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Neil Diamond Stage Musical Reveals Its Broadway Veteran Star
A musical about Neil Diamond has found the polished theater gem who will play the icon onstage — Will Swenson. Swenson has been tapped to lead A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical this summer when it makes its debut at Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre. Swenson calls it a not straightforward musical. “It’s unconventional and it’s beautiful,” the actor told The Associated Press. Swenson’s Broadway credits include Waitress opposite Sara Bareilles, creating the role of Javert in the 2014 revival of Les Misérables, and starring in Priscilla: Queen of the Desert and 110 in the Shade. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Diamond, 81, is the singer and songwriter of massive hits like “Sweet Caroline,” “Song Sung Blue” and “Cracklin’ Rosie.” He’s also written hits recorded b...
Barack Obama, Lin-Manuel Miranda Among 2022 Audie Awards Winners
Barack Obama, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Jordan are among the winners for the 2022 Audie Awards, which recognize work in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment. The Audio Publishers Association (APA) announced the winners on Friday (March 4) in a virtual ceremony hosted by Kal Penn. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The night’s top honor went to Project Hail Mary written by Andy Weir, narrated by Ray Porter, and published by Audible Studios, winning audiobook of the year. The audiobook of the year category was judged by New York Times bestselling author Kristen Arnett, author and journalist Gayle Forman and Seija Rankin (Senior Books Editor at Entertainment Weekly). “The audio of Project Hail Mary did exactly what I want an audiobook to do, which is to use the medium to expan...
Interscope Records Releases ‘Euphoria’ Season 2 Original Series Soundtrack
Interscope Records and HBO have released the original series soundtrack for Euphoria Season 2, a series that recently became HBO’s second most-watched TV show behind Game of Thrones, with each episode averaging 16.3 million viewers. The album consists of 15 tracks both new and previously released including “Elliot’s Song” featuring Dominic Fike and Zendaya, “Watercolor Eyes” by Lana Del Rey, “I’m Tired” by Labrinth and Zendaya, “U could tell” by Yeat, and “sad4whattt” by ericdoa. Classics from Bobby Womack, Lenny Kravitz, and Bobby Darin are also included in the mix. Shortly before the Euphoria season 2 finale premiered on February 27, the Emmy-winning drama announced a return for season three. The full soundtrack is now available on all major streaming platforms, and the tracklist can be ...
Camila Cabello Performs ‘Bam Bam’ for the First Time on ‘The Late Late Show’
Camila Cabello brought “Bam Bam” live to television for the first time on The Late Late Show with James Corden. “Bam Bam” live had Cabello singing and dancing atop a bar, to the cheers of the crowd, and strumming along to the verse of the single that Ed Sheeran sings (he wasn’t present for the show). The feel-good performance arrived alongside the March 4 release of Cabello’s new song. In a new interview with Zane Lowe, in which she discussed the song’s lyrics and her personal life, the singer said that what she was “trying to get across in the verse is just that things change and things take really unexpected terms.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Bam Bam” is on her upcoming album Familia, due out April 8. Watch Cabello’s live debut of “Bam Bam” below. [embedded content]...
‘King Richard,’ ‘Tick, Tick … Boom!’ Top American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards
Pamela Martin’s editing of King Richard, and Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum for Tick, Tick … Boom!, topped American Cinema Editors’ 72nd ACE Eddie Awards, winning the categories for dramatic feature and comedy feature, respectively, Saturday (March 5) at the Theater at the ACE Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Organizers planned for a reduced capacity in-person event while following COVID-19 safety protocols, and an after-party followed at Clifton’s. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Martin topped a field of nominees, including Úna Ní Dhonghaíle for Belfast, Joe Walker for Dune, Tom Cross and Elliot Graham for No Time to Die and Peter Sciberras for The Power of the Dog. In the best edited comedic feature category, Kerstein and Wei...
Leonard Cohen’s Estate Sells His Catalog of Music
Leonard Cohen’s estate has sold the rights to his catalog of music. According to Variety, Hipgnosis Song Management purchased Cohen’s complete catalog for an undisclosed sum. Under the terms of the deal, Hipgnosis received songwriting rights to the 211 songs composed by Cohen from the beginning of his career through 2000, and total ownership of the 67 songs he wrote between 2001 until his death in 2016. All told, that amounts to a total of 278 songs — including Cohen’s best known works like “Hallelujah,” “Suzanne,” and “Bird on a Wire.” “To now be the custodians and managers of Leonard Cohen’s incomparable songs is a wonderful yet very serious responsibility that we approach with excitement and fully understand the importance of,” Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis said in a statement.&nb...
