DC/Dox has unveiled the lineup for its second annual edition, which takes place in Washington, D.C., from June 13-16. The documentary festival will kick things off with “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” the Warner Bros. Discovery film that premiered at Sundance earlier this year.
The second edition of the fest includes 51 features and 47 shorts from 17 countries. That’s up from last year’s state of 31 features and 21 shorts from eight countries. This year’s lineup is made of 60% of filmmakers identifying as women or non-binary. Films will screen at venues including Smithsonian’s Museum of American History, the Burke Theatre at the U.S. Navy Memorial, and the National Archives.
“The films on the 2024 slate highlight the remarkable breadth and depth of documentary storytelling today,” says DC/Dox co-founder and festival director Sky Sitney. “From filmmakers around the world, these works recalibrate the past through archival footage, immerse themselves...
The second edition of the fest includes 51 features and 47 shorts from 17 countries. That’s up from last year’s state of 31 features and 21 shorts from eight countries. This year’s lineup is made of 60% of filmmakers identifying as women or non-binary. Films will screen at venues including Smithsonian’s Museum of American History, the Burke Theatre at the U.S. Navy Memorial, and the National Archives.
“The films on the 2024 slate highlight the remarkable breadth and depth of documentary storytelling today,” says DC/Dox co-founder and festival director Sky Sitney. “From filmmakers around the world, these works recalibrate the past through archival footage, immerse themselves...
- 5/1/2024
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
FKA Twigs is developing a deepfake AI version of herself to engage with her fans, the singer revealed on Tuesday.
The musician is set to testify on Capitol Hill later today to encourage heightened regulation of the technology. The artist cited AI as a potentially helpful tool for recording artists to handle marketing and help streamline creative processes, but only when done with their consent and control.
“In the past year, I have developed my own deepfake version of myself that is not only trained in my personality but also...
The musician is set to testify on Capitol Hill later today to encourage heightened regulation of the technology. The artist cited AI as a potentially helpful tool for recording artists to handle marketing and help streamline creative processes, but only when done with their consent and control.
“In the past year, I have developed my own deepfake version of myself that is not only trained in my personality but also...
- 4/30/2024
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
You might think Madonna‘s first album is simply overloaded with some of the Material Girls‘ best pop songs. According to the album’s producer, you’d be wrong! He said the album actually contains prophecies. Here’s what one musician had to say about the Queen of Pop.
Madonna’s producer wanted to challenge her on her 1st album
Reggie Lucas was a producer who worked with Roberta Flack and Miles Davis. He also served as the producer on Madonna’s self-titled debut album. During a 2013 interview with The Atlantic, Lucas discussed working with the Queen of Pop. “As a producer, you understood that your first job was to support people to achieve that end,” he said. “You challenged the artist just enough to bring out the best in them and introduce them to audiences that they normally wouldn’t be introduced to.
“When I did [Madonna’s song] ‘Physical Attraction,’ that was just it,...
Madonna’s producer wanted to challenge her on her 1st album
Reggie Lucas was a producer who worked with Roberta Flack and Miles Davis. He also served as the producer on Madonna’s self-titled debut album. During a 2013 interview with The Atlantic, Lucas discussed working with the Queen of Pop. “As a producer, you understood that your first job was to support people to achieve that end,” he said. “You challenged the artist just enough to bring out the best in them and introduce them to audiences that they normally wouldn’t be introduced to.
“When I did [Madonna’s song] ‘Physical Attraction,’ that was just it,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“I have a very triumphant testimony now,” says actress Jenifer Lewis, who was unmasked as Miss Cleocatra on “The Masked Singer” Thursday night. “I was nearly killed in Africa. I fell. So, the bitch is back! With that out of the way, ‘Masked Singer’ called me and I couldn’t walk at the time. So my friends encouraged me, ‘Get up and go do what you love to do.’ And ‘The Masked Singer’ took care of me.” Watch her exclusive video interview with Gold Derby senior editor Denton Davidson above.
Lewis reveals that if viewers look closely, she’s bolted down as she performs. “I’m not using the lower half of my body,” she explains. “They had bolted me to the floor in a harness. In the second song, you’ll notice I don’t let go of the microphone, which is bolted down. So they really disguised the...
Lewis reveals that if viewers look closely, she’s bolted down as she performs. “I’m not using the lower half of my body,” she explains. “They had bolted me to the floor in a harness. In the second song, you’ll notice I don’t let go of the microphone, which is bolted down. So they really disguised the...
- 4/25/2024
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
It’s “Girl Group Night” on “The Masked Singer”! Panelists Ken Jeong, Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, and Rita Ora open the show with a group performance of Spice Girls anthem, “Wannabe.” Then, Girl Group veterans and “The Masked Singer’s” very own member of the Lambs trio, Carnie Wilson, and Black Widow, Raven Symone, return to “The Masked Singer” stage before the Season 11 contestants rock out to Girl Group classics like “Free Your Mind,” “I’m So Excited,” and “Wide Open Spaces.” Nick Cannon hosts the wild and wacky fun.
The Season 11 contestants boast a combined 22 Grammy nominations, 11 platinum albums, 33 Teen Choice nominations, 108 million records sold, 326 film appearances and have 1.7 billion Spotify streams!
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Masked Singer” recap of Season 11, Episode 8, to find out what happened Wednesday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt on Fox. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about...
The Season 11 contestants boast a combined 22 Grammy nominations, 11 platinum albums, 33 Teen Choice nominations, 108 million records sold, 326 film appearances and have 1.7 billion Spotify streams!
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Masked Singer” recap of Season 11, Episode 8, to find out what happened Wednesday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt on Fox. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about...
- 4/25/2024
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 11, Episode 8 of “The Masked Singer,” “Girl Group Night,” which aired April 24 on Fox.
Jenifer Lewis spent a year recovering from a devastating 10-foot fall while on safari in Tanzania. It was while she was still in bed, convalescing, that she got a call from “The Masked Singer.” “I still couldn’t walk,” she told Variety. “And my friends encouraged me to get out of bed and go do what I love to do. ‘You’ll be in front of a live audience, you’ll be singing, you’ll be in a mask, but you’ll still be doing what you really love to do, which is to entertain.'”
“The Masked Singer” revealed on Wednesday night’s edition that “Black-ish” star Lewis was Group B’s “Miss Cleocatra.” Lewis was unmasked after performing “Free Your Mind,” by En Vogue,...
Jenifer Lewis spent a year recovering from a devastating 10-foot fall while on safari in Tanzania. It was while she was still in bed, convalescing, that she got a call from “The Masked Singer.” “I still couldn’t walk,” she told Variety. “And my friends encouraged me to get out of bed and go do what I love to do. ‘You’ll be in front of a live audience, you’ll be singing, you’ll be in a mask, but you’ll still be doing what you really love to do, which is to entertain.'”
“The Masked Singer” revealed on Wednesday night’s edition that “Black-ish” star Lewis was Group B’s “Miss Cleocatra.” Lewis was unmasked after performing “Free Your Mind,” by En Vogue,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The Masked Singer panel is convinced there’s a legendary diva on the stage in Season 11, but are they right? The panelists—Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora—put the clues together about Miss Cleocatra in TV Insider’s exclusive sneak peek of the April 24 episode. Following another performance and a clue, Miss Cleocatra reveals, “The Supremes aren’t just on my playlist. They’re a part of my career.” Ora suggests she’s “from the same era as the Supremes, the big divas.” She also points to a clue about Bette Midler. “She wrote a song for this lady, ‘Something Your Heart Has Been Telling Me,’ and I kind of feel like the voice is so familiar to me. I’m going to say Roberta Flack,” she says. Thicke is going a different route with the Supremes clue as well as looking at a gold wedding band clue.
