Trae Patton/NBCAs previously reported, Elton John tweeted about how much he was moved by America’s Got Talent contestant Archie Williams, who served 37 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of rape. But it turns out that Elton didn’t stop there: The music legend also offered him an amazing opportunity.Read More →
Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty ImagesElton John is mourning the death of playwright, author and activist Larry Kramer, best known for his play The Normal Heart, and for founding the landmark Gay Men’s Health Crisis organization and, later, the more militant group ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to UnleashRead More →
Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images By ANDREA DRESDALE, ABC News Elton John is marking the milestone birthday of his oldest and dearest friend today with a sweet social media post. On Twitter and Instagram, Elton salutes Bernie Taupin, who turns 70 today. Over their 50-plus years of collaboration, Bernie wrote the lyricsRead More →
Jamie McCarthy/WireImageBy ANDREA DRESDALE, ABC News Earlier this week, we all enjoyed the heartwarming story of a woman whose stepdad’s dying wish was for her to deliver a portrait that he’d painted of Sting to the rocker himself. Sting’s daughter, actress Mickey Sumner, saw the story, connected with the woman,Read More →
Norman Seeff By ANDREA DRESDALE, ABC News If you missed NBC’s Red Nose Day Special last night, you missed the premiere of James Taylor‘s new animated video for “As Easy As Rolling Off a Log,” a track from his latest album, American Standard. The song first appeared in a 1937Read More →
Chiaki Nozu/WireImageBy ANDREA DRESDALE, ABC News She can’t turn back time, but she can certainly celebrate the passing of it. Cher was surprised on Wednesday — her 74th birthday — with an outdoor party which, of course, incorporated social distancing. According to the New York Post, there were only 10Read More →
Dave J Hogan/Getty ImagesThanks to the success of musical biopics like Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody, there’s been speculation about future biopics based on the lives of every other legendary British rock star. Rod Stewart says he’s all for it, and he even has some ideas about who should play him.Read More →
L-Mickey Sumner, R-Sting; Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesThanks to Sting‘s daughter, Mickey Sumner, a man’s dying wish will be fulfilled. On the Instagram feed Humans of New York, a woman has penned a beautiful tribute to her stepdad, a New York City cop who always wanted to be an artist. Even though heRead More →
ABC/Paula Lobo; Nels IsraelsonThe rescheduled dates for James Taylor and Jackson Browne‘s recently postponed joint U.S. tour have been unveiled. The trek, which originally was slated to kick off on May 15 of this year in New Orleans, now will launch on May 14 of 2021 in the Big Easy.Read More →
Courtesy of Jon Bon JoviJon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, the charity co-founded by the Bon Jovi frontman that works toward ending poverty, hunger and homelessness in the U.S., has launched a new food bank to serve in-need communities in the East End region of New York’s Long Island. The JBJRead More →
