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Watch video for Yung Lean and FKA Twigs’ new single ‘Bliss’

Yung Lean and FKA Twigs have teamed up on a new single – watch the video for ‘Bliss’ below. READ MORE: FKA Twigs: “There are so many sides to me that the world hasn’t seen yet” The single appears on Yung Lean’s new mixtape ‘Stardust’, which was released today (April 8). It’s his first full-length Yung Lean project since 2020’s ‘Starz‘ and his first mixtape since 2018’s ‘Poison Ivy’. ‘Stardust’ opens with the FKA Twigs-collab ‘Bliss’, with other names featured on the mixtape including Skrillex, Bladee, Ecco2k, and Thaiboy Digital, as well as production from Salem’s Jack Donaghue, Whitearmor, Woesum, and Ssaliva. Advertisement The video for ‘Bliss’, directed by Aidan Zamiri, sees the pair dressed in wedding attire, being driven around in a classic car. A white horse, young bikers and a striped yellow sofa also make an appearance. Following the release of the mixtape, Yung Lean will be heading out on tour in the UK, Europe and North America. He’ll be playing Manchester Academy on November 13, London’s O2 Academy Brixton on November 14 and Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre on November 16. Tickets go on general sale on Wednesday April 13 at 10am and will be available here. The North American… Read More →

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Dizzee Rascal given community order for assaulting ex-fiancé

Dizzee Rascal has been given a community order after being convicted of assaulting his ex-fiancé. The 37-year-old, whose real name is Dylan Mills, was found guilty at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court last month (March 7) for assaulting his former fiancé over a row about child contact and finances. He was found guilty of assaulting Cassandra Jones by pressing his forehead against hers and then pushing her to the ground at a house in Streathem, South London on June 8 last year. Mills was originally arrested on June 8, 2021 on suspicion of common assault and was later released on bail. He was charged on August 2. Metropolitan Police said at the time: “Officers attended and a woman reported minor injuries. She did not require hospital treatment.” On September 3, Mills appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court and denied the charges made against him. He was sentenced by district judge Polly Glledhill today at Croydon magistrates court (April 8) who told him she wanted him to work on his behaviour since he “lost his temper and used violence.” Mills was sentenced to a community order with a 24 week curfew and was told he must wear an electronic tag. He was also given… Read More →

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Wet Leg Make Mischief With Concise, Clever Indie Rock

By Beau Hayhoe You’ve heard the song. Your mom has probably heard the song. Anyone you know who’s “extremely online” has definitely heard the song. If you haven’t heard the song? Get ready to meet Wet Leg. The song, of course, is the riotously fun, incredibly clever “Chaise Longue” from the band of the moment (seriously). With its knowing references to Mean Girls (“Would you like us to assign someone to butter your muffin?”), zippy guitar, and a seriously cool bass line, it’s no wonder many dubbed “Chaise Longue” the indie song of last summer. The fervor surrounding the group — formed in 2019 in the Isle of Wight by college friends, rhythm guitarist-lead singer Rhian Teasdale and backing vocalist-lead guitarist Hester Chambers — took off astonishingly quickly, traveling from hitmaker BBC Radio 6 Music to the ears of Iggy Pop himself, who called out the track’s sharp drumming. The rising tide has finally reached the shore, as that smash single is joined by a sonically varied roster of 11 additional songs on Wet Leg’s self-titled debut, out today (April 8) on Domino Records. With each day, the group’s most well-known track reaches an ever-expanding audience — not bad for… Read More →

