Cole Porter: Last News

Tony Bennett’s latest album with Lady Gaga helped him earn yet another Guinness World Record.  The performer released "Love for Sale" on Oct. 1.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Warner Chappell Music publishing has unveiled an original podcast series called “Setting the Standard: Stories from the Great American Songbook,” in partnership with Bang/Audiation – the team behind WCM’s podcast “Final Sessions: Harry Nilsson’s Losst and Founnd.” The new podcast will “weave together story and song into a tapestry of American cultural history for songwriters, historians, musicians, artists, and fans alike,” according to the announcement. Launching on October 25th, “Setting the Standard” will feature eight episodes – each on a different legendary songwriter – starting with three-time Oscar-winning and pioneering film composer Harry Warren. Additional episodes will roll out throughout the year and spotlight composers and songwriters including Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Jule Styne, and more. Using historical sources and new discussions with scholars, critics, artists, and family members, the series will tell the stories of their lives and highlight their most iconic songs. It will also feature exclusive interviews from artists like Billy Corgan and Michael Feinstein, and top songwriters such as Justin Tranter.

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have shared a heartwarming new video to accompany their cover of ‘I Get A Kick Out Of You’ – scroll down to watch it below.The pop star and the iconic crooner have teamed up once again on an album of covers, this time tackling the songs of Cole Porter.The duo’s version of ‘I Get A Kick Out Of You’ will feature on the record, which is titled ‘Love For Sale’ and will be released on October 1. It follows their 2014 collaborative album ‘Cheek To Cheek’.In the video, Gaga and Bennett are shown in the recording studio, laying down their vocals with big smiles on their faces as they swap lines.

2014 hit album, “Cheek to Cheek.”Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, timed the announcement to celebrate Bennett’s 95th birthday on Tuesday, accompanied by a video of the album artwork.“The day we released “Cheek To Cheek” in 2014, @itstonybennett called me and asked me if I wanted to record another album with him, this time celebrating the songs of Cole Porter,” she wrote. “I’m always honored to sing with my friend Tony, so of course I accepted the invitation.

Red Hot + Blue, a 20-track tribute to Cole Porter, included David Byrne, k.d. lang, U2, Annie Lennox, Jimmy Sommerville, and Erasure.It was followed in 1992 by Red Hot + Dance, a compilation focused on club remixes of hits by Madonna, Seal, Crystal Waters, and Sly & the Family Stone that shined an early spotlight on the DJs and producers who were becoming pop stars in their own right.