- 4/23/2024
- TV Insider
Before Dorothy’s mother passed away, she had a favorite saying, as Aunt Em reminds her grieving niece in the opening scene of The Wiz: “The hard stuff is there to let you know just how good you got it.” And while that’s a curious mantra to undergird a production of a Broadway musical, there’s something to it in the latest revival.
The first musical by a Black composer to win Tony Awards for best musical and best score, this well-loved show turns 50 next year. If Schele Williams’s simplistic and sometimes bewildering staging doesn’t itself demonstrate how the show has held up across those decades, she wisely steers all attention toward the main event: the stunning vocal performances from her cast. And since the show’s underwhelming visuals feel like less of a distraction than an afterthought, it’s easy enough to put the “hard...
The first musical by a Black composer to win Tony Awards for best musical and best score, this well-loved show turns 50 next year. If Schele Williams’s simplistic and sometimes bewildering staging doesn’t itself demonstrate how the show has held up across those decades, she wisely steers all attention toward the main event: the stunning vocal performances from her cast. And since the show’s underwhelming visuals feel like less of a distraction than an afterthought, it’s easy enough to put the “hard...
- 4/18/2024
- by Dan Rubins
- Slant Magazine
The year in music keeps heating up. Following new albums from the likes of Beyonce, Ariana Grande, Vampire Weekend and Taylor Swift, now Billie Eilish is throwing her hat back in the ring with her third studio album. She has announced that “Hit Me Hard and Soft” will be released on May 17. Watch the mysterious announcement video above.
Her first album made history. 2019’s “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” was the number-one album of the year on the Billboard 200. Then it swept the Grammys in 2020, claiming Album of the Year, Record and Song of the Year (both for “Bad Guy”) and Best New Artist. That made Eilish the youngest Album of the Year winner in history at just 18 years old. She also became the third artist to win all four of those categories, following Christopher Cross and Adele, and she was just the second artist to...
Her first album made history. 2019’s “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” was the number-one album of the year on the Billboard 200. Then it swept the Grammys in 2020, claiming Album of the Year, Record and Song of the Year (both for “Bad Guy”) and Best New Artist. That made Eilish the youngest Album of the Year winner in history at just 18 years old. She also became the third artist to win all four of those categories, following Christopher Cross and Adele, and she was just the second artist to...
- 4/8/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
SXSW 2024 kicked off its first full day of music on March 12 with a smattering of must-see shows around town, plus some tension in the air thanks to the festival’s relationship with the U.S. Army. (When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott chimed in on social media, it was the kind of noise that no one needs.) While a number of acts cancelled their official showcases, many of them continued to play unofficial shows for the audiences that SXSW brought to town, and several spoke out in support of the Palestinian people and against war.
- 3/13/2024
- by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Christian Hoard, Angie Martoccio and Simon Vozick-Levinson
- Rollingstone.com
Elvis Presley didn’t sing too many protest songs, but one of his ballads was written by one of the most important protest singers of the 1960s: Buffy Saint-Marie. Elvis wasn’t the only artist to record the song. The tune changed its writer’s life.
Elvis Presley’s ‘Until It’s Time for You to Go’ was written by Buffy Saint-Marie
Buffy Saint-Marie is a singer and songwriter who was part of a huge wave of 1960s folk musicians who wrote about social issues. Some of her most famous folk tunes include “Now That the Buffalo’s Gone,” “Universal Soldier,” and “Codine.” She also penned some popular love songs, including “Up Where We Belong” from An Officer and a Gentleman and “Until It’s Time for You to Go.”
During a 2022 interview with Original Cin, Saint-Marie revealed her opinion of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. “I mean, I was a huge Elvis fan,...
Elvis Presley’s ‘Until It’s Time for You to Go’ was written by Buffy Saint-Marie
Buffy Saint-Marie is a singer and songwriter who was part of a huge wave of 1960s folk musicians who wrote about social issues. Some of her most famous folk tunes include “Now That the Buffalo’s Gone,” “Universal Soldier,” and “Codine.” She also penned some popular love songs, including “Up Where We Belong” from An Officer and a Gentleman and “Until It’s Time for You to Go.”
During a 2022 interview with Original Cin, Saint-Marie revealed her opinion of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. “I mean, I was a huge Elvis fan,...
- 3/4/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Filled with wonderful musical performances exploring the 30-year career of Luther Vandross, Dawn Porter’s sweeping biographical documentary Luther: Never Too Much interweaves archival materials and new interviews in a manner that is effective at telling the story but somehow feels a little too distant from its subject. In particular, the selection of archival materials of Vandross, who passed away in 2005 at age 54, and the film’s later chapters divulging personal struggles with health and weight along with speculation about his sexuality, keep the viewer at arm’s length. Perhaps this is somewhat by design, a case of the film’s subject not speaking out, as some speculate for fear of alienating his female fans and perhaps his record label.
A barrier-breaking artist in many respects, Vandross grew up in the projects of the Bronx before becoming a seminal recording artist working as a background vocalist, producer, and later a...
A barrier-breaking artist in many respects, Vandross grew up in the projects of the Bronx before becoming a seminal recording artist working as a background vocalist, producer, and later a...
- 2/5/2024
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Plot: The life and times of Luther Vandross, the legendary Rn’B singer who always struggled to break out from the niche box the industry put him in.
Review: Of all the singers in the world, Luther Vandross might be the one responsible for the most trips to the bedroom. As Jamie Foxx tells it in his interview for Luther: Never Too Much, whenever he wanted to get with a girl, he played her his music – and it worked about 100% of the time. It’s sadly ironic then, as revealed by Dawn Porter’s excellent documentary, that the singer himself was a lonely man who never found romantic love in his own life.
You see, as the documentary sensitively reveals, Vandross was almost certainly gay, but he stayed in the closet for several reasons, such as his need to protect his image. Still, also for personal reasons, the doc has...
Review: Of all the singers in the world, Luther Vandross might be the one responsible for the most trips to the bedroom. As Jamie Foxx tells it in his interview for Luther: Never Too Much, whenever he wanted to get with a girl, he played her his music – and it worked about 100% of the time. It’s sadly ironic then, as revealed by Dawn Porter’s excellent documentary, that the singer himself was a lonely man who never found romantic love in his own life.
You see, as the documentary sensitively reveals, Vandross was almost certainly gay, but he stayed in the closet for several reasons, such as his need to protect his image. Still, also for personal reasons, the doc has...
- 1/25/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
In her latest documentary, Luther: Never Too Much, Dawn Porter crafts a striking profile of a singular musician. That Luther Vandross, who died in 2005, hasn’t gotten the documentary treatment until now is surprising considering his imprint on the music industry. Vandross — a true multi-hyphenate — sang, arranged and produced records for himself and other iconic artists. He worked with David Bowie, Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick, for example. He wasn’t just popular with fans for his velvety voice and romantic numbers; he was beloved by industry stalwarts, some of whom appear in Porter’s documentary. Even for those familiar with the “Never Too Much” crooner, Porter’s project is essential viewing.
Premiering at Sundance, Luther: Never Too Much is a trove of archival material. Porter uses rehearsal footage, concert videos, old interviews with Vandross and newer ones with his friends and family to tell the musician’s story. The...
Premiering at Sundance, Luther: Never Too Much is a trove of archival material. Porter uses rehearsal footage, concert videos, old interviews with Vandross and newer ones with his friends and family to tell the musician’s story. The...