08APRHit Singles

Wet Leg – Wet Leg

The breakthrough British guitar band of last year, Wet Leg created an inescapable earworm with their debut single “Chaise Longue” and its surreal, sunny, self-directed video. After their former folk-tinged project fizzled out in 2019, Isle Of Wight duo Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers adopted a new name and sound with the intention of making music that was emphatically fun, “goofy and a little bit rude”. Signing to indie hit-maker label Domino, home of Arctic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand, they struck a perfect mood-lifting chord for the end of Covid lockdown, selling out their riotous live shows and even making waves in America. But this debut album arrives in darker, more serious times. Their arch, playful, nursery-rhyme punk-pop escapism risks sounding very Last Year. ORDER NOW: Paul McCartney is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut In fairness, the initial novelty buzz of the band’s early singles has not faded. “Chaise Longue” still sounds instantly, ridiculously catchy and even lightly experimental behind its propulsive new-wave garage-punk throb and hilariously deadpan lyric, a sprechgesang masterclass in saucy innuendo delivered with sexy-cool, arched-eyebrow nonchalance. Its lesser sequel “Wet Dream” is more conventionally indie-rock in sound and more overtly sexual in content,… Read More →

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Daniel Rossen – You Belong There

You Belong There is Daniel Rossen’s first ever full-length solo album. But, as the saying goes, it’s taken him a lifetime to get here. For some 20 years, Rossen has been a member of Grizzly Bear, the orchestral Brooklyn troupe who smartened up the city after The Strokes’ rock’n’roll reign, pioneering a wave of literate, sonically sumptuous indie rock in their wake. Grizzly Bear released five studio albums, won acclaim from the likes of Radiohead – Johnny Greenwood declared them his favourite band – and spawned a side-project of sorts in the shape of Department Of Eagles, which Rossen actually formed while studying linguistics and psychology at New York University around the turn of the millennium. ORDER NOW: Paul McCartney is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut Grizzly Bear’s intrinsic grasp of a certain strain of melodic rock classicism – that of Van Dyke Parks, Paul McCartney and Randy Newman – set them up for longevity. But there were also signs of creative tension, in particular between the band’s nominal leader Ed Droste – who began Grizzly Bear as a solo project in the early 2000s – and Rossen, who joined in 2005 and became the group’s second… Read More →

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Suki Waterhouse gets nostalgic over past love on new single ‘Wild Side’

Suki Waterhouse has shared a slow strumming, nostalgic new single, ‘Wild Side’. Listen to it below. The sentimental track is from her debut album ‘I Can’t Let Go’ which is set to be released May 6 on Sub Pop Records. READ MORE: Suki Waterhouse signs to Sub Pop and tells us about her ‘Thelma & Louise’-inspired new song ‘Moves’ “‘Wild Side’ is about recognizing each other’s past, the beauty and the fear that comes in reminiscing about who you used to love,” she said of the track. Advertisement In the song, Waterhouse ponders on a chaotic but exciting prior relationship, as she sings, “when you got that ex who’s crazy, they’re always running through your mind / remember when we had a wild side?” The actress and singer is also set to tour with Father John Misty from July to October of this year. Tickets will be available here tomorrow (April 7) at 10 am local time. Waterhouse will also be embarking on her headline tour in May as well, with dates in Los Angeles and Brooklyn. View ticket details for the dates here. Suki Waterhouse album cover CREDIT: Press Speaking to NME last year, Waterhouse said that making an… Read More →

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Listen to Porridge Radio’s new track ‘The Rip’, inspired by Charli XCX and Deftones

Porridge Radio have shared their new single ‘The Rip’, which has been inspired by both Charli XCX and Deftones. READ MORE: Porridge Radio – “I’ve always known that we’re the best band in the world” The track is taken from Porridge Radio’s upcoming third album ‘Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky’ and follows on from ‘Back To The Radio’, which was released in February. Speaking about the song, vocalist Dana Margolin said: “We wanted it to sound like massive pop, like Charli XCX, but with the instrumentation of bands like Slothrust or Deftones.” Advertisement Check the song out below, alongside a video directed by Margolin’s sister, Ella. “‘The Rip’ was the last song to be finished for the album, and we finished it about a week before we went into the studio to record it in March 2021,” explained Dana. “It took the longest a song has ever taken me to write lyrics for, and they took form over a few years. At the beginning it was a song about a power dynamic where I was in control, by the end it was about one where I had none.” She added: “My friends always accuse me of making up… Read More →

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Portishead, IDLES and Billy Nomates to play special Bristol War Child concert for Ukraine

