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☆ Natasha Bedingfield tells the real rainy story behind that iconic 'Unwritten' line
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

If the Richter scale measures the energy released by an earthquake, Natasha Bedingfield must have a similar sense for pop songs. @yvngflickk @digitalvibezinc @jubi2fye @iconicwill ♬ original sound - Natasha BedingfieldThe legend of "Unwritten" begins in 2003 with a "little poem" tucked away in Bedingfield's trousers. "Natasha and I are literally playing tennis together when we write songs. "I am known for these positive songs," Bedingfield mused. "I mean, I can't imagine anybody else singing 'Unwritten,' because it is Natasha," said cowriter Danielle Brisebois.

Persons: Natasha Bedingfield, Bedingfield, wasn't, who's, Emma Stone, TikTok, Brit, I'd, Cameron Jordan, Wayne Rodrigues, Danielle Brisebois, she'd, Danielle, Brisebois, Natasha, There's, Rodrigues, Bedingfield's, that's, — Organizations: Phonogenic Records, RCA, Sony Music Locations: Sussex, Los Angeles, Manhattan, England

☆ Disney star turned space CEO: Bridgit Mendler launches satellite data startup backed by major VCs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bridgit Mendler is no stranger to reaching millions of people — now she wants to change how satellite data reaches the ground. "The vision is a data highway between Earth and space," Mendler told CNBC. "Space is getting easier along so many different dimensions but still the actual exercise of sending data to and from space is difficult. Rather than build rockets or satellites, Northwood aims to mass produce ground stations. Also known as teleports, ground stations are the typically large and often circular antennas that connect to satellites in space.

Persons: Bridgit Mendler, The Beverly Hilton, Bridgit, —, Charlie, Mendler, Andreessen Horowitz, Griffin, Luthra, Lockheed Martin Organizations: The Beverly, Disney Channel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard Law School, Federal Communications, Space Bureau, CNBC, Northwood, Founders Fund, Lockheed, Mitre Corporation, Space Locations: Beverly Hills , California, Waverly, El Segundo , California

☆ Paris Jackson says she spent hours covering up all her tattoos — more than 80 of them — for her 2024 Grammys look
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Paris Jackson covered up all her tattoos for her 2024 Grammys look. "Well, I like switching things up," Jackson told Entertainment Tonight while walking the red carpet. "From head to toe, it's just Celine, mama," Jackson told Entertainment Tonight's Nischelle Turner while walking the red carpet. (L) Paris Jackson with her tattoos covered up at the 2024 Grammys. AdvertisementIn 2022, Jackson told People that her first ever tattoo was a spontaneous one.

Persons: Paris Jackson, Jackson, —, Michael Jackson's, Celine, Entertainment Tonight's Nischelle Turner, Celine —, Matt Winkelmeyer, Earl Gibson III, Getty Images Jackson, I'm, Justin Lewis, Michael Jackson, Lewis Organizations: Entertainment, Service, The Recording Academy, Getty Images, BI

The two companies recently teamed up for the “ABBA Voyage” show in London, in which fans could attend a full concert by the Swedish band — as performed by their digital avatars. He says the band won't be on stage during the virtual performance because “that’s the key thing,” of the future-seeking technology. That’s what you could do with this.”Political Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesIn order to create their digital avatars, who are depicted as a kind of superhero version of the band, Kiss performed in motion capture suits. Aespa, the K-pop girl group, frequently perform alongside their digital avatars — the quartet is meant to be viewed as an octet with digital twins. The band deserves to live on because the band is bigger than we are,” Kiss frontman Paul Stanley said in roundtable interview.

Persons: Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer, Eric Singer —, George Lucas ’, ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, —, “, Kiss, Mark Tuan, ”, Tuan, we’ve, Paul Organizations: New York, Kiss, Industrial, Pophouse Entertainment, Machines Locations: New, Madison, London, Swedish

1977: The band releases “Love Gun” and a second live album, “Alive II.” The Gallup Poll names Kiss the most popular band in America. 1981: The band releases “Music From The Elder,” a concept album that evokes “Harry Potter” 20 years before that phenomenon began. 1984-1990: Kiss releases the albums “Animalize,” “Asylum,” “Crazy Nights” and “Hot In The Shade” as MTV embraces their new look. The band releases “Alive IV” with a symphony orchestra in 2003. 2009-2012: Kiss releases “Sonic Boom” and “Monster,” their final studio albums.