- 1/22/2024
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York-based The Film Sales Company has pounced on the worldwide rights to Colombian documentary feature “Igualada” by Juan Mejía Botero ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition sidebar.
Mejía Botero, whose most recent feature documentary “Death by a Thousand Cuts” won the Audience Award at Doc NYC, chronicles politician Francia Márquez’s groundbreaking journey from her start as a rural grassroot activist to her history-making campaign to become not only the first black but also the first female president of her native Colombia.
Given exclusive access, Mejía Botero follows Márquez as she “dares to challenge the status quo by launching a presidential campaign in Colombia, a nation beset by profound racial and socio-economic disparities,” per the synopsis.
Reclaiming the derogatory term “igualada” (used to belittle individuals asserting rights deemed beyond their position in society), Márquez propels a movement into the upper spheres of influence,...
Mejía Botero, whose most recent feature documentary “Death by a Thousand Cuts” won the Audience Award at Doc NYC, chronicles politician Francia Márquez’s groundbreaking journey from her start as a rural grassroot activist to her history-making campaign to become not only the first black but also the first female president of her native Colombia.
Given exclusive access, Mejía Botero follows Márquez as she “dares to challenge the status quo by launching a presidential campaign in Colombia, a nation beset by profound racial and socio-economic disparities,” per the synopsis.
Reclaiming the derogatory term “igualada” (used to belittle individuals asserting rights deemed beyond their position in society), Márquez propels a movement into the upper spheres of influence,...
- 1/8/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Soulful jazz great Les McCann, whose work was sampled by hundreds of hip-hop artists including Notorious B.I.G. and Dr. Dre, died Friday in the Los Angeles area. He was 88.
The musician, who released more than 60 albums over the course of his career, had been admitted to a hospital from the nursing care facility he’d lived in for the past four years and was diagnosed with pneumonia, his manager Alan Abrahams told The Hollywood Reporter.
In a prolific career, he was arguably best known for his 1969 Montreaux Jazz Festival performance of the protest song “Compared to What.”
McCann joined forces with saxophonist Eddie Harris and trumpeter Benny Bailey. The three hadn’t played together before, and there wasn’t time for rehearsal, according to The New York Times.
The outlet cites the liner notes for a reissue of the concert album, the Grammy-nominated Swiss Movement, in which McCann writes: “Just before we went onstage,...
The musician, who released more than 60 albums over the course of his career, had been admitted to a hospital from the nursing care facility he’d lived in for the past four years and was diagnosed with pneumonia, his manager Alan Abrahams told The Hollywood Reporter.
In a prolific career, he was arguably best known for his 1969 Montreaux Jazz Festival performance of the protest song “Compared to What.”
McCann joined forces with saxophonist Eddie Harris and trumpeter Benny Bailey. The three hadn’t played together before, and there wasn’t time for rehearsal, according to The New York Times.
The outlet cites the liner notes for a reissue of the concert album, the Grammy-nominated Swiss Movement, in which McCann writes: “Just before we went onstage,...
- 1/1/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Les McCann, acclaimed jazz pianist and vocalist whose greatest commercial success came with the 1969 song “Compared to What”, from his album Swiss Movement, criticizing the Vietnam War, has died. His longtime manager Alan Abrahams confirmed to multiple media outlets that McCann died Friday at a hospital in Los Angeles where he had been admitted with pneumonia. He was 88.
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, McCann grew up in a musical family of four. Largely self-taught as a pianist, McCann won a singing contest during his service in the U.S. Navy, which led to an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. After moving to California with his own trio, he turned down an offer to join Cannonball Adderley’s band so that he could dedicate himself to his own music.
McCann’s career began to take off when he recorded as a pianist with his trio for Pacific Jazz Records. His album Swiss...
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, McCann grew up in a musical family of four. Largely self-taught as a pianist, McCann won a singing contest during his service in the U.S. Navy, which led to an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. After moving to California with his own trio, he turned down an offer to join Cannonball Adderley’s band so that he could dedicate himself to his own music.
McCann’s career began to take off when he recorded as a pianist with his trio for Pacific Jazz Records. His album Swiss...
- 1/1/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Doja Cat has been nominated three times in a row for Record of the Year at the Grammys (2021-2023), all for singles that reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Her latest effort, “Paint the Town Red,” just skyrocketed to fifth place on the Hot 100. Will it be her next Grammy contender? If so, she would set a new record for the most consecutive nominations in history. Watch the music video above, and make your predictions here in our predictions center.
“Say So” was a breakthrough hit for Doja Cat. The 2020 single surged up the charts until the release of a remix featuring Nicki Minaj finally got the song to number-one. That leveled her up in her career, earning her 2021 Grammy bids for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for the song and Best New Artist for her work overall.
Her next top-five single was...
“Say So” was a breakthrough hit for Doja Cat. The 2020 single surged up the charts until the release of a remix featuring Nicki Minaj finally got the song to number-one. That leveled her up in her career, earning her 2021 Grammy bids for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for the song and Best New Artist for her work overall.
Her next top-five single was...
- 9/1/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Erykah Badu is dropping some severe shade in Beyoncé’s direction.
The neo-soul icon, 52, shot some shade at Queen Bey, 41, in her Instagram Story last weekend regarding a photo of Beyoncé performing in an oversized, metallic hat at her show in New Jersey.
“I guess I’m everyone’s stylist. favorite chrome mirror hat,” said Badu, as she added a side-by-side comparison shot of herself performing in a very similar oversized, metallic hat at a separate show during an unspecified date.
Read More: Clip Of Beyoncé Calling Out Stage Crew Goes Viral: ‘Turn The Fan On’
#ErykahBadu seemingly called out #Beyonce for being a copycat pic.twitter.com/wxJYPhVFT4
— theJasmineBRAND (@thejasminebrand) July 31, 2023
The shade feels even more strange, considering Bey gave Badu a friendly shout-out on her track “Break My Soul” last year, along with nods to Lauryn Hill, Roberta Flack, Kelly Rowland, and Lizzo.
Read More: Beyoncé’s Mom...
The neo-soul icon, 52, shot some shade at Queen Bey, 41, in her Instagram Story last weekend regarding a photo of Beyoncé performing in an oversized, metallic hat at her show in New Jersey.
“I guess I’m everyone’s stylist. favorite chrome mirror hat,” said Badu, as she added a side-by-side comparison shot of herself performing in a very similar oversized, metallic hat at a separate show during an unspecified date.
Read More: Clip Of Beyoncé Calling Out Stage Crew Goes Viral: ‘Turn The Fan On’
#ErykahBadu seemingly called out #Beyonce for being a copycat pic.twitter.com/wxJYPhVFT4
— theJasmineBRAND (@thejasminebrand) July 31, 2023
The shade feels even more strange, considering Bey gave Badu a friendly shout-out on her track “Break My Soul” last year, along with nods to Lauryn Hill, Roberta Flack, Kelly Rowland, and Lizzo.
Read More: Beyoncé’s Mom...
- 8/2/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Beyoncé’s back-to-back nights at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, this past weekend were two of the most star-studded shows of the Renaissance tour thus far. Greta Gerwig and America Ferrera watched the show from risers, while singer and songwriter Kehlani was close enough to the stage to snap a selfie with Beyoncé. Laverne Cox attended both nights and penned a heartfelt, revelatory caption about how the concert made her feel born again. Also in the audience was Madonna, who received a shoutout from one queen to another.
