Marianne Faithfull: Last News

FKA twigs, Denzel Curry, Marianne Faithfull and more have joined the Musicians For Palestine pledge, calling on their peers to add their names in “refusing to perform at Israel’s complicit cultural institutions”.Blonde Redhead, Arca, UB40 and Sean Kuti are also among more than 900 artists who have now signed up to the initiative. See the full list of 2022 signatories here.It was launched last May following last year’s conflict between Israel and Palestine.At the time protests took place around the world, with people taking to the streets to show their support for the Palestinian people.

Marianne Faithfull are set to be released at the request of her family.A stalwart of the Swinging London arts and music scene in the 1960s, Faithfull became one of the leading female artists during the British Invasion era. She died in January, aged 78.Tributes poured out for the ‘Broken English’ singer, with Blur‘s Graham Coxon, The Charlatans‘ Tim Burgess, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Ed Harcourt, Warren Ellis, Ronnie Wood, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sir Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Metallica and more all penning personal tributes.‘Burning Moonlight’, a four-track EP made up of songs recorded in the year before her death, was originally slated for a February announcement as part of the Record Store Day 2025 list, but the news was postponed following her death.Now, with the blessing of the late singer’s family, DECCA Records have shared news of ‘Burning Moonlight’ as a celebration of Faithfull’s life and sound.

still “The Boss” at 80 — and, over six decades into her legendary career, she’s working on keeping up that title.“I’ll never retire,” Ross, who will turn 81 on March 26, told an audience of adoring fans at the second of two sold-out shows at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre on Saturday. In a year that has seen the deaths of such other music legends as Roberta Flack, Marianne Faithfull and Sam Moore of Sam & Dave, it was a welcome reminder that we still have other eternal pop icons among us.Indeed, Ross’ shows at Kings Theatre, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the venue, came as other octogenarian all-timers are still making moves — from 82-year-old Paul McCartney’s string of club shows at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom to Paul Simon, 83, announcing that he was un-retiring from the road for his “A Quiet Celebration” tour starting April 4 to Mick Jagger, 81, rocking the Oscars with a surprise appearance to present the Best Original Song award on Sunday.If anything, Ross’ two-night stand was a reminder that we should appreciate this eternal goddess while she is still here, blessing us with her presence.While other divas of her generation have passed on — from Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner to, most recently, Flack — Ross is still flexing her “Muscles.”When she opened to “I’m Coming Out” — her 1980 anthem that continues to symbolize liberation and empowerment for both the LGBTQ community and anyone else who needs a feather-boa-lifting boost — Ross was a true living legend in red ruffles.

The Witcher star Freya Allan is set to play Marianne Faithfull in the upcoming Zaida Bergroth-directed biopic, Marianne.A stalwart of the Swinging London arts and music scene in the 1960s, Faithfull became one of the leading female artists during the British Invasion era, and died last month, aged 78.Tributes poured out for the late singer, who had her first hit with the Mick Jagger–Keith Richards composition ‘As Tears Go By’, with Blur‘s Graham Coxon, The Charlatans‘ Tim Burgess, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Ed Harcourt, Warren Ellis, Ronnie Wood, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sir Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Metallica and more all penning personal tributes.Finnish director Zaida Bergroth (Tove) is now set to direct a biopic, titled Marianne, chronicling the life of the London singer. The project is now in pre-production, and British actor and musician Jojo Macari (Sex Education) is attached to star as Jagger.“From angel-innocent pop icon, actress of stage and screen and long-time muse and girlfriend of Mick Jagger, to homelessness, addiction, and ignominy,” a synopsis for the film reads, per Variety.“Marianne will depict Marianne Faithfull’s rollercoaster ride from the brightest lights of the wild 1960s of her youth, to fallen golden girl and then her remarkable phoenix-like rise and resurgence” that “establishes her as one of the great icons and true artists of our time.”The film is being produced by Julia Taylor-Stanley – who had previously worked on a Faithfull biopic that fell apart – and Finnish producer Roosa Toivonen.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Finnish director Zaida Bergroth (“Tove”) is set to direct a Marianne Faithfull biopic titled “Marianne” with “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” star Freya Allan playing the swinging London pop star who passed away in January. British actor and musician Jojo Macari (“Sex Education,” “Those About to Die”) is attached to star as Mick Jagger. The project, now in pre-production, is being pitched to buyers by the U.K.’s Altitude Film Sales at the European Film Market in Berlin.

