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Ariana Grande is learning just how heartwrenching being a judge on “The Voice” really is.

Ari Lennox has shared the bright new visuals for her latest single, the funky Jermaine Dupri-produced "Pressure." In the video, directed by Chandler Lass, Ari pays homage to iconic divas of the past, including Diana Ross and the Supremes, Donna Summer, and TLC.

Queen of Soul’s biopic, “Respect” wasn’t originally Aretha Franklin’s own song.Another soul great — Otis Redding — wrote the tune and released it before Franklin had even made her breakthrough with 1967’s “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You).”But who did it better? Here, we face off 10 classic covers against their originals — and share which song comes out on top.Otis Redding (1965) vs.

Chris Willman Music WriterRemember when Robert Johnson was all the Delta variant anyone needed? Mask up and imagine those more innocent days as you line up this weekend for the second half of Record Store Day 2021, which was divided up into two parts this summer to theoretically keep crowds down.As anyone who attended the first of the two “drops” June 12 can probably tell you, that didn’t seem to be the result.

Chick Vennera was an actor known for roles in TV shows and movies including “The Golden Girls” and “Thank God it’s Friday” and for a voice role in “Animaniacs.”After serving in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, Vennera started his career on stage, including an appearance on Broadway in “Grease.” His first notable onscreen role was in the Donna Summer (1948–2012) movie “Thank God it’s Friday” (1978), in which he disco danced atop a line of parked cars.

Spinning Gold, the long-in-the-works biopic about 1970s Casablanca Records chief Neil Bogart, is heating up again in time for the Cannes Virtual Market. The pic, written and directed by Bogart’s son Timothy Scott Bogart, has added Wiz Khalifa to play Parliament leader George Clinton, Tayla Parx to play Donna Summer, Ledisi to play Gladys Knight and Lyndsy Fonseca to play music manager Joyce Biawitz.

Diana Ross, Jody Watley and Mariah Carey are on point for LGBTQ culture and the era  — from 1987 to 1994. Much of Season 2 revolved around Madonna’s 1990 strike-a-poser “Vogue,” while last week’s episode gave us a double dose of Donna Summer with “She Works Hard for the Money” and “Once Upon a Time” that had us really working it.The HBO series, which is expected to return for its fifth and final season later this year, always hits just the right notes with its music.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorCharlotte Rampling stars as a mysterious entertainer in a new film for fashion house Saint Laurent.The eight-minute video titled “Summer of ‘21,” commissioned by Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello and directed by Gaspar Noé, begins with a woman running and screaming in terror through a forest.

Kelly Clarkson nailed those high notes as she covered Aerosmith’s “Dream On”.

Kelly Clarkson is bringing back those dance club vibes.

What's Love Got to Do with It', and most recently Donna Summer's 1979 hit 'Hot Stuff'.So, when Producer Matt from the Saturday Morning Show on Radio City saw a meme with Kygo and Cilla Black, he thought it was real. Unbelievably, Matt even went so far as to WhatsApp our head of music Toby, to ask him about the new song! To which he got this as a response.

What's Love Got to Do with It', and most recently Donna Summer's 1979 hit 'Hot Stuff'.So, when Hits Radio's Producer Matt saw a meme with Kygo and Cilla Black, he thought it was real. Unbelievably, Matt even went so far as to WhatsApp our head of music Toby, to ask him about the new song! To which he got this as a response.

You haven’t heard “Hot Stuff” like this before.

Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline star in the music video for Kygo’s new remix of Donna Summer’s 1979 hit “Hot Stuff.”The retro-inspired visual, which premiered on Friday, September 18, follows the Outer Banks costars and real-life couple as they return to the barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina.

Joe Porcaro was a drummer who recorded with decades of musical superstars and contributed percussion to his sons’ band, Toto, including on their hit song “Africa.”Porcaro was a sought-after session drummer, and he recorded with greats across genres for more than 40 years.

Elton John is sharing his appreciation for some of his favourite fellow artists.

Donna Summer moment.In the spirit of the late, legendary disco diva, the British chanteuse is getting in every last dance on her new LP, “What’s Your Pleasure?” out Friday.“I was never referencing her before and then I felt [inspired by] these really incredibly anthemic, amazing disco tunes,” Ware, 35, tells The Post. “But also she just had this power and this femininity and flirtation I was so obsessed with.

Donna Summer, and Café Tacvba's "El Baile Y El Salón."The gay and proud "Para Siempre" singer is the latest to share exclusively with Billboard the meaningful songs that have empowered, inspired and liberated him throughout the years.His playlist also features two of his own songs in which he celebrates his love for another man, including his most recent one being "Para Siempre." About this pop anthem, Esteman says, "This song is a reflection of what I'm living with my boyfriend, and it mixes

The more The Masked Singer continues its triumphant march towards the end of Season 3, the more we're sure the identities of the final contestants, and Night Angel just might be the easiest to guess of them all.

Sam Smith just announced their third album, To Die For, is on the way. They’ve already granted fans with an LP teaser after dropping the title track on Valentine’s. This will be their first full-length since 2017’s The Thrill of It All, which previously hit the top of the Billboard 200.

Sam Smith has announced their third album: To Die For is out May 1 (via Capitol). Check out Smith’s announcement below.

Neil Diamond attended a very private run-through of a Broadway-bound musical about his life last week — and was spotted humming along to his songs. The show, as yet untitled, is now on track to hit New York in August 2021 after an out-of-town tryout.

Sam Smith rises 3-1 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart (dated Jan. 25) with "I Feel Love."Smith scores their third leader, following "Promises" (with Calvin Harris, in October 2018) and "Omen" (by Disclosure featuring Smith; October 2015)."Love" is a faithful cover of Donna Summer's 1977 classic, which peaked at No.

Those hit songs with their raw, roiling emotions—from Ironic to You Learn to Hand in My Pocket—still carry some of the spirit of Alanis Morissette in the new Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill.