Mike Wass Never one to rehash the past, Madonna is taking a two-pronged approach to celebrating the 40th anniversary of her debut album — nodding to the past with two career-spanning remix collections, while remaining rooted in the present by remixing Sickick’s mega-viral reimagining of “Frozen.”For the third and final iteration, dubbed “Frozen on Fire,” Madonna added new lyrics to the song and invited the masked producer to contribute his own vocals. The result is a trap-tinged adventure that rounds out a trilogy of free-wheeling remixes that began with an Afrobeats overhaul, featuring Nigeria’s Fireboy DML, and then a genre-blurring collaboration with New Jersey’s 070 Shake.While Sickick tinkered with “Frozen” independently, Madonna was quick to realize its potential.
Ray Charles' 'lost' concert makes way to digital platforms
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NEW YORK -- One night in Stockholm half a century ago, Ray Charles delivered a blood-pumping, soul-shaking concert that was almost lost to history.The evening begins with a finger-snapping rendition of Charles' classic concert opener, “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” followed by an electrifying “What’d I Say.” Charles then delivers two more rarities, a lazy, bluesy version of “I've Had My Fun” followed by “Games People Play.” He closes with a frantic “Marie” followed by an extended 8-minute version of “I’ve Got a Woman.” The crowd goes wild.Many details of that night are lost, like the exact date, which venue in the city hosted Charles and the identity of the mysterious engineer who nailed his or her job. But there's no denying that it is a remarkable record.“It captured an incredible moment where he was particularly playing and singing well and the band was on, and so they’re just great versions,” says John Burk, who produced Charles' last album, the Grammy-winning “Genius Loves Company.” “He was kind of at the peak of his powers.”Amid the songs, Charles can be heard interacting with the audience.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I want to introduce at this time some femininity — I like it myself,” he says before singing “Games People Play,” giving each of his four-part backing vocalists the Raelettes a chance to shine.“You get a window into the power of this artist at that time when he was relatively young, strong and the top of his game. And it’s so cool that no one’s heard it before,” says Burk.An eight-track distillation of that night is making its way to digital platforms on Friday.
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READ MORE: Cancer symptoms: The 'feeling' that strikes first thing in the morning - it's a red flagHe also became hooked on heroin from the age of 18 and was arrested in 1965 for possession but left music for a year to free himself from the bad habit. But he came back ready to continue his work and kept performing until the 2000s. But in the end, Ray Charles passed away after an illness made him cancel several appearances in 2004, NPR reported.
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The Judds, Ray Charles join the Country Music Hall of Fame
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