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See Rare, Sensational Photo of Paul McCartney, Elton John, Families at London Museum Showing

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See Rare, Sensational Photo of Paul McCartney, Elton John, Families at London Museum Showing

Wow!

Paul McCartney, Elton John and families came together for a show called Fragile Beauty at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.

A rare photo was posted to Instagram of the group.

The title is “Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection.

From Instagram: Today, in celebration of Elton’s birthday, we’re excited to share that Fragile Beauty will showcase over 300 rare prints from over 140 era-defining photographers, on loan from Elton and David’s personal collection. Spread across eight thematic sections of the 20th and 21st century, including fashion, reportage, celebrity, the male body, American photography, the Civil Rights movement and AIDS activism of the 1980s.

With the majority of works being on display for the first time, Fragile Beauty’s unrivalled selection of the world’s leading photographers tells a personal and universal story of modern and contemporary photography.

Billie Eilish Debuts “Lunch” at Listening Party. You Probably Won’t Be Hearing it On the Radio (Or in the Supermarket)

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Billie Eilish Debuts “Lunch” at Listening Party. You Probably Won’t Be Hearing it On the Radio (Or in the Supermarket)

(WITH UPDATES) Billie Eilish is only 22, but she’s never shied away from making cutting edge music.

On Wednesday night she debuted her new album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” at Brooklyn’s Barclay Center. Young women packed the arena, but what they got was lyrics of the new generation.

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Goodbye, Taylor Swift songs about breaking up with boys. It’s a new world now.

“I could eat that girl for lunch/Yeah, she dances on my tongue/Tastes like she might be the one/And I can never get enough/I could buy her so much stuff/It’ a craving, not a crush. Yeah.

I don’t think we’ll be hearing that on top 40 radio or in the carpool with the station turned up. But who knows?

Billie said there would be no singles from the album, and now I think we know why.

In the Barclay Center, the electronic music pounded. Eilish is singing strongly, not her usual whisper. She’s loud and proud. It’s 2024.

How will these new songs be received? As Billie sings in “Skinny”:

the internet is hungry for the mеat
It’s kinda funny that somebody’s gotta feed it

Billie Eilish is serving a banquet.

Here’s the song:

@billieeilishbrs LUNCH – @BILLIE EILISH #billieeilish #fyp #coachella #billiestan ♬ i could eat that girl for lunch – Billie Eilish Brasil

Barbra Streisand’s Next Duets Album Will Feature Superstars Paul McCartney, Sting, Other A Listers: Elton? Adele? Ariana?

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Barbra Streisand’s Next Duets Album Will Feature Superstars Paul McCartney, Sting, Other A Listers: Elton? Adele? Ariana?

EXCLUSIVE (REALLY)

Barbra Streisand just released a new a beautiful new single called “Love Will Survive,” for the closing credits of the upcoming series “The Tattooist of Auschwitz.” It’s maybe Streisand’s best new vocal in years thanks to producers Walter Afanasieff (Mariah Carey’s classics) and Peter Asher (Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor classics).

So now I’m told Streisand has booked the producing duo for her next album of duets. Barbra has a couple of these under her belt over her six decade career. But this one sounds like a powerhouse.

Her big gets? (Or theirs, since who doesn’t want to sing with Barbra?) I’m told it’s superstars only: Paul McCartney is said to be, and so is Sting according to sources. Those are certainly as major as you can get. Which songs will they perform? Probably their own. For McCartney, how about “Michelle”? Sting would sound amazing on “Fragile” with Barbra. But who knows?

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I’ve gleaned that talks are going on with Adele, Miley Cyrus, and Ariana Grande, too. I’d love to hear her with Jennifer Hudson. How about “The Way We Were” with Gladys Knight? They each had hits with the Marvin Hamlisch song. Of course, Josh Groban or Michael Buble would be on the list but she’s worked with them before. Elton John? Bob Dylan? Smokey Robinson?

Will we get some rock songs? Fifty years ago Barbra had a major hit with “Stoney End,” produced by Richard Perry and written by Laura Nyro. I’ll bet she can do it again.

So stay tuned. I don’t think this collection can make it out in time for the 2025 Grammys. But 2026 isn’t so far away!

Happy News: Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup Invite Celebrity Guests to Mexico for 1st Anniversary Wedding Party

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Happy News: Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup Invite Celebrity Guests to Mexico for 1st Anniversary Wedding Party

EXCLUSIVE
Heard on the Rialto, as they used to say:

One year after their city hall wedding, stars Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup are having a party.

I’m told that Naomi and Billy have invited 130 friends to a Mexican weekend get away for June 4th-5th. The great acting couple will renew their vows, and say them for the first tie front of friends and family.

Who’ll be there? Mark Ruffalo and wife Sunrise were there the first time, at city hall, so they will likely be present. So, too, should Nicole Kidman, Naomi’s old friend, and her husband, Keith Urban. Will Keith perform?

Some other guests could include Billy’s costars like Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.

The amount of talent in the room will be stunning, starting with the wedding couple. Crudup has a Tony and an Emmy. He’s featured in “The Morning Show” and is on tour with his excellent one man play, “Harry Clarke.”

Naomi has two Oscar nominations and a resume of top notch movies and TV shows including “Mulholland Drive,” “The Impossible,” “Vice,” “The Loudest Voice in the Room,” and “Twin Peaks Season 3.”

It’s actually amazing they even had time to pull this off!

Adam Driver — No Hits in Five Years — Has As Much to Lose as Director in Francis Ford Coppola’s Daring “Megalopolis”

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Adam Driver — No Hits in Five Years — Has As Much to Lose as Director in Francis Ford Coppola’s Daring “Megalopolis”

Everyone’s talking about Thursday’s premiere in Cannes of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.” FFC invested $100 million of his own money into this spectacular. Few have seen it. Coppola is bringing it to Cannes without a distributor, and in competition.

Surely, it will get a headline making 10 minute standing ovation. That will be the story.

But Coppola isn’t the only one who has his career on the line. So does star Adam Driver.

Everyone loves Adam Driver, and he’s had an amazing run. But in reality, Driver has not starred in a hit film since 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.” If it weren’t for his “Star Wars” movies, playing Kylo Ren, Driver’s box office report card isn’t so good.

To wit: “Ferrari” was a total bust. “House of Gucci” was a minor one. “Annette” was barely a movie. No one saw “The Last Duel” or “65.” This is from hard numbers, objectively. Driver works a lot — and is always outstanding — but the material has often undermined his talents.

Driver did his best acting in Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” which was for streaming only. He was just as good in “White Noise,” but it also didn’t play in theaters. They can’t count on his box office report.

So there’s a little pressure for Driver that “Megalopolis” become a success tomorrow night. It’s not like he’ll never work again, but his trajectory just gets more challenged. Let’s hope for the best.

Kate Hudson Wakes Up 23 Years after Oscar Nom for “Almost Famous,” Comes for an Emmy and a Grammy at the Same Time

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Kate Hudson Wakes Up 23 Years after Oscar Nom for “Almost Famous,” Comes for an Emmy and a Grammy at the Same Time

In 2001, Kate Hudson got an Oscar nomination for playing Penny Lane in “Almost Famous.”

Then, instead of having a clear career path, she zigged and zagged. She also had three children. She had a successful business, too.

But now, a quarter of a century later, she’s back!

Kate is releasing an album — which sounds pretty good — and is starring in a Netflix series. She could be up for an Emmy and a Grammy in 2025. Good for her!

The series sounds like “Ted Lasso” combined with a few other things. But Hudson will be perfect as the star of “Running Point,” created by Mindy Kaling. The cast is interesting, as it includes Chet Hanks, the son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, plus Max Greenfield and Drew Tarver, as well as Brenda Song.

The story: “When a scandal forces her brother to resign, Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) is appointed President of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises, and her family business. Ambitious and often overlooked, Isla will have to prove to her skeptical brothers, the board, and the larger sports community that she was the right choice for the job, especially in the unpredictable, male-dominated world of sports.”

Meanwhile, tomorrow night Hudson releases her long awaited first album.

The album is called “Glorious.” Kate is 45, and I think if she wants she can follow the path of Rita Wilson for a post-teen career. Her songs are solid and catchy, the arrangements are perfect for the adult contemporary audience– like me!