- 8/1/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
In America today, no one has a lock on conspiracy theory. It has become the air we breathe, the Kool-Aid we drink, the rabbit-hole ideology that defines too many of us. Yet conspiracy theories come in different shapes and sizes. Many are false, some are true. Many are bat-house crazy, some are more than plausible. All, in one way or another, work as metaphors: for the forces that collude in hiding things from us, for the sinister tantalizing truth that we aren’t allowed to see.
“They Cloned Tyrone” is a slow-burn inner-city sci-fi nightmare thriller, one that plays off the spirit of conspiracy theory that has often thrived — with justification — within Black culture. The Tuskegee experiment was a conspiracy that happened; its horrific impact on the hearts and minds of African-Americans is beyond measure. And in the 1970s, the belief that the CIA, linked by the war in Vietnam...
“They Cloned Tyrone” is a slow-burn inner-city sci-fi nightmare thriller, one that plays off the spirit of conspiracy theory that has often thrived — with justification — within Black culture. The Tuskegee experiment was a conspiracy that happened; its horrific impact on the hearts and minds of African-Americans is beyond measure. And in the 1970s, the belief that the CIA, linked by the war in Vietnam...
- 7/22/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Joe Buck (Jon Voight) with Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman) in John Schlesinger’s Midnight Cowboy
In the second instalment with Nancy Buirski on Desperate Souls, Dark City And The Legend Of Midnight Cowboy (special advisor Martin Scorsese) we discuss Jon Voight as Joe Buck with the little girl reading a Wonder Woman comic, Jennifer Salt’s Crazy Annie and Sylvia Miles’s Cass in Midnight Cowboy. John Schlesinger with Dp Adam Holender showing New York the way it really was, a Roberta Flack song and William Wyler’s adaption of Lilian Hellman’s The Children’s Hour, starring Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn, Nancy’s longtime cinematographer Rex Miller, Far From The Madding Crowd and Vietnam, Brian De Palma on Dennis Hopper and the “international invasion”, and screenwriter Waldo Salt also came up.
Nancy Buirski on Crazy Annie (Jennifer Salt) with Joe Buck (Jon Voight): “Many of the women in...
In the second instalment with Nancy Buirski on Desperate Souls, Dark City And The Legend Of Midnight Cowboy (special advisor Martin Scorsese) we discuss Jon Voight as Joe Buck with the little girl reading a Wonder Woman comic, Jennifer Salt’s Crazy Annie and Sylvia Miles’s Cass in Midnight Cowboy. John Schlesinger with Dp Adam Holender showing New York the way it really was, a Roberta Flack song and William Wyler’s adaption of Lilian Hellman’s The Children’s Hour, starring Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn, Nancy’s longtime cinematographer Rex Miller, Far From The Madding Crowd and Vietnam, Brian De Palma on Dennis Hopper and the “international invasion”, and screenwriter Waldo Salt also came up.
Nancy Buirski on Crazy Annie (Jennifer Salt) with Joe Buck (Jon Voight): “Many of the women in...
- 7/13/2023
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
A documentary about the life and career of legendary R&b singer Luther Vandross is in the works, with Jamie Foxx and Colin Firth serving as producers.
Sony Music Entertainment’s (Sme) Premium Content Division, Sony Music Publishing, Foxx’s Foxxhole Productions and Firth’s Raindog Films have joined forces to produce the first-ever doc on the eight-time Grammy winner, who died in 2005 at age 54. Award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter is directing, and production is underway.
Vandross began his career as a backup singer for Roberta Flack, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler and David Bowie. He released his successful, double platinum debut album, Never Too Much, in 1981 and has sold 40 million albums worldwide. Most of his albums achieved platinum or double platinum status, and he scored five Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including “Here and Now,” “Endless Love” and “Power of Love/Love Power.” He earned 27 Top 10 hits on the R&b chart,...
Sony Music Entertainment’s (Sme) Premium Content Division, Sony Music Publishing, Foxx’s Foxxhole Productions and Firth’s Raindog Films have joined forces to produce the first-ever doc on the eight-time Grammy winner, who died in 2005 at age 54. Award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter is directing, and production is underway.
Vandross began his career as a backup singer for Roberta Flack, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler and David Bowie. He released his successful, double platinum debut album, Never Too Much, in 1981 and has sold 40 million albums worldwide. Most of his albums achieved platinum or double platinum status, and he scored five Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including “Here and Now,” “Endless Love” and “Power of Love/Love Power.” He earned 27 Top 10 hits on the R&b chart,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Chanel 2022-23 Métiers d’art collection arrived in Tokyo, Japan on June 1 in a special showcase highlighting the fashion selection that originally debuted in Dakar last December. While the works were the same, the Japan showcase had something that Dakar didn’t: a special live performance from Blackpink member and Chanel ambassador, Jennie.
230601 Elle Korea Story : #Jennie at @Chanel 2022/23 Métiers d’art collection show in Tokyo (2)
Jennie X Chanel In Tokyo#JENNIEatMétiersDArtShow#CHANELMetiersdArt #CHANELinTokyo @CHANEL_JP pic.twitter.com/jXzntIkxHi
— DC 제니 갤러리 (@JennieDCGallery) June 1, 2023
The singer took...
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- 6/1/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
When The Playoffs of “The Voice” season 23 continue Monday, May 8, the artists of Team Kelly Clarkson and Team Niall Horan will take the stage for their chance to advance to the live shows. In this round, together with The Playoffs Premiere from May 1 featuring Team Blake Shelton and Team Chance the Rapper, the coaches remain in control of the future of their team. Each coach selects two artists from the five performances to advance to the Top 8 live show on May 15.
Blake will move forward with his “huge performer” Noivas and country vocalist Grace West. Chance stuck with the tight harmonics of the trio Sorelle and the artist with a ton of potential Ray Uriel.
For the first time ever, the coaches had a Playoff Pass at their disposal. In the battles, Kelly gave the pass to D.Smooth, sparing him the heat of the Knockouts and sending him straight through to this Playoffs round.
Blake will move forward with his “huge performer” Noivas and country vocalist Grace West. Chance stuck with the tight harmonics of the trio Sorelle and the artist with a ton of potential Ray Uriel.
For the first time ever, the coaches had a Playoff Pass at their disposal. In the battles, Kelly gave the pass to D.Smooth, sparing him the heat of the Knockouts and sending him straight through to this Playoffs round.
- 5/8/2023
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
John Lennon might have been the first Beatle to mentally check out of the band. As he fell into a deep depression in the mid-1960s that he compared to going through murder, Paul McCartney became the de facto leader of the band. By then, the whole group had committed to not playing live, though John performed one more concert without his bandmates before leaving the group. Still, John lost a bet to Elton John and made one more proper, final concert appearance in the mid-1970s.
(l-r) Elton John and John Lennon | Steve Morley/Redferns John Lennon lost a bet with Elton John that led to his final major concert appearance
John all but stopped playing live when The Beatles stopped touring. Elton John single-handedly got the ex-Beatle back on stage in 1974, and it was the final time John Lennon played original songs in front of a massive concert crowd.
(l-r) Elton John and John Lennon | Steve Morley/Redferns John Lennon lost a bet with Elton John that led to his final major concert appearance
John all but stopped playing live when The Beatles stopped touring. Elton John single-handedly got the ex-Beatle back on stage in 1974, and it was the final time John Lennon played original songs in front of a massive concert crowd.
- 4/18/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It has taken Peggy Seeger nearly 70 years to bring out a new version of the world famous love song inspired by and written for her.
Peggy, 87, first recorded “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” in 1957, when it was composed by her lover, fellow singer and activist Ewan MacColl. It was later made famous by Roberta Flack. Peggy stopped performing it in 1989 when MacColl, by then her husband, died.