Portishead, IDLES and Billy Nomates have been announced to perform at a special War Child concert in Bristol for Ukraine. READ MORE: IDLES live in London: Bristol rockers gaze into the broken mirror that is modern Britain They will be joined by Katy J Pearson, Heavy Lungs and Wilderman for the HELP! gig at the city’s O2 Academy on Bank Holiday Monday on May 2. Tickets will only be available through a £10 prize draw, which will be made at 12pm today (April 7) until April 25, when all winners will be chosen at random. Ticket details can be found here. Advertisement All donations will help the unfolding crisis in Ukraine, and match funding from the UK government will also go to Yemen where millions of children are also in need of protection from conflict. “We are really pleased to be able to support the people of Ukraine by performing a few songs at this event in collaboration with the amazing War Child charity,” said Portishead, who will be performing their first and only concert in seven years. “We have been kindly invited to play this show for the benefit of War Child. Please donate or sign up to this… Read More →

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Kurt Cobain’s final days are being turned into an opera

Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s final days are being turned into an opera by the Royal Opera House in London. READ MORE: Nirvana’s first NME cover feature from 1991: “I’m not sure how our original fans will cope” The production, called Last Days, will be a production adapted from Gus Van Sant’s 2005 film of the same name. The film, which was centred on a young musician called Blake, was loosely based on Cobain’s last days. Cobain died by suicide in 1994 aged 27. A description from the Royal Opera House says that the opera “plunges into the torment that created a modern myth” and that “Blake” is “haunted by objects, visitors and memories distracting him from his true purpose – self-destruction”. The opera has been composed by Oliver Leith, the Royal Opera House’s composer-in-residence. Directed by Copson and Anna Morrissey, it is due to be staged this October at the venue’s Linbury Theatre (via The Guardian). Leith said he was a “massive” Nirvana fan and that “the music soundtracked my teens. It’s some of the first music I learned to play on the guitar. “I owe a lot of how I now make music to the sound of grunge from that… Read More →

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The Subways announce new single ‘You Kill My Cool’, add new drummer to line-up

The Subways have released an “ecstatic” and “destructive” new single, ‘You Kill My Cool’. Listen to the track below. The Hertfordshire indie punks also shared that the love song is from their fifth studio album, which they confirmed will be released later this year. Along with the new music news, the band announced that following the departure of their founding member and drummer Josh Morgan, Camille Phillips of The Ramonas will be playing drums as a permanent addition to the band’s line-up. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Subways (@thesubways) Advertisement “‘You Kill My Cool’ was written at a time when I felt love so strongly that I wanted to be consumed by it, to give myself over to it entirely,” frontman Billy Lunn said of the bold new track. Lunn added: “I recognised a self-effacement in this feeling, as it was a willing submission or surrender that was as much destructive as it was productive. You become ecstatic, beside yourself, and not what you were before. Time stops but moves too quickly, you grow but you also diminish, you feel pleasure alongside immense pain. “The one you love is more than just a single number… Read More →

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Joy Division, Sex Pistols and more to feature in new British Pop Archive in Manchester

Details of a new British Pop Archive in Manchester have been revealed, detailing the history of some of the city’s most famous bands. Hosted at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library at the University of Manchester, the new BPA is described as “a national collection dedicated to the preservation and research of popular culture.” Featuring artefacts from Joy Division, Sex Pistols, New Order and more bands integral to the city’s musical history, the BPA promises to “celebrate and preserve British popular music and other aspects of popular culture, recognising its pivotal influence on the world stage.” Advertisement The BPA’s first exhibit will come in the form of ‘Collection’, launching on May 19. A statement describes it as “a distinctively Manchester-flavoured exhibition, underlining why the city is the perfect home for the British Pop Archive. Curated by British Pop Archive curator Mat Bancroft, Jon Savage and Hannah Barker, it explores the vibrant cultural scene of a city that has driven innovation, creativity and social progress. “The exhibition features iconic items from British pop history, many of which have never been seen by the public. Highlights include personal items relating to The Smiths, New Order, The Haçienda, Factory Records, Granada Television… Read More →