Cruel Santino ft Amaarae – Born Again
Nigerian Alte-singer Cruel Santino unveils his new song titled “Born Again”, out now. Osayaba Andrew Ize-Iyamu, better known by his stage name Cruel Santino drops a brand new single titled “Born Again” featuring Amaarae. The new record “Born Again” is an impressive track off his just-released studio album called “Subaru Boys: Final Heaven“. It is a solid twenty-one tracks body of work with collaboration with different music artists. However, “Born Again” should be added to your playlist. Listen and share Cruel Santino ft Amaarae – “Born Again” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Cruel_Santino_-_Born_Again_ft_Amaarae__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Cruel Santino ft Koffee – Deadman Bone
Nigerian Alte-singer Cruel Santino unveils his new song titled “Deadman Bone”, out now. Cruel Santino drops a brand new single titled “Deadman Bone” featuring Koffee. The new record “Deadman Bone” is an impressive track off his just-released studio album called “Subaru Boys: Final Heaven“. It is a solid twenty-one tracks body of work with collaboration with different music artists. However, “Deadman Bone” is a follow-up to the song titled “Born Again” and this certainly deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Cruel Santino ft Koffee – “Deadman Bone below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Cruel_Santino_-_Deadman_Bone_ft_Coffee__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Cruel Santino –Fallin ft Chi Virgo & Solis
Nigerian Alte-singer Cruel Santino unveils his new song titled “Fallin”, out now. Cruel Santino drops a brand new single titled “Fallin” featuring Chi Virgo & Solis. The new record “Fallin” is an impressive track off his just-released studio album called “Subaru Boys: Final Heaven“. It is a solid twenty-one tracks body of work with collaboration with different music artists. However, “Fallin” is a follow-up to the song titled “Deadman Bone” and this certainly deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Cruel Santino ft Chi Virgo & Solis – “Fallin” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Cruel_Santino_-_Fallin_ft_Chi_Virgo_Solis__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Rihanna Shows Off Baby Bump in Blue Cutout Jumpsuit at Paris Fashion Week
Rihanna continues to proudly show off her growing baby bump. The 34-year-old pop superstar, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend A$AP Rocky, took to Instagram on Friday (March 4) to share some photos of herself wearing a bright skintight outfit at Paris Fashion Week. “Thicc,” the fashion and beauty mogul captioned the post. Explore Explore Rihanna See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the series of snapshots, RiRi sports a blue jumpsuit with a cutout across part of her swollen belly. The “We Found Love” singer also wore matching blue sunglasses and heels, along with a long green jacket and a brown hoodie. Rihanna has already been making headlines at Paris Fashion Week. She stole the show in recent days by stunning in a lingerie look at Dior’s r...
Johnny Brown, Comedian, Singer & ‘Good Times’ Actor, Dies at 84
Johnny Brown, the easygoing actor, comedian and singer best known for portraying the housing project superintendent Nathan Bookman on Good Times, has died. He was 84. Brown died Wednesday (March 2), his daughter, actress Sharon Catherine Brown, announced on Instagram. “Our family is devastated. Devastated. Devastated. Beyond heartbroken. Barely able to breathe,” she wrote. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Further details of his death were not immediately available. Brown also recorded songs and performed in a band with saxophonist Sam “The Man” Taylor, appeared twice on Broadway in the 1960s and was a regular performer for three seasons on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. Brown, who did a mean impression of Louis Armstrong and others, was a leading contender to play Lamont opposite...
Charli XCX Comments on the Unfortunate but ‘Iconic’ Nickname Cardi B Gave Her
Ahead of her SNL appearance this weekend, Charli XCX stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to reminisce about the time Cardi B made an unforgettable mistake with her name. “We did a song together with Rita Ora and Bebe Rexha,” the “Baby” singer said of their 2018 track “Girls.” “It was one of those scenarios where we never actually met when we made the song. We shot the music video separately, and we were sending verses and whatever.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news As she recalled to Fallon: “And then she tweets the song, and I’m like, “Oh my god, Cardi B tweeted my name! This is huge!’ And then I like check the tag, and instead of ‘Charli XCX’ it’s ‘Charli STD.’” “There is an account called Charli STD,” Charli explained. “I think Cardi tagged it not once, but...