“People would ask me to sing it at concerts, but I just kept breaking down,” she told me when I interviewed her at her home in Oxford. But she has now found novel inspiration to bring out a new version of the song.
Sitting opposite Peggy, sister of fellow American-born radical songwriter Pete Seeger, you can see why she was MacColl’s muse. The luminosity that bewitched him then is as bright now.
Peggy, who has lived in Britain for most of her life,...
Peggy, 87, first recorded “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” in 1957, when it was composed by her lover, fellow singer and activist Ewan MacColl. It was later made famous by Roberta Flack. Peggy stopped performing it in 1989 when MacColl, by then her husband, died.
“People would ask me to sing it at concerts, but I just kept breaking down,” she told me when I interviewed her at her home in Oxford. But she has now found novel inspiration to bring out a new version of the song.
Sitting opposite Peggy, sister of fellow American-born radical songwriter Pete Seeger, you can see why she was MacColl’s muse. The luminosity that bewitched him then is as bright now.
Peggy, who has lived in Britain for most of her life,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Simon Walters
- The Independent - Music
Bobby Caldwell, the soulful singer-songwriter who scored a top 10 hit with “What You Won’t Do for Love” and wrote “The Next Time I Fall,” a No. 1 hit for Amy Grant and Peter Cetera, died today at his home in New York City after a long illness. He was 71.
His wife, Mary Caldwell, announced the news on social media, saying: “I held him tight in my arms as he left us. I am forever heartbroken. Thanks to all of you for your many prayers over the years.” She added that his health had deteriorated for more than six years since suffering an allergic reaction to an antibiotic.
Bornon August 15, 1951, in Manhattan and raised in Miami, Caldwell’s parents were singers who hosted a musical/variety TV Show called Suppertime. He was a multi-instrumentalist whose teenage band gigged in Las Vegas before he relocated to Los Angeles, where he became a...
His wife, Mary Caldwell, announced the news on social media, saying: “I held him tight in my arms as he left us. I am forever heartbroken. Thanks to all of you for your many prayers over the years.” She added that his health had deteriorated for more than six years since suffering an allergic reaction to an antibiotic.
Bornon August 15, 1951, in Manhattan and raised in Miami, Caldwell’s parents were singers who hosted a musical/variety TV Show called Suppertime. He was a multi-instrumentalist whose teenage band gigged in Las Vegas before he relocated to Los Angeles, where he became a...
- 3/15/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Singer Bobby Caldwell has died at the age of 71.
The news was announced in a post shared by his official Twitter account, containing a statement from Caldwell’s wife, Mary.
“Bobby passed away here at home,” she said. “I held him tight in my arms as he left us. I am forever heartbroken.
“Thanks to all of you for your many prayers over the years. He had been ‘Floxed,’ it took his health over the last 6 years and 2 months. Rest with God, my Love.”
“Floxing” is a term used to describe when a body sustains mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress after taking the antibiotic fluoroquinolone.
Last year, it was reported that Caldwell had suffered a bad reaction to an antibiotic in 2017, which led to a rupturing of his Achilles tendon, and nerve damage.
Caldwell is best known for his 1978 single “What You Won’t Do for Love”, which featured on his self-titled debut album.
The news was announced in a post shared by his official Twitter account, containing a statement from Caldwell’s wife, Mary.
“Bobby passed away here at home,” she said. “I held him tight in my arms as he left us. I am forever heartbroken.
“Thanks to all of you for your many prayers over the years. He had been ‘Floxed,’ it took his health over the last 6 years and 2 months. Rest with God, my Love.”
“Floxing” is a term used to describe when a body sustains mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress after taking the antibiotic fluoroquinolone.
Last year, it was reported that Caldwell had suffered a bad reaction to an antibiotic in 2017, which led to a rupturing of his Achilles tendon, and nerve damage.
Caldwell is best known for his 1978 single “What You Won’t Do for Love”, which featured on his self-titled debut album.
- 3/15/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Music
Bobby Caldwell, the blue-eyed soul singer best known for his hit single “What You Won’t Do for Love,” has died at the age of 71.
Caldwell’s wife, Mary, confirmed the singer’s death on social media on Wednesday, March 15th. TMZ reports that he had been battling an unspecified illness for several years.
As a teenager, Caldwell moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music. He briefly played rhythm guitar for Little Richard, but it took six years for him to catch his big break and land a recording deal with Tk Records. “What You Won’t Do for Love,” appeared on his 1978 self-titled debut album, and hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the ensuing years, the song would be sampled by a number of hip-hop and R&b artists, including Tupac on “Do for Love.”
As Tk Records mainly released records by Black artists,...
Caldwell’s wife, Mary, confirmed the singer’s death on social media on Wednesday, March 15th. TMZ reports that he had been battling an unspecified illness for several years.
As a teenager, Caldwell moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music. He briefly played rhythm guitar for Little Richard, but it took six years for him to catch his big break and land a recording deal with Tk Records. “What You Won’t Do for Love,” appeared on his 1978 self-titled debut album, and hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the ensuing years, the song would be sampled by a number of hip-hop and R&b artists, including Tupac on “Do for Love.”
As Tk Records mainly released records by Black artists,...
- 3/15/2023
- by Alex Young
- Consequence - Music
Ladies and gentlemen, Season 23 of The Voice may have just gotten itself a new frontrunner. Monday’s Blind Auditions introduced viewers to a contestant whose performance was so impressive that it not only got Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, Chance the Rapper and Niall Horan to all turn their chairs, it prompted the former One Direction singer to put up his dukes to keep the standout from being swiped by Blake. “I will go to blows with him outside in the parking lot,” Niall vowed. Who was the vocalist, and who ended up recruiting him? Read on, and we’ll review...
- 3/14/2023
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
What were the biggest hit songs of the 1970s? The decade was dominated by disco, ballads, pop classics, rock and even country/folk tunes. Tour our gallery below as we reveal the top 20 singles according to our sister Pmc company Billboard.
The decade began with an Oscar-winning song as a holdover from the 1960s, with B.J. Thomas on top with “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.” Rupert Holmes completed the decade with the final #1 hit song, “Escape (The Pina Colada Song).” Some of the longest-lasting hit tunes were from Simon and Garfunkel, Three Dog Night, Roberta Flack, Rod Stewart, Bee Gees and Debby Boone.
The artists with the most #1 singles were Bee Gees (9), Elton John (6), Stevie Wonder (5), Paul McCartney and Wings (5), Eagles (5), The Jackson 5 (4), Diana Ross (4), John Denver (4), Kc and the Sunshine Band (4), Barbra Streisand (4) and Donna Summer (4).
Which of those artists were the best of the decade for weeks in the #1 position?...
The decade began with an Oscar-winning song as a holdover from the 1960s, with B.J. Thomas on top with “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.” Rupert Holmes completed the decade with the final #1 hit song, “Escape (The Pina Colada Song).” Some of the longest-lasting hit tunes were from Simon and Garfunkel, Three Dog Night, Roberta Flack, Rod Stewart, Bee Gees and Debby Boone.
The artists with the most #1 singles were Bee Gees (9), Elton John (6), Stevie Wonder (5), Paul McCartney and Wings (5), Eagles (5), The Jackson 5 (4), Diana Ross (4), John Denver (4), Kc and the Sunshine Band (4), Barbra Streisand (4) and Donna Summer (4).
Which of those artists were the best of the decade for weeks in the #1 position?...
