• Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga share 2nd track from upcoming duets album
• Six LGBT persons stoned to death in Uganda
• Speaking of Uganda, the President there just signed a bill criminalizing the transmission of HIV
News Round-up – August 19, 2014
Tweet of the day: Bette Midler & Lady Gaga
Preview: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett debut “Anything Goes” from upcoming Cheek To Cheek CD
The long-awaited collaborative jazz album from Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, Cheek To Cheek, will be released on Streamline/Columbia/Interscope Records on Tuesday, September 23.
The first taste of this new music is the classic Cole Porter song, “Anything Goes”, available today on iTunes and other digital retailers.
An accompanying studio video featuring “Anything Goes” and footage from the recording sessions and moments during the making of Cheek to Cheek is currently available on YouTube and VEVO.
Cheek to Cheek represents a collaboration between two legendary musical artists spanning the generations to celebrate jazz music.
Check out the video preview below:
(via press release)
Music video: Lady Gaga G.U.Y.
Lady Gaga premiered her latest video on Saturday night, G.U.Y., which stands for ‘Girl Under You’.
The seven minute video features the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Andy Cohen. Shot at the Hearst Mansion in California.
Out singer Steve Grand raises over $200K and going on Kickstarter, plus more news you may have missed
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• Out singer/songwriter and current “It” boy Steve Grand’s Kickstarter campaign passes the $200K mark. He was looking for $81K. And he has two more weeks to go…
• Questions are raised about Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation as news comes that only $5K in grants were given out. Gaga’s mom defends the Foundation saying it isn’t built to dole out money.
• A Houston man arrested in the murder of his daughter and her girlfriend was reportedly “not happy” about the couple’s lesbian relationship
• Looks like another “Obamacare victim” is going to save money under her new, improved health insurance, despite GOP spin.
• Sen. Rand Paul wants Kentucky to change the election laws so he can appear on the 2016 ballot twice
Book: “Heal This Way” photographed by Tracey B. Wilson
Lady Gaga’s biggest fans share their emotional journey about coming out, bullying, thoughts of suicide, and the need for acceptance, in this new book.
Written by Lady Gaga’s biggest fans, and photographed by Tracey B.Wilson, Heal This Way: A Love Story is a compilation of photos, letters, and quotes from LGBT youth. The book shares the heroic stories of young adults being bullied, coming out of the closet, and thoughts of suicide; all while encouraging us to love each other.
Heal This Way: A Love Story is a teaching tool that starts a conversation between parents and their kids, or teachers and students about what it means to be gay, and about the effects of bullying.
A portion of the book’s sales benefit Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, providing services for at risk LGBT youth.
Who did it first? Madonna or Lady Gaga?
When someone asks “who did it first – Madonna or Lady Gaga?”
While I’m a fan of both great artists, the answer is simple – Olivia Newton-John.
Any questions…?
Lady Gaga performs “VENUS” with the Muppets on Thanksgiving special
Lady Gaga performs “Venus” with the Muppets on the “Lady Gaga & The Muppets Holiday Spectacular.”
The show also featured other very special guests including Sir Elton John who dueted with Gaga on some “Benny and the Jets” before breaking into some “ARTPOP”
Lady Gaga to have the last dance at Roseland
The NY Daily News is reporting Lady Gaga will close the famed Roseland in NYC with four concerts in late March/April:
Gaga plans to play four shows at the 3,500-capacity venue: Mar. 28, 30, 31 and Apr. 2. Tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 25, at 10 a.m. Prices range from $50 for general admission floor access to $200 for the mezzanine.
Roseland has operated at various times in the city since it opened in 1919, in a space located right around the corner from its current location on 52nd St., west of Broadway. The ballroom ascended with the upswing of jazz in the ‘20s and ‘30s, hosting shows by Louis Armstrong, Count Basie (who had a song called “Roseland Shuffle”), Harry James, Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller.
As an actor in NYC, many was the time I reported to Roseland as the “holding area” for extras for film work. The couches and different areas made for a very comfortable place to hang between set ups.
Lady Gaga new music snippet – “Venus”
Getting more “leaks” of more new Lady Gaga.
Snippet of Lady Gaga’s “Venus”, from her forthcoming album ARTPOP available November 11.