films like Pulp Fiction and Unbreakable. There’s only a handful of other famous...
- 7/21/2011
- by Eliot Glazer
- BestWeekEver
Traditions were broken on So You Think You Can Dance this week: A Season 8 couple who hadn’t been in the Bottom 3 all season found themselves in jeopardy during tonight’s results show. The judges, for the first time in five weeks, eliminated a male and a female contestant who hadn’t been dancing as partners. Oh, and gloriously, both the show and its sublime host Cat Deeley found themselves nominated for Emmy Awards.
Should we pause here for a moment to offer a slow-clap for the best host in the reality TV game? Dee-Ley! Dee-Ley! Dee-Ley!
Ahhh, that felt good,...
Should we pause here for a moment to offer a slow-clap for the best host in the reality TV game? Dee-Ley! Dee-Ley! Dee-Ley!
Ahhh, that felt good,...
- 7/15/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
To celebrate our newly unveiled Music section, we’re dusting off some of the older posts dedicated to that area of things, starting with this early offering from yours truly, which was about article number five after I joined what was then ObsessedWithFilm. Great to see I haven’t developed in any way…
Rumour has it that actors all want to be rock stars, the same way that musicians seek the “next level” of their career by turning their hand to acting. Whether that’s strictly true or not is a matter for debate, but what is certain is that the two trends have often combined to make both cinematic music videos (just ask 30 Seconds to Mars), but also to offer the magical sight of some of the world’s greatest acting talents (I’m not saying that’s true of everyone down below) getting their glam on in those videos.
Rumour has it that actors all want to be rock stars, the same way that musicians seek the “next level” of their career by turning their hand to acting. Whether that’s strictly true or not is a matter for debate, but what is certain is that the two trends have often combined to make both cinematic music videos (just ask 30 Seconds to Mars), but also to offer the magical sight of some of the world’s greatest acting talents (I’m not saying that’s true of everyone down below) getting their glam on in those videos.
- 7/4/2011
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
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