- 2/20/2023
- by Misty Holland and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
What were the biggest hit songs of the 1970s? The decade was dominated by disco, ballads, pop classics, rock and even country/folk tunes. Tour our gallery below as we reveal the top 20 singles according to our sister Pmc company Billboard.
The decade began with an Oscar-winning song as a holdover from the 1960s, with B.J. Thomas on top with “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.” Rupert Holmes completed the decade with the final #1 hit song, “Escape (The Pina Colada Song).” Some of the longest-lasting hit tunes were from Simon and Garfunkel, Three Dog Night, Roberta Flack, Rod Stewart, Bee Gees and Debby Boone.
The artists with the most #1 singles were Bee Gees (9), Elton John (6), Stevie Wonder (5), Paul McCartney and Wings (5), Eagles (5), The Jackson 5 (4), Diana Ross (4), John Denver (4), Kc and the Sunshine Band (4), Barbra Streisand (4) and Donna Summer (4).
Which of those artists were the best of the decade for weeks in the #1 position?...
The decade began with an Oscar-winning song as a holdover from the 1960s, with B.J. Thomas on top with “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.” Rupert Holmes completed the decade with the final #1 hit song, “Escape (The Pina Colada Song).” Some of the longest-lasting hit tunes were from Simon and Garfunkel, Three Dog Night, Roberta Flack, Rod Stewart, Bee Gees and Debby Boone.
The artists with the most #1 singles were Bee Gees (9), Elton John (6), Stevie Wonder (5), Paul McCartney and Wings (5), Eagles (5), The Jackson 5 (4), Diana Ross (4), John Denver (4), Kc and the Sunshine Band (4), Barbra Streisand (4) and Donna Summer (4).
Which of those artists were the best of the decade for weeks in the #1 position?...
- 2/17/2023
- by Misty Holland and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
The 65th Grammy Awards ceremony was one of the wildest Grammys when it came to winners. Among expected triumphs and some true shockers, many records were broken on February 5, with artists imprinting their name on Grammy history. Here are four major milestones that were achieved on Grammy night.
SEEGrammys: Full list of winners in all categories
Most wins ever
The Grammys made it their mission for everyone to know of perhaps the biggest record broken this century: Beyoncé earning the most wins for any artist ever in Grammy history. Prior to the ceremony, the singer had 28 wins and was tied with Quincy Jones for the second most ever. First place belonged to conductor Georg Solti, who had racked up 31 wins by the late 1990s when he died. However, Beyoncé racked up nine nominations this year, so many people expected her to break the record. As such, it wasn’t really...
SEEGrammys: Full list of winners in all categories
Most wins ever
The Grammys made it their mission for everyone to know of perhaps the biggest record broken this century: Beyoncé earning the most wins for any artist ever in Grammy history. Prior to the ceremony, the singer had 28 wins and was tied with Quincy Jones for the second most ever. First place belonged to conductor Georg Solti, who had racked up 31 wins by the late 1990s when he died. However, Beyoncé racked up nine nominations this year, so many people expected her to break the record. As such, it wasn’t really...
- 2/7/2023
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
Motown legend Smokey Robinson is set to return with his first album of all new material in over decade, and he’s left absolutely nothing to the imagination with the title: Gasms.
The silk-voiced singer-songwriter teased the LP with a new single, “If We Don’t Have Each Other,” which finds Robinson delivering devoted lines over sultry guitar and snappy production.
“I chose this song as the first single of my new album because it’s different musically and has a slide dance feeling to it… which is different from...
The silk-voiced singer-songwriter teased the LP with a new single, “If We Don’t Have Each Other,” which finds Robinson delivering devoted lines over sultry guitar and snappy production.
“I chose this song as the first single of my new album because it’s different musically and has a slide dance feeling to it… which is different from...
- 1/27/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards are set to be telecast live, February 5, on CBS, with Beyonce leading the way with nine nominations for her critically acclaimed album, “Renaissance.” While many consider Queen B the clear frontrunner to take the evening’s top prize, Album of the Year, it is worth examining the terrible track record the Grammy Awards have had with women of color.
As main album artists, Black women make up around 10 percent of all Album of the Year nominees in the 64-year history of music’s most prestigious event. Of those nominees, only three women were able to pull off a win (less than five-percent of all winners). So while Beyonce may be leading on our Gold Derby racetrack, I can’t help but wonder if we’ll see a repeat of her 2017 loss for “Lemonade,” where she was heavily favored but still lost to Adele (“25”).
See Grammys R&b predictions,...
As main album artists, Black women make up around 10 percent of all Album of the Year nominees in the 64-year history of music’s most prestigious event. Of those nominees, only three women were able to pull off a win (less than five-percent of all winners). So while Beyonce may be leading on our Gold Derby racetrack, I can’t help but wonder if we’ll see a repeat of her 2017 loss for “Lemonade,” where she was heavily favored but still lost to Adele (“25”).
See Grammys R&b predictions,...
- 1/26/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Gold Derby recently hosted a poll about which snubbed female artist should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2023. It was an amazing number of over 75,000 people voting worldwide with Oscar, Emmy and Grammy winner Cher winning with our poll results. Cher had 35.60, just ahead of Oscar, Emmy and Grammy champ Cyndi Lauper with 30.88 and music superstar Mariah Carey with 21.00.
Voters have done a much better job recently in honoring solo women. Their selections in the past four years have included Pat Benatar (2022), Whitney Houston (2020), Janet Jackson (2019), Carole King (2021), Stevie Nicks (2019), Dolly Parton (2022), Carly Simon (2022) and Tina Turner (2021).
Poll results are listed below for the 13 ladies we offered to you for voting. Watch for other polls soon for male artists and groups that deserve induction.
SEERock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022: Complete list of every performer, presenter and inductee
Cher (35.60)
Eligible since 1990. Top songs include “Bang Bang,...
Voters have done a much better job recently in honoring solo women. Their selections in the past four years have included Pat Benatar (2022), Whitney Houston (2020), Janet Jackson (2019), Carole King (2021), Stevie Nicks (2019), Dolly Parton (2022), Carly Simon (2022) and Tina Turner (2021).
Poll results are listed below for the 13 ladies we offered to you for voting. Watch for other polls soon for male artists and groups that deserve induction.
SEERock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022: Complete list of every performer, presenter and inductee
Cher (35.60)
Eligible since 1990. Top songs include “Bang Bang,...
- 1/9/2023
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
After many years of snubbing female artists, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame voters have done a much better job recently. Their selections in the past four years include Pat Benatar (2022), Whitney Houston (2020), Janet Jackson (2019), Carole King (2021), Stevie Nicks (2019), Dolly Parton (2022), Carly Simon (2022) and Tina Turner (2021).
But there are still quite a few solo ladies that have also been patiently been waiting their turns. Vote in our new poll below about which of these 13 female rocker deserves induction in 2023. Watch for other polls soon for male artists and groups that deserve induction.
SEERock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022: Complete list of every performer, presenter and inductee
Mary J. Blige
Eligible since 2018. Top songs include “Be Without You,” “Mighty River” and “Real Love.” Nominated for 38 Grammy Awards with nine wins.
Kate Bush
Eligible since 2004. Top songs include “Hounds of Love,” “Running Up That Hill” and “The Sensual World.” Nominated for three Grammy Awards.
But there are still quite a few solo ladies that have also been patiently been waiting their turns. Vote in our new poll below about which of these 13 female rocker deserves induction in 2023. Watch for other polls soon for male artists and groups that deserve induction.