Paul McCartney has announced a surprise, last-minute, intimate gig in New York tonight (February 11), titled ‘Paul McCartney Rocks The Brewery’.Announcing the news on Instagram, McCartney confirmed that the gig will take place at Bowery Ballroom, with doors opening at 5pm and the show starting at 6.30pm.Tickets for the ‘Paul McCartney Rocks The Brewery’ gig were available on a first-come, first-served basis – however, they have already sold out.A post shared by Paul McCartney (@paulmccartney)Last year McCartney went on his ‘Got Back’ 2024 tour‘, and was even joined by Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr and Rolling Stones‘ Ronnie Wood for the final gig.The ‘Got Back’ tour featured tracks from across McCartney’s catalogue, including some Beatles songs too. Some of the songs that featured included ‘Now and Then’, ‘Let It Be’, ‘Drive My Car’ and ‘Letting Go’.‘A Hard Day’s Night’‘Junior’s Farm’‘Letting Go’‘Drive My Car’‘Got To Get You Into My Life’‘Come On To Me’‘Let Me Roll It’‘Getting Better’‘Let ‘Em In’‘My Valentine’‘Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five’‘Maybe I’m Amazed’‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’‘In Spite of All the Danger’‘Love Me Do’‘Dance Tonight’‘Blackbird’‘Here Today’‘Now and Then’‘Lady Madonna’‘Jet’‘Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!’‘Something’‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’‘Band on the Run’‘Wonderful Christmastime’‘Get Back’ (with Ronnie Wood)‘Let It Be’‘Live and Let Die’‘Hey Jude’‘I’ve Got A Feeling’‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)’ (with Ringo Starr)‘Helter Skelter’ (with Ringo Starr)‘Golden Slumbers’‘Carry That Weight’‘The End’In other McCartney-related news, he recently paid tribute to the late “beautiful, sweet” Marianne Faithfull who passed away on January 30.He took to his official Instagram account to share a

Morrissey has announced new dates for a North American tour – check out the full list of dates and ticketing information below.Last night (February 3), the former Smiths frontman took to social media to announce his latest trek, which will see him hit the road across the United States between April and May.The announcement comes shortly after a short stint of Los Angeles gigs to end off 2024. Prior to that, he also embarked on a sold-out tour of North America in late October and November.Over the course of his upcoming trek, Morrissey will perform in places like San Diego, San Antonio, St.

Coldplay’s Chris Martin performed a heartfelt version of ‘All My Love’ at the 2025 Grammys‘ In Memoriam segment, paying tribute to musicians who passed away over the last year.Among those whose lives were celebrated at the ceremony last night (February 2) was former One Direction star Liam Payne, who tragically died on October 16 last year, after he fell from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel.His death rocked the pop world and has triggered discussions about better protections for young musicians, with fans and high-profile industry figures alike coming forward to campaign for better safeguarding of those in the public eye.At the awards, a video was shown of Payne during his boyband days.

Jamie Lee Curtis has paid tribute to Marianne Faithfull, following the news of her death at the age of 78.On Thursday, (January 30), the iconic singer and actor’s representatives announced that she had “passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family. She will be dearly missed.”Since the news was announced, tributes from across the entertainment world have been pouring in.

Blur‘s Damon Albarn has recalled his time with the late Marianne Faithfull and shared that they used to get “quite lairy”.The death of the iconic singer and actor was confirmed yesterday (January 30) by her representatives who announced that she had “passed away peacefully in London” at the age of 78, “in the company of her loving family.”Mick Jagger shared a personal message to his former partner while Metallica described her as “fearless” and Morrissey said she “brought us all closer”. Sir Paul McCartney also shared a tribute, describing Faithfull as “beautiful and sweet”.

Paul McCartney has paid tribute to the late “beautiful, sweet” Marianne Faithfull who passed away last night (January 30).The death of the iconic singer and actor was confirmed yesterday by her representatives who announced that she had “passed away peacefully in London” at the age of 78, “in the company of her loving family.”Mick Jagger shared a personal message to his former partner while Metallica described her as “fearless” and Morrissey said she “brought us all closer”. A number of other artists and admirers shared tributes to Faithfull, a range of which you can find here.Today (January 31), the former Beatle took to his official Instagram account to share a black and white photo of him alongside Faithfull, writing.

Morrissey has paid tribute to Marianne Faithfull following her death yesterday (January 30).The iconic singer and actor’s representatives announced that she had “passed away peacefully in London” at the age of 78, “in the company of her loving family.”A number of other artists and admirers shared tributes to Faithfull, a range of which you can find here. Mick Jagger also shared a personal message to his former partner while Metallica described her as “fearless”.Now, Morrissey has paid his respects to her on his official website Morrissey Central.Drawing reference to her 1965 hit ‘Come And Stay With Me’ which he said was “my very first purchased disc”, the former Smiths frontman wrote: “Marianne Faithfull, RIP.

Metallica have paid their respects to Marianne Faithfull, following news of her death at age 78.The iconic singer and actor’s representatives announced that she had “passed away peacefully in London” yesterday (January 30), “in the company of her loving family.” A number of other artists and admirers shared tributes to Faithfull, a range of which you can find here. Mick Jagger also shared a personal tribute to his former partner.Now, Metallica have taken to Instagram to share an assortment of photos of various members with Faithfull, along with a message from drummer Lars Ulrich.“Thank you, Marianne… For the good times, For your kindness, For the great stories, For your fearlessness … And the biggest Thank You and Fuck Yeah for your incredible and unique contribution to our music, and for always being so willing to join us in performing it … and partake in the ensuing shenanigans! Rest in Peace – Lars.”A post shared by Metallica (@metallica)Faithfull famously contributed vocals to the Metallica song ‘The Memory Remains’ from their 1997 ‘ReLoad’ album.In 1998, frontman James Hetfield told CMJ New Music Monthly (via Consequence): “She had that voice that we were looking for, that weathered, smellin’-the-cigarettes-on-the-CD kinda voice.

A.D. Amorosi What makes a Marianne Faithfull song great is something an artist can’t buy or learn: It’s the sound of experience.

Mick Jagger has shared a personal tribute to his former partner Marianne Faithfull, following the news of her death at the age of 78.Earlier today (January 30), the iconic singer and actor’s representatives announced that she had “passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family. She will be dearly missed.”Faithfull and Jagger were in a relationship between 1966 and 1970, drawing huge public interest in their private lives during the period.

Marianne Faithfull fans have been sharing footage from the final concert she ever played, following the news of her passing.Earlier today (January 30), Faithfull’s representatives shared the news that the iconic singer and actress had died at the age of 78. “Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family,” the message read.

Marianne Faithfull has died. She was 78.“It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull,” her spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday.“Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family.

Marianne Faithfull has died at the age of 78.The news was confirmed on Thursday evening (January 30) by her spokesperson, who said: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull. Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family.

Marianne Faithfull, who during the Swinging ’60s in London built a career as a singer, songwriter, actor and a muse to such other stars as the Rolling Stones and David Bowie, died today in London. She was 78.

Marianne Faithfull, the legendary singer responsible for songs such as the ’60s standard “As Tears Go By,” has sadly passed away at the age of 78.

Courtney Love, Thurston Moore, My Bloody Valentine’s Deb Googe and Portishead’s Adrian Utley have been working on a project together at Konk Studios in London, along with PJ Harvey collaborator Rob Ellis.It looks as though they’re working on a Marianne Faithfull covers project, per an Instagram post Googe shared on Tuesday (September 10).In the post, Googe wrote, “I spent a day in the Kinks‘ studio, covering Marianne Faithfull songs,” alongside a range of photos from the studio.The producer Ben Christophers made a post, too, in which he called the meeting “an amazing experience in the merging of music and film.. Don’t want to say much more but you’ll find out soon enough.”A post shared by Deb Googe (@googoogiegoo)While we don’t know any more details about the project at this stage, the album ‘The Faithfull: A Tribute To Marianne Faithfull‘ was released last December, featuring covers of 19 songs originally performed by the singer-songwriter between 1964 and 2004.

Marianne Faithfull has teamed up with Sotheby’s to auction off a series of “personal artefacts”.Chanel jackets gifted by Karl Lagerfeld, a Saint Lauren smoking jacket handed to her by former creative director for Dior Homme, a signed expired British passport and a black and red artwork of a female figure by Anita Pallenberg dated 1992 are being auctioned off.Other items also being sold in Sotheby’s first pop culture auction, include handwritten lyrics for songs from albums including ‘Sleep’, ‘There Is A Ghost’ and ‘Sex With Strangers’, an oil painting and tribute to Henrietta Moraes by Maggi Hambling, and scripts from films she has starred in such as The Black Rider and Marie Antoinette.“I’ve decided that it’s time to sell some pieces from my private collection. I have always enjoyed nice things but I’ve never been a materialistic person and frankly I’m still amazed I managed to hang on to anything at all!” the singer-songwriter said.Sotheby’s, the world’s leading destination for fine art and luxury, has announced that personal artefacts from Marianne'…Posted by Marianne Faithfull on Saturday, August 31, 2024“At various moments in my life these talismans of my past have meant so much to me, but I find they belong to a life I’m no longer living and it is time for them to shine for others.