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Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever tackle lockdown loneliness on new single ‘My Echo’

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have shared a lively new single titled ‘My Echo’, contrasting a jaunty, solo-heavy sound with soul-baring lyrics about feeling trapped in isolation. READ MORE: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever: “Lennon, McCartney, Harrison were in competition with each other. We’re not” Written during one of the extended lockdown periods that Melbourne experienced in 2020, the track tackles themes of claustrophobia, anxiety and the damaging effects of a reliance on technology. In a press release, singer/guitarist Fran Keaney said it’s “about being surrounded by phone screens, computer screens, TV screens, paranoia and loss of time and place”. ‘My Echo’ arrives alongside a video directed by longtime collaborator Nick Mckk. It’s a relatively simple clip, following the band as they jam out in a sprawling, open warehouse. Their surroundings are only visible when illuminated by thumping strobes, with the band – at some points clad in papier-mâché masks representing caricatures of themselves – performing in total darkness for the bulk of the clip. Advertisement Take a look at the video below: Expounding on the song’s creation, Keaney explained that the final version of ‘My Echo’ is “pretty faithful to the very first rough recording”. Punctuating the song is a soaring,… Read More →

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Lorde debuts ‘Solar Power’ songs live as she kicks off 2022 world tour

Lorde has showcased several songs from her new album ‘Solar Power’ as she kicked off her 2022 world tour in Nashville. READ MORE: Lorde – “I feel like I can see my world and myself a lot clearer now” The New Zealand singer-songwriter premiered a number of tracks from her third studio LP at the Grand Ole Opry House including opener ‘The Path’, ‘Mood Ring’, ‘Hold No Grudge’ and ‘Oceanic Feeling’. You can view footage and pictures below. Lorde also performed the album’s title track as well as ‘Stoned At The Nail Salon’, ‘Fallen Fruit’, ‘California’, ‘Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen It All)’ and a piano driven version of ‘Dominoes’. Advertisement The gig kickstarted her world tour in North America which will wrap up at the Santa Barbara Bowl on May 7. You can purchase tickets for her remaining dates here. Lorde on opening night of her world tour in Nashville, Tennessee CREDIT: John Shearer/Getty Images for Lorde MOOD RING – LORDE in nashville!! pic.twitter.com/Y4uNdpWWER — maybe: david (@davidxaIan) April 4, 2022 Lorde playing "Oceanic Feeling" in Nashville. That's my favorite ending track to all of her albums since the first listen. #solarpowerworldtour pic.twitter.com/i9fsEZ0n0q — Solar Power Tour ☀️… Read More →

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Gorillaz add Turnstile, Ibeyi, Nia Archives, Willow Kayne and more to All Points East headline set

Gorillaz have announced the complete line-up for their All Points East headline set this summer, with Turnstile, Ibeyi, Nia Archives and Willow Kayne among the added acts – buy your tickets here. READ MORE: Gorillaz – ‘Meanwhile’ EP review: a joyous celebration of Notting Hill Carnival The band had already announced IDLES, Yves Tumor, Self Esteem, Femi Kuti, Obongjayar, NewDad, Remi Wolf and Gabriels to support their show on Friday, August 19 at East London’s Victoria Park. Also joining Gorillaz and the other acts are Kills Birds, Knucks and Ibibio Sound Machine. Advertisement Gorillaz’ UK festival exclusive set opens two mammoth weekends for All Points East. APE Presents: Field Day returns on Saturday, August 20 with a double headline appearance by The Chemical Brothers and Kraftwerk. Gorillaz @allpointseastuk this August?On sale now!? https://t.co/VSesAqLm1r pic.twitter.com/MEvg0qj7Xb — gorillaz (@gorillaz) March 30, 2022 The following weekend sees headline performances from Tame Impala (Thursday, August 25), The National (Friday, August 26), Disclosure (Saturday, August 27) and Nick Cave snd The Bad Seeds (Sunday, August 28). The headline set by Gorillaz will most likely hear the virtual band, fronted by Blur‘s Damon Albarn, play their classic hits. Fans also likely to hear tracks from the… Read More →

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Watch the trailer for controversial new documentary ‘Who Killed The KLF?’