SEERock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022: Complete list of every performer, presenter and inductee
Mary J. Blige
Eligible since 2018. Top songs include “Be Without You,” “Mighty River” and “Real Love.” Nominated for 38 Grammy Awards with nine wins.
Kate Bush
Eligible since 2004. Top songs include “Hounds of Love,” “Running Up That Hill” and “The Sensual World.” Nominated for three Grammy Awards.
- 1/3/2023
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Badalamenti wrote scores for ‘Twin Peaks’, ‘Mulholland Drive’, ‘Blue Velvet’.
Angelo Badalamenti, the US composer best known for his work with David Lynch, has died at the age of 85.
A statement released by his family on Monday, December 12 said that “the composer, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away on December 11, 2022, peacefully of natural causes, surrounded by his family.”
With composer credits on over 50 feature films, Badalamenti started his film career as co-composer alongside Al Elias on Ossie Davis’ 1973 crime drama Gordon’s War.
His big break came in 1986, when David Lynch hired him to be Isabella Rossellini’s singing...
Angelo Badalamenti, the US composer best known for his work with David Lynch, has died at the age of 85.
A statement released by his family on Monday, December 12 said that “the composer, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away on December 11, 2022, peacefully of natural causes, surrounded by his family.”
With composer credits on over 50 feature films, Badalamenti started his film career as co-composer alongside Al Elias on Ossie Davis’ 1973 crime drama Gordon’s War.
His big break came in 1986, when David Lynch hired him to be Isabella Rossellini’s singing...
- 12/13/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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Angelo Badalamenti, the acclaimed David Lynch composer who went from teaching in junior high school in Brooklyn to creating haunting, ethereal music for the filmmaker’s Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, has died. He was 85.
Badalamenti died Sunday of natural causes surrounded by family at his home in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, his niece Frances Badalamenti told The Hollywood Reporter.
The classically trained composer also collaborated with an eclectic mix of singers in virtually every genre during his long career, from Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, Shirley Bassey, Patti Austin, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Marianne Faithfull, Liza Minnelli, Mel Tillis and Roberta Flack to Pet Shop Boys, Anthrax, Dolores O’Riordan, Tim Booth and LL Cool J.
Badalamenti composed the theme music for ABC’s Twin Peaks, NBC’s Profiler and Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio, and for the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona,...
Angelo Badalamenti, the acclaimed David Lynch composer who went from teaching in junior high school in Brooklyn to creating haunting, ethereal music for the filmmaker’s Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, has died. He was 85.
Badalamenti died Sunday of natural causes surrounded by family at his home in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, his niece Frances Badalamenti told The Hollywood Reporter.
The classically trained composer also collaborated with an eclectic mix of singers in virtually every genre during his long career, from Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, Shirley Bassey, Patti Austin, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Marianne Faithfull, Liza Minnelli, Mel Tillis and Roberta Flack to Pet Shop Boys, Anthrax, Dolores O’Riordan, Tim Booth and LL Cool J.
Badalamenti composed the theme music for ABC’s Twin Peaks, NBC’s Profiler and Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio, and for the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona,...
- 12/12/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Harry Styles fans are furious at the concertgoer who apparently threw something on stage at the singer’s Los Angeles concert on Monday (14 November).
According to multiple reports, the 28-year-old singer was hit directly in the eye by what appeared to be a Skittles sweet, a small, hard fruit-flavoured candy.
In a video that’s making rounds on social media, Styles can be seen recoiling as one object appears to hit him directly in the eye, with his head snapping back and his hand coming up to his face.
For the remainder of the show, Styles continued to touch or rub at his eye and was visibly squinting.
A member of the “As It Was” singer’s band, Pauli Lovejoy, confirmed during an Instagram Live session that a Skittles candy was indeed thrown at the singer.
While revealing that Styles’s eye wasn’t injured, Lovejoy said: “But do me...
According to multiple reports, the 28-year-old singer was hit directly in the eye by what appeared to be a Skittles sweet, a small, hard fruit-flavoured candy.
In a video that’s making rounds on social media, Styles can be seen recoiling as one object appears to hit him directly in the eye, with his head snapping back and his hand coming up to his face.
For the remainder of the show, Styles continued to touch or rub at his eye and was visibly squinting.
A member of the “As It Was” singer’s band, Pauli Lovejoy, confirmed during an Instagram Live session that a Skittles candy was indeed thrown at the singer.
While revealing that Styles’s eye wasn’t injured, Lovejoy said: “But do me...
- 11/16/2022
- by Peony Hirwani
- The Independent - Music
Beyoncé has made history with her recently added 2023 Grammy nominations, tying with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, for most Grammy-nominated artist to date.
Jay-Z previously held the record with a total of 83 nominations.
However, on Tuesday (15 November), the Recording Academy announced the 65th Grammy nominations, bestowing to him another five, bringing his total up to 88.
Before the nominations were announced, Beyoncé trailed behind with 79 nominations. She now sits at 88 with her recent nine nods.
See the full list of nominees here.
The Renaissance singer is competing against Adele in three of the biggest categories this year: Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo and Harry Styles are also nominated in each of those categories, while Abba, Mary J Blige, Brandi Carlile and Steve Lacy have each been nominated in two of those three categories.
Beyoncé has surpassed Frank Sinatra to become the...
Jay-Z previously held the record with a total of 83 nominations.
However, on Tuesday (15 November), the Recording Academy announced the 65th Grammy nominations, bestowing to him another five, bringing his total up to 88.
Before the nominations were announced, Beyoncé trailed behind with 79 nominations. She now sits at 88 with her recent nine nods.
See the full list of nominees here.
The Renaissance singer is competing against Adele in three of the biggest categories this year: Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo and Harry Styles are also nominated in each of those categories, while Abba, Mary J Blige, Brandi Carlile and Steve Lacy have each been nominated in two of those three categories.
Beyoncé has surpassed Frank Sinatra to become the...
- 11/15/2022
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Music
Roberta Flack’s manager announced that she has Als, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and can no longer sing.
The progressive disease “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” Flack's manager Suzanne Koga said in a statement on Monday (14 November).
“But it will take a lot more than Als to silence this icon,” she added.
The announcement of this diagnosis comes just ahead of the premiere of Roberta, a feature-length documentary at the Doc NYC film festival on Thursday (17 November).
The release says that the Grammy-winning singer and pianist, now 85, “plans to stay active in her musical and creative pursuits.”
Flack is known for hits like “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face,” the latter of which catapulted her into stardom after Clint Eastwood used it as the soundtrack for a love scene in his 1971 movie “Play Misty for Me.
The progressive disease “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” Flack's manager Suzanne Koga said in a statement on Monday (14 November).
“But it will take a lot more than Als to silence this icon,” she added.
The announcement of this diagnosis comes just ahead of the premiere of Roberta, a feature-length documentary at the Doc NYC film festival on Thursday (17 November).
The release says that the Grammy-winning singer and pianist, now 85, “plans to stay active in her musical and creative pursuits.”
Flack is known for hits like “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face,” the latter of which catapulted her into stardom after Clint Eastwood used it as the soundtrack for a love scene in his 1971 movie “Play Misty for Me.
- 11/15/2022
- by Peony Hirwani
- The Independent - Music
Click here to read the full article.
A representative for Roberta Flack announced Monday that the Grammy-winning musician has Als, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and can no longer sing.
The progressive disease “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” Flack’s manager Suzanne Koga said in a release. “But it will take a lot more than Als to silence this icon.”
The announcement of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosis comes just ahead of the premiere of Roberta, a feature-length documentary debuting Thursday at the Docnyc film festival.
