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USA for Africa’s “We Are the World” was No. 1 a hit for several weeks. A Madonna song by veteran songwriters overshadowed it. Madonna’s song had to be completely rerecorded.
USA for Africa’s “We Are the World” became one of the most famous charity songs in the history of music. Subsequently, a Madonna song knocked it from the top spot. The co-writer of Madonna’s song wasn’t a big fan of her take on it at first.
USA for Africa’s ‘We Are the World’ became overshadowed by a slow Madonna song
USA for Africa’s “We Are the World” was huge in the United States. The tune topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks, staying on the chart for 18 weeks in total. It became the supergroup’s only hit.
According to The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, Madonna’s “Crazy for You” knocked USA...
USA for Africa’s “We Are the World” was No. 1 a hit for several weeks. A Madonna song by veteran songwriters overshadowed it. Madonna’s song had to be completely rerecorded.
USA for Africa’s “We Are the World” became one of the most famous charity songs in the history of music. Subsequently, a Madonna song knocked it from the top spot. The co-writer of Madonna’s song wasn’t a big fan of her take on it at first.
USA for Africa’s ‘We Are the World’ became overshadowed by a slow Madonna song
USA for Africa’s “We Are the World” was huge in the United States. The tune topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks, staying on the chart for 18 weeks in total. It became the supergroup’s only hit.
According to The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, Madonna’s “Crazy for You” knocked USA...
- 7/20/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Naomi Ackie gives audiences a glimpse into the life of Whitney Houston in director Kasi Lemmons’ new biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” and the new film is packed with a number of Houston’s hits.
Working with movement coach Polly Bennett and vocal coaches Tangela Large, Bridgette Jackson and Denise Woods, Ackie also underwent physical transformation with the help of numerous wigs and false teeth to cover the natural gap in her two front teeth.
Ackie doesn’t sing most songs in the film — she lip syncs to Houston’s perfect tracks instead — but she mimics Houston’s style of singing with great detail. She steps in for performances by Houston that were not recorded, such as “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah” and “Jesus Loves Me” from her choir-singing days. Ackie also portrays a nervous Whitney who is thrust onstage by her mother, who knows Clive Davis is in attendance,...
Working with movement coach Polly Bennett and vocal coaches Tangela Large, Bridgette Jackson and Denise Woods, Ackie also underwent physical transformation with the help of numerous wigs and false teeth to cover the natural gap in her two front teeth.
Ackie doesn’t sing most songs in the film — she lip syncs to Houston’s perfect tracks instead — but she mimics Houston’s style of singing with great detail. She steps in for performances by Houston that were not recorded, such as “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah” and “Jesus Loves Me” from her choir-singing days. Ackie also portrays a nervous Whitney who is thrust onstage by her mother, who knows Clive Davis is in attendance,...
- 12/28/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Tyler Childers offers the first taste of his upcoming album with “House Fire,” Lady Antebellum are haunted by memories in “What If I Never Get Over You” and Ashton Shepherd stays strong in “This Heart Won’t Break,” plus more must-hear songs for this week.
Ashton Shepherd, “This Heart Won’t Break”
The title track from Shepherd’s new album is a mid-tempo salute to resilience and resolve. “You’ve gotta keep your faith and stay strong, even when everything else in your life is going wrong,” she sings over power chords and mandolin,...
Ashton Shepherd, “This Heart Won’t Break”
The title track from Shepherd’s new album is a mid-tempo salute to resilience and resolve. “You’ve gotta keep your faith and stay strong, even when everything else in your life is going wrong,” she sings over power chords and mandolin,...
- 5/20/2019
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
On Wednesday, The Lone Ranger received multiple Razzie nominations, including the notorious Worst Picture nod. The next day, The Lone Ranger was nominated for an Oscar, for best makeup.
This isn’t the first movie to get nods from both ends of the spectrum. Since the Razzies first began back in 1981, 47 movies have been nominated for both “awards”– some even for the same exact person or song. Here’s a look at the club The Lone Ranger just joined:
The Competition
Oscar nods: Film editing, music (original song) for “People Alone” with music by Lalo Schifrin and lyrics by Wilbur...
This isn’t the first movie to get nods from both ends of the spectrum. Since the Razzies first began back in 1981, 47 movies have been nominated for both “awards”– some even for the same exact person or song. Here’s a look at the club The Lone Ranger just joined:
The Competition
Oscar nods: Film editing, music (original song) for “People Alone” with music by Lalo Schifrin and lyrics by Wilbur...
- 1/16/2014
- by Ariana Bacle
- EW.com - PopWatch
Blues icon Leon Russell has landed another top accolade - he will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June, a month after he is immortalized in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Russell has seen his popularity soar since teaming up with Sir Elton John for their joint album, "The Union", last year, and the Rocket Man will introduce his pal at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame gala in New York in March.
And now the "Tight Rope" singer has been lauded by the Songwriters Hall of Fame - he will be part of the Class of 2011 when the honorees are inducted in New York in June.
Country superstar Garth Brooks will also go down in songwriting history, alongside Allen Toussaint, John Bettis and duo Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who wrote Madonna's "Like a Virgin".
Russell has seen his popularity soar since teaming up with Sir Elton John for their joint album, "The Union", last year, and the Rocket Man will introduce his pal at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame gala in New York in March.
And now the "Tight Rope" singer has been lauded by the Songwriters Hall of Fame - he will be part of the Class of 2011 when the honorees are inducted in New York in June.
Country superstar Garth Brooks will also go down in songwriting history, alongside Allen Toussaint, John Bettis and duo Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who wrote Madonna's "Like a Virgin".
- 2/23/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Country crooner Garth Brooks and rock musician Leon Russell are being recognized for their talents as tunesmiths with Tuesday's announcement that they -- along with the team of Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, John Bettis, and Allen Toussaint -- are being inducted into the Songwriting Hall of Fame. The six men will be feted in a June 16 ceremony in New York City. Brooks reigns as the top-selling solo artist, with eight No. 1 albums in the Us. Among his best known songs are "If Tomorrow Never Comes," and "She's Every Woman." Russell is enjoying a renaissance with his recent record with Elton John, "The Union." He is to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month for crafting such classics as "A Song for You" and "Superstar." Steinberg and Kelly have co-written five No. 1 singles including "Like a Virgin" for Madonna and "True Colors" for Cyndi Lauper...
- 2/22/2011
- Gold Derby
The award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist Deborah Cox, who made her Broadway debut taking over the title role in Aida, is set to return to Broadway as Josephine Baker -- the exotic Parisian star of the famed Folies Bergère -- in the new musical Josephine, featuring music by three-time Grammy-nominee Steve Dorff, lyrics by Oscar and Golden Globe-nominee John Bettis, and book by Ellen Weston and Mark Hampton. Joey McKneely is set to direct and choreograph.
- 9/8/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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