To mark its release on digital platforms yesterday (April 4), filmmaker Chris Atkins has released a trailer for his controversial documentary on The KLF, Who Killed The KLF? READ MORE: The 10 best moments from BRIT Awards history – The KLF The film was premiered last September at the Fantastic Fest in Texas, despite objections from The KLF’s publisher. Snippets of the London duo’s songs, including ‘3am Eternal’ and ‘What Time Is Love?’, are used in the documentary under the fair dealing defence – which allows for the use of copyrighted work without payment or permission if it’s being used for the purpose of criticism. Advertisement However, in a report from last October, lawyers on behalf of The KLF told Atkins and his production crew that they take any alleged infringement “extremely seriously”, and tried to block the film’s release. The group were also against the film’s production when it began. In 2016, member Jimmy Caughty told an interviewer that he was unhappy about the documentary plans, saying: “We don’t want to do it – it’s like an archaeological dig through the past. We’re doing other things that we think are much more interesting.” Atkins moved forward nonetheless, making Who… Read More →

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Fans are reminiscing over when June Brown met Lady Gaga

Fans have been paying tribute to the actor June Brown, who has died at the age of 95, by sharing the heartwarming moment she met Lady Gaga. Best known for her portrayal of Dot Cotton on EastEnders, Brown appeared on The Graham Norton Show in 2013 to promote her book. She featured alongside Greg Davies, Jude Law and Lady Gaga, who was there to perform her ‘Artpop’ tracks ‘Do What U Want’ and ‘Venus’. Brown was introduced by Norton to the stage as someone “who has been a part of everyone’s family” since 1985. As she walked on with her dramatic fur coat and cigarette and sat down next to Lady Gaga, the pair appeared to instantly hit it off. When Norton asked Lady Gaga if she had heard or was a fan of EastEnders, Brown replied: “Don’t say yes darling. If you’re not, you’re not and I don’t blame you.” The singer then told Brown: “I actually am a really big fan of yours. You are so fabulously dressed and I am very honoured to be seated next to you.” Gaga later picked up Brown’s glass of wine, before adding: “I want to drink from your cup to see what… Read More →

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Big Bang return with ‘Still Love’, their first release in four years

Big Bang have made their long-awaited return with the new single ‘Still Love’, their first release in four years. READ MORE: (G)I-DLE on their year-long hiatus, musical identity and first full-length album ‘I Never Die’ The accompanying music video for ‘Still Love’ captures the members of the boyband, Taeyang, Daesung, G-Dragon and T.O.P performing the song from different locations that represent the seasons. Notably, the four K-pop idols do not appear together on the same set at anytime throughout the video. “At sunset next year, a blooming spring, a midsummer night’s dream / Feeling fall, then winter’s snow, four times a year, spring comes again / Goodbye now to my beloved young days / Our beautiful spring summer fall winter,” Taeyang and Daesung sing on the opening verse. Advertisement The release is Big Bang’s first new music in four years, since their 2018 song ‘Flower Road’. YG Entertainment first announced the boyband’s highly-anticipated return in February, where it also revealed member T.O.P. had left the agency. Despite the end of the rapper’s contract with the company, YG also confirmed that T.O.P remains a member of Big Bang. However, the rapper has since hinted that the upcoming project might be the final release… Read More →

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Punk legend Jordan – aka Pamela Rooke – has died

Punk legend Jordan (aka Pamela Rooke) has died aged 66, her family have confirmed. In a statement, her family revealed that Rooke “died peacefully a stone’s throw away from the sea in her home town of Seaford, East Sussex in the company of her loving family at 9pm” last night (April 3). “Jordan (Pamela Rooke) has left her mark on this planet, whether it be as ‘The Queen of Punk’, or for her veterinary work and countless prize winning cats,” the family continued. “She lived life to the full and was true to herself and others throughout the whole of her life. She was totally trusted and respected by all those who knew her. “Jordan was a blessed rare individual indeed. She did not want any speculation regarding her passing, and wished for the world to know that after a short period of illness, she succumbed to a relatively rare form of cancer known as cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer).” “Jordan was a wonderful woman and will be remembered for countless decades to come,” her family added. Rooke was a model who worked with Vivienne Westwood and helped create the W10 London punk look alongside Johnny Rotten, Soo Catwoman and Siouxsie… Read More →