Flack is known for hits like “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face,” the latter of which catapulted her into stardom after Clint Eastwood used it as the soundtrack for a love scene in his 1971 movie Play Misty for Me.
The release says that the Grammy-winning singer and pianist,...
A representative for Roberta Flack announced Monday that the Grammy-winning musician has Als, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and can no longer sing.
The progressive disease “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” Flack’s manager Suzanne Koga said in a release. “But it will take a lot more than Als to silence this icon.”
The announcement of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosis comes just ahead of the premiere of Roberta, a feature-length documentary debuting Thursday at the Docnyc film festival.
Flack is known for hits like “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face,” the latter of which catapulted her into stardom after Clint Eastwood used it as the soundtrack for a love scene in his 1971 movie Play Misty for Me.
The release says that the Grammy-winning singer and pianist,...
- 11/14/2022
- by Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Roberta Flack has been battling Als.
On Monday, the 85-year-old singer’s rep announced that Flack will no longer be performing her classic hits, adding that the Grammy-winner even has difficulty speaking, due to the neurological disease.
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It’s unknown how long Flack has been suffering from Als, often known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a condition in which a person’s nerves break down over time, significantly deteriorating their functionality, especially since it affects muscle use. Als has proven to be fatal with no known cure.
News of Flack’s diagnosis comes before a few of her upcoming projects, which likely would have required her to do promotional interviews, including the January release of her children’s book, The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music, and a PBS documentary about her.
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On Monday, the 85-year-old singer’s rep announced that Flack will no longer be performing her classic hits, adding that the Grammy-winner even has difficulty speaking, due to the neurological disease.
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It’s unknown how long Flack has been suffering from Als, often known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a condition in which a person’s nerves break down over time, significantly deteriorating their functionality, especially since it affects muscle use. Als has proven to be fatal with no known cure.
News of Flack’s diagnosis comes before a few of her upcoming projects, which likely would have required her to do promotional interviews, including the January release of her children’s book, The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music, and a PBS documentary about her.
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- 11/14/2022
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Grammy-winning singer Roberta Flack, whose work in classics like “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly with His Song” has been described as “rapturous, spellbinding mood music,” announced today through a representative that she has Als and no longer can sing.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive disease that famous figures such as Stephen Hawking, Lou Gehrig and Charles Mingus have battled. Als “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” her publicists said in a statement obtained by multiple outlets today. “But it will take a lot more than Als to silence this icon.”
The statement continued: “Miss Flack plans to stay active in her musical and creative pursuits.” In fact, she has a children’s book do out next year.
Flack, 85, was the first artist to win the Grammy for Record of the Year in two consecutive years. She won...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive disease that famous figures such as Stephen Hawking, Lou Gehrig and Charles Mingus have battled. Als “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” her publicists said in a statement obtained by multiple outlets today. “But it will take a lot more than Als to silence this icon.”
The statement continued: “Miss Flack plans to stay active in her musical and creative pursuits.” In fact, she has a children’s book do out next year.
Flack, 85, was the first artist to win the Grammy for Record of the Year in two consecutive years. She won...
- 11/14/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Roberta Flack, the soulful voice behind the hits “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” has been diagnosed with Als, aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The artist, who is 85 and survived a stroke in 2016, can no longer sing and has trouble speaking as a result of the disease, according to Flack’s rep.
“It will take a lot more than Als to silence this icon,” the rep said, adding that Flack intends to stay active in musical and creative endeavors.
Flack, nevertheless,...
“It will take a lot more than Als to silence this icon,” the rep said, adding that Flack intends to stay active in musical and creative endeavors.
Flack, nevertheless,...
- 11/14/2022
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard is back this Christmas and features a line up of some of the UK’s biggest pop stars.
On Monday (7 November) it was announced by Roman Kemp on Capital Breakfast that acts including Dua Lipa, Lewis Capaldi and Coldplay will be performing at the annual event.
The concert runs every December, but did not take place in 2020 due to the pandemic.
The ball is held at the O2 across the second weekend of the month, with the line up spread over the two days.
“Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard is always an amazing weekend, and we have another massive line-up in store for Capital listeners, packed with biggest artists on the planet,” Kemp said.
On Saturday 10 December, the line up will include Lewis Capaldi, Coldplay, Tom Grennan, Mimi Webb, Nathan Dawe, Sam Smith, Ksi and Sigala.
On Sunday 11 December, Dua Lipa,...
On Monday (7 November) it was announced by Roman Kemp on Capital Breakfast that acts including Dua Lipa, Lewis Capaldi and Coldplay will be performing at the annual event.
The concert runs every December, but did not take place in 2020 due to the pandemic.
The ball is held at the O2 across the second weekend of the month, with the line up spread over the two days.
“Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard is always an amazing weekend, and we have another massive line-up in store for Capital listeners, packed with biggest artists on the planet,” Kemp said.
On Saturday 10 December, the line up will include Lewis Capaldi, Coldplay, Tom Grennan, Mimi Webb, Nathan Dawe, Sam Smith, Ksi and Sigala.
On Sunday 11 December, Dua Lipa,...
- 11/8/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Peter Andre has reacted to contestant Jill Scott rapping his song “Mysterious Girl” on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!.
Appearing onLorrainethis morning, Andre – who took part in the show himself in 2004 – was shown a clip of Scott doing a rendition of his song.
Scott is one of this year’s contestants on the show. She is the former England midfield football player, who was part of the team during the recent Euros win for the Lionesses.
In last night’s episode of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Scott was shown rapping part of Andre’s 1996 hit, before contestant Mike Tindall then did “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice.
After being shown the clip on Lorraine, Andre said he was impressed with her memory of the lyrics.
“Let me tell you, I don’t even know the words in the middle,” he admitted,...
Appearing onLorrainethis morning, Andre – who took part in the show himself in 2004 – was shown a clip of Scott doing a rendition of his song.
Scott is one of this year’s contestants on the show. She is the former England midfield football player, who was part of the team during the recent Euros win for the Lionesses.
In last night’s episode of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Scott was shown rapping part of Andre’s 1996 hit, before contestant Mike Tindall then did “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice.
After being shown the clip on Lorraine, Andre said he was impressed with her memory of the lyrics.
“Let me tell you, I don’t even know the words in the middle,” he admitted,...
- 11/8/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Ozzy Osbourne has claimed that he and his wife Sharon had to enlist “armed guards” after a backlash against Sharon surrounding her talk show exit.
Sharon Osbourne was removed from her CBS chat show The Talk following a racism row, in which she defended Piers Morgan over his criticism of Meghan Markle.
In August, the couple announced that they would move back to the UK after 20 years in LA due to a number of recent shootings.
“Everything’s f****** ridiculous there. I’m fed up with people getting killed every day. God knows how many people have been shot in school shootings,” Osborne told The Observer in August.
“And there was that mass shooting in Vegas at that concert … It’s f****** crazy. And I don’t want to die in America. I don’t want to be buried in f****** Forest Lawn,” he added.
However, the Black Sabbath frontman...
Sharon Osbourne was removed from her CBS chat show The Talk following a racism row, in which she defended Piers Morgan over his criticism of Meghan Markle.
In August, the couple announced that they would move back to the UK after 20 years in LA due to a number of recent shootings.
“Everything’s f****** ridiculous there. I’m fed up with people getting killed every day. God knows how many people have been shot in school shootings,” Osborne told The Observer in August.
“And there was that mass shooting in Vegas at that concert … It’s f****** crazy. And I don’t want to die in America. I don’t want to be buried in f****** Forest Lawn,” he added.
However, the Black Sabbath frontman...
- 11/8/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
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