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Perth Now
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Barbra Streisand duets with Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey and more on new album
Barbra Streisand has duetted with Bob Dylan, Sir Paul McCartney, Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey and more on a starry new album. The music legend and Hollywood star - whose hits include 'The Way We Were', 'Guilty', 'Papa, Can You Hear Me' and 'Evergreen' - has unveiled her new LP 'The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two', which is due for release on June 27, 2025, and features music's biggest stars. It will act as a follow-up to 2014's 'Partners' album. Powerhouses Streisand, Ariana and Mariah form a supergroup on 'One Heart, One Voice'. Streisand also teams up with James Taylor, Sting, Hozier, Sam Smith, Seal and Josh Groban, plus Tim McGraw, and Laufey on the 11-track collection. The first track to be released is 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' with 'Too Sweet' hitmaker Hozier. The 1957 folk song was originally penned by Ewan MacColl and made famous by the late Roberta Flack. Hozier said: 'Barbra Streisand is one of the most enduring and iconic vocalists of our time, and somebody who defined an era with the sheer force of her voice, her talent, charisma and vision. To be asked to join her on a duet was a huge honour and came as a wonderful and welcome surprise. Ewan MacColl's 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', made famous by the stunning Roberta Flack recording, has always mystified me. It is, to me, one of the most beautiful love songs ever written. Like so many, I was deeply saddened to hear of her recent passing. Along with the honour I have to sing on this record with Barbra, I hope this duet offers something of a gesture to Roberta Flack's incredible legacy.' Streisand commented: 'I've always loved singing duets with gifted artists. They inspire me in unique and different ways…and make our time in the studio a joy! My new album, The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two, gave me the chance to work and play with some of my old friends, label mates, and new artists too. I admire all of them… and I hope that you'll enjoy listening to our collaborations as much as I enjoyed recording with all of my wonderful partners.' With Beatles legend McCartney, Streisand covers his 2012 solo song 'My Valentine' and Dylan appears on 'The Very Thought Of You', the jazz standard covered by the likes of Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, and Tony Bennett. Streisand and her special guests are accompanied by orchestrations by William Ross and David Campbell, recorded at The Streisand Scoring Stage in Culver City, California and with the venerable London Symphony Orchestra at London's Abbey Road Studios. The 'A Star Is Born' star has previously recorded duets with Neil Diamond, Barry Gibb, Kris Kristofferson, Donna Summer, Bryan Adams, and Celine Dion. The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two tracklisting: 1. THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE with Hozier 2. MY VALENTINE with Paul McCartney 3. TO LOSE YOU AGAIN with Sam Smith 4. THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU with Bob Dylan 5. LETTER TO MY 13 YEAR OLD SELF with Laufey 6. ONE HEART, ONE VOICE with Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande 7. I LOVE US with Tim McGraw 8. SECRET O' LIFE with James Taylor 9. FRAGILE with Sting 10. WHERE DO I GO FROM YOU? with Josh Groban 11. LOVE WILL SURVIVE with Seal
Scottish Sun
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Amy MacDonald reveals TRNSMT crowd inspired song for her new album
She revealed what inspired her new single Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) AMY MacDonald revealed a song on her new album was inspired by the crowd at TRNSMT. The Glasgow-born star spoke ahead of her pop-up gig at Princes Square in her home city. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 7 Amy MacDonald performed at Princes Square Credit: Tom Farmer 7 The pop-up set saw hundreds of fans attend Credit: Tom Farmer 7 She performed her new song and some fan favourites Credit: Tom Farmer 7 Her new single was released today Credit: Tom Farmer 7 The singer will soon be touring the UK and Europe Credit: Tom Farmer 7 Amy MacDonald's new album will be released in July Credit: Tom Farmer She gave the electric performance in front of hundreds of fans who packed into the shopping centre to see her show. It came as the star released her new single 'Is This What You've Been Waiting For' today and it will be part of her album of the same name will be released on July 11. Amy promised her bumper sixth album will feature a song for everyone and were inspired by 'the treadmill of life' and will pay homage to live music. In a sit down chat with The Scottish Sun, she said: 'The opening single, Is This What You've Been Waiting For, was just initially inspired by live music. 'I saw amazing videos of U2 performing at the Sphere venue in Las Vegas and it just got me so incredibly excited just thinking how nothing can replicate a gig. 'I think with all the advancements in AI and stuff like that a lot of people worry about music and all of that. but I don't think anything will ever be able to replace that feeling of being at a live show and that's kind of where that inspiration came from. 'It was then just more so about the kind of treadmill of life and working and all of that.' One song on the new album came from one live music experience, when she was shocked by the great reception she received at the TRNSMT festival. Despite being nervous about performing at the major event, she said the atmosphere generated by the young fans was so energetic she dedicated the song to them, Amy added: 'Another song on my record called Can You Hear Me was actually inspired by the audience at the TRNSMT Festival. 'I played that a few years ago and I was a bit nervous going out because the crowd were really young and I thought to myself, gosh, some of these kids wouldn't even have been born when these songs were coming out. They're not going to enjoy this. They're not going to know anything. 'I was so taken aback by how they just knew every word and they were just having the time of their life and I was just so moved by it that I went back and I wrote the song Can You Hear Me? 'It's basically an anthem for the young people of today. I just thought they were really inspiring and it was just great to see so much happiness in a world of doom and gloom. I just felt really enthused by the younger generation and they inspired that song.' Amy will be embarking on a huge tour of the UK and Europe - where she has sold out shows across Switzerland and Germany. Amy's hails Glasgow's music scene EXCL BY HARRY WILLIAMSON Amy MacDonald told how growing up in the city where live music is the lifeblood saw great opportunities for her to break onto the music scene. She said: "I think a lot of people will be quite inspired by that. I would too. "We have so many venues and it was really great for me growing up here because there were so many venues that I could play. "I was able to get out and play gigs constantly and there's just always been that accessibility here and it's really great. "I remember playing the King Tut's for the first time and I was just a support act for another artist. "I think it was an American artist and I was just on there to play at the start. But obviously all my friends and family came and for me that was like, oh my god I'm playing the King Tut's. "Even now when I go back and I see my name on the stairs I just think that's amazing. I think we're really lucky to have a venue like that that has so much history behind it. "Then obviously you've got the Barrowlands which I've just loved from day one. They put me in their hall of fame because I played there so many times and I wrote a song about the place as well. "So we are just kind of spoiled for choice here in Glasgow." But it will see her come back to her hometown and perform at the OVO Hydro on December 12 - which is set to be a special experience for the Bishopbriggs-born singer. She said: 'My concert agent had been asking me to play the Hydro for years previously and I would always say no because I just thought I'm not going to be able to sell all of those tickets. 'So when we put it on sale the last time and sold it out I was completely blown away by that. 'I was like gosh, after all this time people still want to come to these gigs and it just means so much to me. 'So to be able to do that a second time is really exciting and we had the best time doing it previously and it was just one of those nights that felt really special and felt like there was a real incredible atmosphere. 'I'm looking forward to that again. It's something you can't replicate anywhere other than where you are and I'm lucky that I'm from Glasgow. Amy's gesture to superfan BY HARRY WILLIAMSON AMY MacDonald superfan Maree Cameron travelled through from Edinburgh with mum Carolyn, 46, to see Amy perform. The youngster, 11, recalled how she send a personally-made card to the singer to tell her she was her favourite artist and she got a special response. Maree said: "I really enjoyed the show. I've been a fan for as long as I can remember. "I sent her a card once to tell her she was my favourite artist and I really liked her songs. "She actually wrote back to say thank you and gave us a free CD." Mum Carolyn added: "We would love to see her at the Hydro, we're already signed up to get tickets. "It was lovely to see her live today and we really like the new song." 'We've got the added bonus that everybody knows that Glasgow crowds are the best. 'So when you add that to it being your hometown as well. It's like a double whammy of specialness.' Amy delivered an electric performance for the hundreds of fans who had gathered to see her perform. She performed new tune Is This What You've Been Waiting For' alongside classic hits The Hudson and Statues. But the crowds erupted into applause as they clapped and danced along to her iconic tunes Mr Rock and Roll and This Is The Life.
