Ella Fitzgerald: Last News

Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh had to interrupt the programme today for some breaking news.

Music industry icon Quincy Jones, who shaped the sound of American music by working with legends like Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra, has sadly died at the age of 91. Arnold Robinson, his publicist, confirmed the tragic news that he died at home in Bel Air on Sunday night, surrounded by his loving family.

Music titan Quincy Jones - who worked with stars including Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles - has died aged 91. The news was confirmed by his publicist Arnold Robinson.

Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91.Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing,” the family said in a statement. “And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.”Jones rose from running with gangs on the South Side of Chicago to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood and amassing an extraordinary musical catalog that includes some of the richest moments of American rhythm and song.

Happy Endings kick (he was not charmed by me), and again to the Modern Family star now that I’m on my fifth comfort watch of the show that made her famous. Hyland, who recently partnered with Kohl’s, laughs politely, in a seemingly not-at-all-creeped-out way, putting me at instant ease.The last time Hyland collaborated with the brand was in 2016 as the creative director of Candies. Since then, among myriad other projects, she’s gone on to star in Little Shop of Horrors off-Broadway (FWIW her “Somewhere That’s Green” is one for the books) and marry Wells Adams, the beloved Bachelor in Paradise bartender.

Kamala Harris showing off a haul of vinyl records has been given the meme treatment — and now you can get involved.Last year, Harris shared a clip on social media where she talked through her purchases from Home Rule Records in Washington, D.C. Among her recommendations was a Charlie Mingus record, who she said was “really one of the greatest jazz performers ever”, as well as Roy Ayers’ ‘Everybody Loves the Sunshine’, which Harris described as one of her “favourite albums of all time” and a “classic”.Finally, she showed off Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald’s “beautiful” collaborative 1959 album, ‘Porgy and Bess’.The video was shared as part of Small Business Week in May 2023, but it’s been recirculating since Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential race earlier this month, and confirmed his support for Harris as the Democratic party’s representative in the upcoming election.

Selena Kuznikov Al Schultz, makeup artist on TV shows such as “The Carol Burnett Show” and “Good Times,” died June 19 at his home in Long Beach, Calif. He was 82. Born in Fond du Lac, Wis.

Babyface, “My, My, My.”That was the feeling in the house at the Apollo on Tuesday night when both Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and Usher Raymond IV — but really, only one name is necessary for each — were honored at the iconic Harlem institution as it celebrated its 90th anniversary with its annual spring benefit.No doubt — it was the ultimate soul-man showtime at the Apollo, raising more than $3 million for the nonprofit organization that has been the music mecca for everyone from Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald to James Brown and Aretha Franklin.Those velvet seats were feeling extra cushy on this night.After 2007 “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks opened the night with a medley of classics, it was all about the boys 90 years after the Apollo opened on Jan. 26, 1934, turning 125th Street into hollowed ground for generations of African-American artists.Given the fancy footwork that took Usher to the Super Bowl halftime stage this year, it was fitting that a dance performance including hits such as “Caught Up,” “Burn” and of course “Yeah!” paid tribute to the 45-year-old singer before he accepted the 2024 Icon Award.“It’s an Icon Award, so I feel like I can take a little more time,” Usher joked as he began his acceptance speech.And then he told the crowd that was standing in salute, “Don’t sit down — I love it.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Feeling angry about Apple’s ranking of the 100 best albums of all time, are you? Good. (From their point of view.) That’s exactly how you’re supposed to feel, given a list that aspires less toward any semblance of an informed or authoritative voice than a seeming sense of randomness that can only be explained away as rage bait.

Later today, the Cannes Film Festival will reverberate with the sound of one of America’s great jazz singers.