Three of the songs are already streaming, and they sound great. She says Linda Ronstadt is her favorite singer and you can tell from these tracks. Hudson is a big, open voice but with a lot of personality. She can actually sing, no trickery. Watch her video from Howard Stern when she sang Aimee Mann’s “Voices Carry.” Love it!

Billie Eilish Books Colbert for Next Week, Posts Snippet of Electronic Sounding “Open the Door” from New Album Coming Tomorrow Night

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Billie Eilish Books Colbert for Next Week, Posts Snippet of Electronic Sounding “Open the Door” from New Album Coming Tomorrow Night

UPDATED: Billie will appear on next Tuesday’s Stephen Colbert Late Night show. She taped two songs last night in front of his audience including “Lunch” and “The Greatest.” The audience didn’t know she was going to perform until she started. Pretty cool.

EARLIER:
Billie Eilish has found tikTok. She’s posted a song called “Open the Door” from her new album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” which will arrive tomorrow night at midnight.

Eilish and brother Finneas will hold listening sessions live tomorrow night in New York and Friday in Los Angeles. They’ll be beamed to AMC Theaters.

Expect “Hit Me” to knock Taylor Swift off her perch at number 1. But that’s ok. Swift has sold 3.5 million copies of “The Tortured Poets Department,” plus she’s made several billion from her tour.

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Meryl Streep Says She Was Frightened At First Cannes 35 Years Ago: “I’m not a rock star, I lead a boring life”

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Meryl Streep Says She Was Frightened At First Cannes 35 Years Ago: “I’m not a rock star, I lead a boring life”

Meryl Streep says when she came to Cannes 35 years ago, she was frightened.

Streep picked up Best Actress in 1989 in the middle of winning three Oscars. The award then was for Fred Schepisi’s “Evil Angels,” a movie no one remembers.

But she says here in an interview from this afternoon that there was little security and that the paparazzi mobbed her. She returned to her hotel room, shaking.

She was shocked. “I’m not a rock star, I live a boring life,” she said. “Not boring. But not one filled with hyperbole.”

You have to love her.

“Wicked”: Here’s the Trailer for Part 1 of the Much Anticipated Musical — Oscar Contender?

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“Wicked”: Here’s the Trailer for Part 1 of the Much Anticipated Musical — Oscar Contender?

“Wicked” Part 1 is coming on November 27th.

The film adaptation of the incredibly successful Broadway musical is much anticipated. Universal actually broke the show into two pieces for movie release.

There’s a big all star cast. You know we’ll be seeing one of these people — probably Cynthia Erivo — at the Oscars. Plus an original song, and lots of production nominations.

Broadway: “Death Becomes Her” Musical on the Way, So Are George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., More Stars

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Broadway: “Death Becomes Her” Musical on the Way, So Are George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., More Stars

The Hollywood strikes last year are now turning into a big win for Broadway.

Both George Clooney and Robert Downey Jr are coming to town next in plays for the first time. Clooney will star in a stage version of his movie, “Good Night and Good Luck” next spring for 2025 Tony Awards season. Downey will be here this fall at Lincoln Center in a play called “McNeal,” directed by Bartlett Sher.

Clooney will play legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow on stage. In the film, which he directed, David Straithairn played Murrow and Clooney was Fred Friendly. Patricia Clarkson played my old friend, Shirley Wershba. (Shirley and husband Joe were CBS News legends.) If Clooney can get Straithairn to play Friendly, and Clarkson to reprise her role, there will be lines around the block.

Also on the schedule now: “Glee” star Darren Criss will open a new musical called “Maybe Happy Ending,” this fall.

Rocker Elvis Costello is aiming toward Broadway when his musical adaptation of “A Face in the Crowd” opens at London’s Young Vic Theater this fall. The great Ramin Karimloo stars as the Andy Griffith character Lonesome Rhodes. (I’ve heard the songs– they are spectacular.)

But the big news this morning: the Meryl Streep comedy “Death Becomes Her” is also a musical. Coming this fall, “Death” stars Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber, and Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child fame. They will play the parts originated by Meryl, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, and Isabella Rossellini.

Broadway sick or dying? Never! Nearly every new show on the boards is selling out right now thanks to the Tony nominations. And also, it’s been the best season in years!

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