Persons: Yorkers, Gene Simmons, cabbie Paul Stanley, Elvis Presley, he'd, Wicked Lester, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Simmons, Stanley, Criss, Beth ”, “ Beth ”, ”, “, Kaskets, Eric Carr, Harry Potter ”, “ The, Vinnie Vincent, Mark St, John, Vincent, Bruce Kulick, Carr, Eric Singer, Alice Cooper, Lita Ford, Paul Stanley's, — Stanley, Kulick, Singer —, Frehley, telegraphing, Kiss, Tommy Thayer, Singer, Wayne Parry Organizations: Garden, Associated Press, Detroit, “, York, NBC, MTV, Kiss, Hall of Fame, Madison Locations: New York, Madison, Detroit Rock City, America

☆ Renata Scotto Spun an Actor’s Insight Into Vocal Gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Oussama Zahr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Scotto contained multitudes, and that extended to her vocal categorization, too. Some have described her as a lyric by fach and a spinto by temperament, attributing her vocal decline — inevitable for any singer — to the irreconcilability of the two. Her Cio-Cio-San in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” preserved on two studio recordings, exploits the permeable boundary among those voice types. The progress is not linear; her voice responds to hopes and doubts that the heroine continually surfaces and suppresses. Scotto’s morbidezza — her ability to inflect her middle voice with captivating softness — was arguably her most impressive quality.

Persons: Scotto, fach, —, Puccini, ”, “, Lorin Maazel, morbidezza, Verdi’s, ” Scotto, pesky, It’s, Riccardo Muti’s, Violetta, Lucia, Mimì, Desdemona Organizations: Cio Locations: Puccini’s, “ La

☆ Jane Birkin: An Adventurous Artist Made in England, Forged in France
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Elisabeth Vincentelli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In 1969, the year that “Slogan” came out, Birkin had a supporting role in Jacques Deray’s scorching, now cult thriller “La Piscine” alongside Alain Delon and Romy Schneider. Throwing yet another twist into her career is that after Gainsbourg, Birkin was in a relationship with the uncompromising filmmaker Jacques Doillon. It felt like a new Jane Birkin, inhabiting her physicality in a way that was almost dangerously unrestrained — and it earned her the first of three César Award nominations. The next year, she appeared in a Marivaux play directed by the influential Patrice Chéreau at his Nanterre theater. Despite her trepidation, her performance was a success, and Birkin continued to appear onstage, alternating, as was her wont, between boulevard fare and Euripides.

Persons: —, — Birkin, ”, Birkin, Jacques Deray’s, Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Joe Dallesandro, Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey, Gainsbourg, Peter Ustinov, Bette Davis, David Niven, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, Jacques Doillon, Alma, Birkin’s, Andrew, Jane Birkin, Patrice Chéreau Locations: Nanterre

☆ Madonna's 'Sex' photos go to auction for the first time at Christie's
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Carlie Porterfield | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Prints of photographs from Madonna’s wildly popular 1992 coffee table book “Sex” will be available for purchase for the first time at Christie’s New York this fall, part of ongoing projects to mark the 30th anniversary of the controversial publication. In October, over 40 prints first published in “Sex” will go up for sale as part of a special standalone auction. “Thirty years on, ‘Sex’ is still somewhat controversial, but it still reads as a very body-positive, sex-positive book,” Himes said. “Sex” also featured Madonna’s then-boyfriend, rapper Vanilla Ice, and stars like supermodel Naomi Campbell and socialite Tatiana von Fürstenberg. The prints will go on display at Christie's galleries in London, Paris and New York before the October auction.

☆ Freddie Mercury's estate will auction hundreds of personal items belonging to the late Queen singer — including handwritten notes, song drafts, and costumes
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hundreds of items owned by Queen singer Freddie Mercury will be auctioned later this year. The auctions will include art he owned, along with notes, drafts of Queen songs, and costumes worn for concerts. One piece already on display at Sotheby's in London is a robe and crown worn by Mercury during Queen's final performances in 1986. Kin Cheung/The Associated PressMary Austin, Mercury's longtime friend and inheritor of his estate and belongings, made the "difficult decision" to sell the items, according to The Associated Press. Many of the items have been stored in Mercury's Garden Lodge home where she has lived since his death in 1991.

☆ Becky G sees 'magic' in collaborations with fellow artists
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Liz Calvario | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Becky G was just 14 years old when she signed her first record deal. In 2016, Becky started releasing songs in Spanish, finding a wider audience and recognition. “I use the word collaboration a lot, because to me, that’s where the magic happens. 1 spot on the Hot Latin Songs chart. That’s really where I tried to focus a lot of my energy and make an impact.

☆ Tony Bennett Finds His Heart in Central Park
▼ + stars: | 2015-11-29 | by ( Alex Vadukul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tony Bennett sat on a green bench in the morning calm of Central Park, painting the fiery foliage of a tree reflecting against a duck pond. He wore a green tracksuit and sneakers. His brush hand zoomed across the sketchbook in his lap. He tuned out the city, sitting by a southern entrance to the park this month. “Excuse me, sir?”Mr. Bennett glanced up and then gazed down again.

Persons: Tony Bennett, —, ”, Mr, Bennett glanced Locations: America

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