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SEVENTEEN preview new era with heartfelt animated teaser video

SEVENTEEN have released a touching new clip that previews the group’s forthcoming new era. READ MORE: SEVENTEEN look back on their “unforgettable” 2021: “It made us reflect upon how we’ve been taking things for granted” On April 4 at Midnight KST, the 13-member boyband dropped a three-minute-long animated video detailing their journey as a group. Narrated by member Joshua, SEVENTEEN fondly look back on their formation, debut and first meeting with their fans, also known as CARATs. “We are forever grateful to CARATs, who happily hitched along on our ‘journey of youth’ as we sped towards our dreams and goals,” said the idol. “We were able to sprint forward because you were there by our side.” Advertisement Later in the clip, SEVENTEEN tease a “new story that is about to unfold” through their upcoming release. “We will now break free from the shadows that shackled us and soar towards the sun. We will be the sun to CARATs who cheer for us and to the people world over,” the boyband add. Pledis Entertainment first confirmed the news of the group’s forthcoming return last month, where it shared that the boyband were preparing to release their fourth full-length album in… Read More →

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BTS become undercover agents for stunning ‘Butter’ Grammys performance

BTS became undercover agents for a stunning performance of their nominated, chart-topping single at the Grammys 2022 tonight (April 3). Last year, the seven-member record-breakers performed their hit single ‘Dynamite’ remotely from Seoul, while in 2020, they teamed up with Lil Nas X for his performance of ‘Old Town Road’. READ MORE: BTS live in LA: a euphoric return to live performance for the K-pop juggernauts BTS’ performance began with singer Jin operating computers that looked straight out of a spy movie, while Jungkook was lifted down onto the stage on a black pole. The other members were shown sitting at various tables in the crowd, with V flashing a mysterious card at Olivia Rodrigo. Advertisement When Jungkook hit a button, ‘Butter’ began booming around the arena and the group danced from the tables to the stage, where they performed in an art gallery setting. .@BTS_twt “Butter” Grammy Performance #BTS #GRAMMYs (1/2) pic.twitter.com/tQPYvNKtkZ — cess⁷ (@cesstwt_) April 4, 2022 BUTTER DANCE BRAKE#방탄소년단 @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/7vIYGj9yBQ — GLISTEN (@GLISTEN_J) April 4, 2022 Kim Taehyung and Olivia Rodrigo’s skit during BTS Butter performance at Grammys #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/uNEnLT3TQ4 — TTP (@thetaeprint) April 4, 2022 Midway through the performance, security lasers shot across the stage and… Read More →

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Lady Gaga’s Grammys Performance Was A Love Letter To Tony Bennett

From presenting Best Picture at the Oscars to belting on the Grammys stage, it’s just another week for Lady Gaga. For tonight’s (April 3) Grammy Awards, Gaga blasted down from Chromatica to give the audience a big band experience, performing tracks from Love for Sale, the jazz album she recorded with music legend, Tony Bennett. While Bennett wasn’t at the awards ceremony in person — he retired from the stage last year due to his worsening Alzheimer’s condition — he recorded a video introduction to Gaga’s performance, blowing the pop star a kiss. Then, Mother Monster took to the stage, trading her usual Chromatica couture for an elegant turquoise gown, to sing with a big band. Her performance was transformed into a touching love letter to Bennett with videos of the two of them recording in the studio playing behind her. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Gaga brought the house down by singing two tracks, “Love for Sale” and “Do I Love You,” ending her number by sitting on the stage of the MGM Grand Garden Arena, looking into the camera, and saying “I love you, Tony. We miss you.” Gaga and Bennett’s second collaboration, Love for Sale, earned six Grammy nominations… Read More →