Kennedy Center Announces Next Honorees: Joni Mitchell, Bette Midler, Berry Gordy, Lorne Michaels And Justino Díaz

Chris Willman Music WriterBrandi Carlile’s performance of Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” album at L.A.’s Disney Hall in late 2019, which has become nearly the stuff of legend, was not a one-off after all. Carlile is set to reprise that program, two years later, at Carnegie Hall, with a single performance of the album set for Nov.

Wordtips assessed the number of unique words used in the lyrics of 100 music “legends” and 100 modern pop stars. (Rappers were excluded as they had their own survey a few years ago and the result showed that they are, to use the scientific term, extremely wordy.

Sofia Vergara, Ivana Trump and Jeanine Pirro — is still weighing her options about returning to the late-night comedy show for Season 47 this fall.Strong, 37, told The New York Times she was “still thinking” about her decision to come back for a 10th year.“Throughout the year, there were times where I felt like a fifth-year senior and I’m just hanging around, dead weight,” she said.

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Saturday Night Live’s annual will-they-stay-or-will-they-go debate is alive and well.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor“Saturday Night Live” impresario Lorne Michaels has an intriguing offer for veteran cast members thinking of leaving the show: Don’t.Each summer brings with it an annual “SNL” ritual in which Michaels and top producers try to figure out which members of the current troupe of the show’s “Not Ready for Prime Time Players” will leave and which will remain.

Joni Mitchell is set to release the recordings of two sets at a Canadian coffee shop that were recorded by Jimi Hendrix.

Chris Willman Music WriterIt’s not a Joni Mitchell/Jimi Hendrix collaboration, per se, but the next best thing, or at least the next oddest thing: A recording of a 1968 Mitchell concert that the legendary guitarist captured from a front row seat has been discovered after decades of being considered lost. And it’s among the unreleased material that’s been rounded up for her next boxed set, “Joni Mitchell Archives Vol.

Sega has said that it was somewhat “premature” to have revealed its next Sonic The Hedgehog game.The new untitled game was briefly teased at the end of a Sonic Central livestream back in May, with other announcements such as Sonic Colors: Ultimate, a remaster of the 2010 Wii game.Lasting barely 30 seconds, the CG-animated clip only showed the blue hedgehog running in a speedy blur through a forest, the camera angle obscuring the top half of his face.The teaser gave a minimal indication of what

Resting up. Kevin Connolly shared that both he and his newborn daughter, Kennedy Cruz, were recently diagnosed with COVID-19.

After navigating through the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and mounting a hybrid edition, the New York Film Festival will return to its Lincoln Center base this fall.

Joni Mitchell is among the artists set to be honoured as part of the 2021 Kennedy Center Honors.Mitchell will receive a lifetime achievement award at the live awards ceremony on December 5 at the John F.

Bette Midler and Lorne Michaels are just two of the stars who will be honored at the Kennedy Center Honors this year.

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the selection of five honorees who will receive the 44th Kennedy Center Honors for their lifetime artistic achievements on Wednesday.This year’s honorees include Justino Díaz, Berry Gordy, Lorne Michaels, Bette Midler and Joni Mitchell.The honorees will be celebrated on Dec. 5 on CBS.

Marlo Kelly (Dare Me) is set for a key role opposite Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell in Joe Exotic (working title), Peacock’s limited series based on the Wondery podcast.

The Kennedy Center Honors will return in December with a class that includes Motown Records creator Berry Gordy, "Saturday Night Live" mastermind Lorne Michaels and actress-singer Bette Midler. Organizers expect to operate at full capacity after last year’s ceremony was delayed for months and later conducted under COVID-19 restrictions.

For the first time ever, two Canadians will be recognized at the annual Kennedy Center Honors celebrating their lifetime achievements in the arts.

Chris Willman Music WriterSinger-songwriter Joni Mitchell, singer-actor Bette Midler, Motown chief Berry Gordy, “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels and opera singer Justino Díaz will be feted when the 44th Kennedy Center Honors take place in Washington, D.C. on Dec.

Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, Lorne Michaels, Berry Gordy and Justino Díaz are the latest crop of honorees at the Kennedy Center Honors, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Wednesday.