Bleachers have released their cover of ‘Almost Like Being in Love’, the final track from the all-star soundtrack to the new TV series The New Look. Listen below.The 10-song soundtrack album has been curated and produced by Bleachers’ own Jack Antonoff, a compilation of covers of early to mid-20th-century songs by contemporary artists.‘Almost Like Being in Love’ was written by legendary songwriting team Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe for the musical Brigadoon, and has been recorded by Nat ‘King’ Cole, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.Listen to Bleachers’ version below:Per an official synopsis, the new Apple TV+ series ‘The New Look’ delves into “the shocking story of how fashion icon Christian Dior and his contemporaries, including Coco Chanel, Pierre Balmain and Cristóbal Balenciaga, navigated the horrors of World War II and launched modern fashion”.It stars Emmy Award-winner Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior, and Academy Award-winner Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel.

Karen Boyer, Gene Wilder’s widow, remembered the last words her late husband said before his death in August 2016.A new “Remembering Gene Wilder” documentary focused on the actor’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease and into his final days.In the film, Boyer recalled listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s legendary hit, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” with Gene before he spoke for the last time.“The music was playing in the background — Ella Fitzgerald was singing ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow,’ and I was lying next to him, and he sat up in bed, and he said, ‘I trust you,'” she said, per People magazine. “And then he said, ‘I love you.’ That’s the last thing he said.”Wilder died on August 29, 2016, from complications with Alzheimer’s disease.

Beabadoobee has shared a blissful cover of ‘It’s Only A Paper Moon’, created for Jack Antonoff‘s soundtrack to The New Look series. Check it out below.Shared today (March 6), the song was created for the series, which is available to stream now on Apple TV+ and focuses on renowned fashion designers like Coco Chanel as they navigated the horrors of the Second World War.Originally, the song was shared back in 1933 with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg and Billy Rose.

Paris, and is available for anyone to use, record, interpolate etc. Though Porter’s original version of the song is in the public domain, later recordings by Ella Fitzgerald and Lady Gaga are not and remain copyrighted.Check out some of the musical compositions and sound recordings that are now in the public domain below.Elsewhere, the famous 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, Steamboat Willie has also entered the public domain, along with Plane Crazy.

Maurice Hines, who tap danced his way to a Tony nomination during a long stage career and was a frequent TV guest, has died at the age of 80, according to reports from friends and family.

EXCLUSIVE: Laura Karpman was drip-fed jazz notes when she was a baby. Her mother’s turn-table featured a playlist that included Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Wes Montgomery and Thelonious Monk, the virtuoso pianist, whose music informs and underpins her own jazz-infused score for Cord Jefferson’s scorching American Fiction.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Kai Widdrington has broken his silence after his exit from the show with Angela Rippon. He gushed over the 'amazing' time he had with dance partner Angela as he broke his silence about their elimination. Over the weekend, Angela and Kai found themselves in the Bottom Two alongside EastEnders star Bobby Brazier and his partner Dianne Buswell.

Fans of Strictly Come Dancing said they 'felt sick' as the results show began on Sunday night (Nov 19). The BBC One dance programme was hit with complaints just seconds in as viewers tuned in to learn the fate of remaining couples.

Strictly Come Dancing star Angela Rippon praised one of the show's real-life couples as she became the latest celebrity to be axed from the competition. The veteran broadcaster achieved a "full circle" moment on Saturday night (November 18) as she performed in Blackpool.

Fans of Strictly Come Dancing say they are 'in shock' over one detail that was revealed during Sunday night's programme (November 19). Viewers tuned into the results show of the BBC One dance competition following Saturday's live show in Blackpool to find out the fate of the remaining seven couples.

Angela Rippon is the eighth celebrity to be eliminated on Strictly Come Dancing following a tense dance off with Bobby Brazier during Sunday's results show. The 79 year old and her partner Kai Widdrington, 28, faced EastEnders star Bobby, 20, and Dianne Buswell in the dreaded dance-off after the two couples received the least amount of votes from the public. Angela and Kai performed their American Smooth to Tea For Two by Ella Fitzgerald again, while Bobby and Dianne performed their Jive to Wake Me Up Before You Go Go by Wham! in a bid to impress the judges at the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom.