The CW has confirmed that it is going on a date with FBoy Island and its female spinoff FGirl Island.
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David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ at 40: Producer Nile Rodgers and Engineer Bob Clearmountain on the Making of the Singer’s First Superstar Album “Bowie had this wonderful saying,” Nile Rodgers recalls. “He’d say, ‘Nile, darling, it’s all the same, but different.’” It’s a remarkably simple way of summing up a musical career that has become the go-to reference for artists who are continually changing and challenging themselves. And one of the biggest in his long string of shocking sound-and-vision pivots is the one that brought him true superstardom and his first platinum album: “Let’s Dance,” which was released 40 years ago today. Rodgers, who spoke with Variety about the album in 2018, was already a multiplatinum hitmaker via his work with Chic and Diana Ross. But “Let’s Dance,” which he co-produced with Bowie, was the album that vaulted him into the mainstream — and within a year he’d be helming Madonna’s smash breakthrough album, “Like a Virgin,” and overhauling Duran Duran’s original muddled mix of “The Reflex” into a global smash single.
“David opened a door for me that never closed, and for that I’m grateful,” Rodgers says. Yet the album was hardly an obvious move: A combination of vintage rock and roll, big band jazz and chunky R&B that he and Bowie chose for “Let’s Dance.” It has Rodgers’ chunky rhythm guitar, the slick drum sound of the era — courtesy session ace Omar Hakim and Chic drummer Tony Thompson — but also the bluesy guitar of the then-largely-unknown Texas axe-slinger Stevie Ray Vaughan. Also, Bowie himself was launching a new chapter. Finally free of a burdensome contract with RCA Records, he was taking greater charge of his own career — striking a deal with EMI Manhattan Records to license his
The CW has confirmed that it is going on a date with FBoy Island and its female spinoff FGirl Island.
I'm A Celebrity... South Africa fans think they know who will be next to leave camp after a history-making twist was revealed to the campmates. The spin-off of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here sees prior contestants on the regular show battle it out to be crowned the first 'I'm A Celebrity Legend.'
Their first time! Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith made a statement during their Met Gala debut on Monday, May 1.
Lisa Kennedy “I hate dolls,” writer-director Lagueria Davis states early in her debut documentary “Black Barbie.” By turns a celebration and an interrogation (sometime both simultaneously), the film delves into the history of the titular Black doll Mattel released in 1980. That was 31 years after the first Barbie began her rise to becoming the most iconic, uncomfortably influential, doll in American history. Davis makes a jam-packed argument that the road to Barbie diversity and inclusion has been long and marked by detours, intersections and, maybe a dead end or two. Davis’ first-person, inflected journey — often witty, often weighty — will lead her to a reconsideration of her antipathy (which she attributed to being a tomboy). Her reason for this rethink is personal — and adorable.
I'm A Celebrity ...Get Me Out Of Here! viewers were fuming as the new legends edition of the hit ITV show had them venting about the same issue. A host of famous faces have been together from over 20 years of the hit ITV reality show, this time set in South Africa instead of Australia.
Have you ever wondered how much money Broadway actors make?
Scandoval is slowly unraveling right before our eyes on Vanderpump Rules.
vastly overpaid) $44 billion purchase of the site. But at least when it comes to some of Twitter’s most notable celebrity users, he’s sadly (or, if you prefer, hilariously) mistaken.
Two men who helped Raoul Moat carry out a shooting spree and evade the police in 2010 were eventually jailed for their part in the crime.
Duran Duran’s Roger Taylor has paid tribute to Scots rock legends The Sensational Alex Harvey Band as he made a pitch for his band to record the new Bond theme.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Good news! She’s dead. Director Jon M. Chu has revealed the first look at Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda in the movie version of “Wicked.” “You weren’t told the whole story. What happens when you veer off the Yellow Brick Road? FIRST LOOK of the #WickedMovie … currently in production in Oz,” Chu wrote on Instagram.A post shared by Jon M Chu (@jonmchu) A prequel to “The Wizard of Oz,” “Wicked” recounts everything that happened before Dorothy sauntered down that iconic yellow brick road — and tells the story of how a green-skinned woman named Elphaba becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. Erivo and Grande are starring in the film as Elphaba and Glinda, who form an unlikely friendship that is torn apart by external forces. Additional cast members include Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible and Ethan Slater as Boq.
Jessica Simpson revealed that she still owns her iconic Daisy Dukes from "Dukes of Hazzard." The 42-year-old actress and singer told People Magazine that her closet boasts a collection of the cheeky denim shorts that she wore when she starred as Daisy Duke in the 2005 action comedy. "I actually wore many pairs of the same shorts!" the Texas native said.
Looking cool for the hottest event. The stars hit the desert for the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and they showed off their style while doing it.
Cynthia Littleton Business Editor As seasoned espionage pros, they didn’t give up much, and they didn’t indulge in too much nostalgia. But for an hour or so on Wednesday evening, five core players of “The Americans” reunited in Midtown Manhattan to share stories and spread a few compliments for work they did together on the highly lauded FX series. To mark the 10th anniversary of the spy drama’s debut, stars Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys and Noah Emmerich were joined by showrunners Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields for a lively reunion conversation hosted by the Paley Center for Media. Fields reminded his colleagues that Superstorm Sandy made a surprise guest appearance in “The Americans” pilot, turning the production schedule upside down just before they were scheduled to begin shooting the pilot for DreamWorks Television and Fox Television Studios.
Placing blame. Vanderpump Rules alum Jax Taylor thinks his former costars Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney would still be married if it weren’t for Tom Sandoval.
Party time! Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright celebrated son Cruz’s 2nd birthday with a Toy Story-themed bash and invited a few of their former Vanderpump Rules pals.
Vanderpump Rules star dropped a line of merchandise last week, following her extremely public breakup with her partner of nearly a decade, Tom Sandoval. As the entire world now knows, Sandoval, and Madix broke up after she discovered he had been having a months-long affair with her friend and co-star Raquel Leviss.“Hey guys…I really wanted to share something exciting with you,” Madix posted on her .
Tom Sandoval made a big revelation during the latest episode of Vanderpump Rules.
Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien, who plays Sarah Platt on the ITV soap, is approaching 40 years old, but in her latest photos, she looked a fraction of her age - and a string of co-stars past and present rushed to compliment her, as did her many fans. The 39-year-old actress, who has been on the show since she was a teenager, shared the latest photos with more than half a million followers.
On the outs. Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval faced major backlash amid their cheating scandal — and their Vanderpump Rules costars have been front and center throwing shade.