Chely Wright became one of the first country singers to come out as gay openly. Growing up in a small town in Kansas, Wright sang her way to stardom, thinking country music would never be able to handle her secret. She then lived in fear that the truth about her sexuality would destroy...
8. Emma Stone,La La Land Emma Stone sang and danced her way to an Oscar in Damien Chazelle’s movie musicalLa La Land, but the role was actually supposed to go to a different Emma — Emma Watson. While Watson wanted to accept, she was already attached to the role of Belle in Disney...
Her daughter shared her distress over her mom's diagnosis in her music. “Who am I supposed to talk to? What am I supposed to do if there's no you,” she sang in her 2019 track “Soon You’ll Get Better.” “You’ll get better soon, ‘cause you have to.” In a 2019 intervie...
At the 2011 Grammys, Christina Aguilera sang with Yolanda Adams, Martina McBride, Jennifer Hudson, and Florence Welch in a tribute to music legend Aretha Franklin. The tribute was a huge success, but at its end, Christina made news in another way when she tripped and...
First main show performance: The very next year, Chlöe was booked for the main show, where she sang her debut solo single, “Have Mercy.” It reached No. 28 on the Hot 100. Cardi B Pre-show performance: Cardi performed “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” on the pre-show on Aug. 27...
As a major disciple, Kang Joo-sang, professor emeritus at the Department of Physics at Korea University, is also the motif of the fictional character Lee Yong-hu in Kim Jin-myung's novel, "The Rose of Sharon Blooms Again" Age: Dec. at 42 (1935-1977) Birthplace: Yongsan District, ...
This just might be the most motivational song of the year. William Duvall partnered with Mongolian rockers The Hu to totally re-work their track “This Is Mongol”; he took their tracks and produced, engineered and mixed it into the new version — oh, and he also sang the lyrics on the...
Pata sang in the shower. He was one of the last players to linger at the Hecht Athletic Center. Just before Pata left, tight end Chris Zellner overheard him engaged in a heated phone call. “I have never seen him get that annoyed or that pissed off unless it was on the football ...
As she sang on “I’m Still Here,” despite her show-stopping talent, she was continuously turned down by music executives for being “too short, too fat, too black and too old.” She sparked a soul and funk revival after being named lead singer of The Dap-Kings. Their first album ...
Bill Withers, 81. He wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean on Me,”“Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine.” March 30. ___ APRIL ___ Ellis Marsalis Jr., 85. The jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New...