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Forbes
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Paul Simon Charts A Brand New Album As One Beloved Classic Returns
Paul Simon places three albums on the Official Album Downloads chart, including a debut for Concert ... More in the Park and a return to the top 20 for Graceland. NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 20: Paul Simon performs onstage during The Nearness Of You Benefit Concert at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on January 20, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images) Last week, Paul Simon was quite busy on the United Kingdom's music charts. The legendary singer-songwriter, often regarded as one of the most creative and important of his generation, saw multiple collections — both solo efforts and those made with his former partner Art Garfunkel — return to various tallies in the country. While some of those sets have faded from view, others have made comebacks worthy of noting this frame. Simon even manages to score a new bestseller in the country, though not with a brand new release. Simon earns a new win on the Official Album Downloads chart this week. On that list, which reflects the top-selling full-lengths and EPs on platforms like iTunes, Concert in the Park: August 15, 1991 arrives. The project narrowly lands on the tally, coming in at No. 97. Simon has now collected a milestone 10 solo placements on that ranking throughout the past several decades. Concert in the Park is Simon's only debut this time around, but two other releases also appear on the charts. Graceland — his bestselling and critically-adored effort — returns to two tallies this frame. It reenters the Official Album Downloads chart at No. 18 and also appears at No. 77 on the Official Albums Sales tally, which counts physical purchases like CDs and vinyl. Simon fills three positions on the Official Album Downloads chart this week. Following Concert in the Park debuting and Graceland returning to the top 20, The Ultimate Collection also bounds back onto the digital-only list. That compilation reappears at No. 60 this frame. The Ultimate Collection is the only one of Simon's projects to climb on the tallies it appeared on last week. The hits-packed set rises slightly on both the Official Albums Streaming and Official Albums charts — the latter being the general all-consumption ranking in the U.K. This time around, The Ultimate Collection improves to Nos. 72 and 81 on those rosters, respectively. Of all the efforts currently appearing on various tallies, only The Ultimate Collection has reached No. 1, doing so on just one of the rankings it now occupies. The win gave Simon a chart-topping title on the Official Albums list — the most prestigious listing for full-lengths and EPs in the U.K. Neither Graceland nor Concert in the Park has broken into the top 10 on any of the tallies they currently occupy, though Graceland came closest on the Official Album Downloads chart. It previously peaked at No. 11 on that roster.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Trump is celebrating the Super Bowl champ Eagles, but star QB Jalen Hurts is skipping the ceremony
Honoree Jalen Hurts attends the Time100 Gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) President Donald Trump arrives on Marine One at the White House, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) President Donald Trump arrives on Marine One at the White House, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Honoree Jalen Hurts attends the Time100 Gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) President Donald Trump arrives on Marine One at the White House, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hosting the 2025 Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles at the White House on Monday, but several players, including quarterback Jalen Hurts, are skipping the celebration. Hurts and other players cited scheduling conflicts as the reasons for their absences, according to a White House official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Advertisement In his first term, Trump invited and then canceled a celebration for the Eagles in 2018 after the franchise's first Super Bowl title. He instead threw his own brief 'Celebration of America' after it became clear most players weren't going to show up. Asked by a reporter on the red carpet of the Time magazine gala last week whether he would take part in the White House visit, Hurts responded with an awkward 'um' and long silence before walking away. Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley visited Trump over the weekend at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, and caught a ride with the president to Washington on Air Force One and then to the White House on Marine One. Trump told reporters on Sunday that he thought Barkley was a 'nice guy.' Advertisement Barkley, meanwhile, pushed back on social media criticism for spending time with Trump. He noted that he has golfed with former President Barack Obama, a Democrat. 'Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand,' Barkley posted on X. Barkley ran away with the Offensive Player of the Year award this past season after rushing for 2,005 yards, eighth-best in NFL history. It was his first season with the Eagles.
Daily Mail
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Gayle King reveals the surprising next mission of all-female Blue Origin space flight crew after controversy
Gayle King has revealed the next mission for the all-female Blue Origin crew - and it isn't another trip to space. The high-profile crew - Lauren Sanchez, Kerianne Flynn, Katy Perry, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and King herself - will be swapping space suits for concert attire as they take their newfound friendship to the front row of one of Perry's shows. King, 70, who has been vocal about her excitement over the crew's April 14 journey, shared the fun twist during a recent interview, revealing that the group will be attending Perry's concert together as their 'next mission.' 'We were on a text chain today saying, we need to all go to Katy's concert. Which city can we go and when? That's our next group activity,' King told Fox News Digital on Thursday. The celebrated TV host, who was honored at the 19th annual TIME100 Gala that night, reflected on their brief journey to space, describing the one-in-a-lifetime experience as 'unforgettable.' 'It was Katy, and it was Lauren, it was names you know,' King said. 'But to me, Amanda Nguyen, Aisha Bowe, Carrie Anne Flynn, these women who were rocket scientists… astrophysicists... filmmakers and all their backstories, that to me was such a bonding experience for all of us. We'll never forget it.' The star-studded TIME100 Gala, hosted at Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, also celebrated Snoop Dogg, Serena Williams, Scarlett Johansson and other influential figures. When asked which celebrity she'd like to see fly to space next, King responded by defending Blue Origin's broader mission. 'The beauty of what they're trying to do there is to make it more accessible, to encourage people,' she said. 'Just think about this… when they built the plane years ago, nobody thought that we would be getting on a 747 these days and thinking nothing about it. Nothing.' While the flight was hailed as a landmark moment for women in STEM, it has drawn harsh criticism, with some questioning the commercial motives behind the 11-minute voyage. But, King and her crewmates are instead focusing on the joy and camaraderie the experience created. 'The goal, I know, is to one day [make sure] that everybody can experience it, who wants to, and I don't think that's such a far-fetched idea,' she added. Though Blue Origin hasn't disclosed the full cost per passenger, a hefty deposit of $150,000 is required. King's surprise revelation comes just the CBS Mornings host was caught defending best friend Oprah Winfrey's reaction during the divisive space trip after the talk show host was accused by skeptics of 'fake crying.' During the launch, cameras caught Oprah, 71, removing her sunglasses and getting emotional as her friend took off in a rocket, which prompted an outpouring of doubts that the tears were insincere. But now, King has explained what really happened. Speaking at the TIME100 Gala on Thursday night, Gayle said of her pal: 'She was so welled up. I know she said at one point [that] she was proud of me. 'When people saw her crying, people said, "Oh, she's so worried. She thinks something's gonna happen."' But King explained to E! News: 'That wasn't it at all. She was crying because she knew what it took for me to do that, and so when I came [back] she was saying, "I'm so proud of you. You did that and I'm so proud of you."' At the launch site, Oprah told reporters that the trip was monumental for King due to her fear of flying. 'I've never been more proud. This is bigger than just going to space for [King]. Any time we're on a flight she's in someone's lap if there's the slightest bit of turbulence,' Oprah shared. 'She has real, real, real anxiety flying. This is overcome a wall of fear, a barrier, I think it's gonna be cathartic for her.' King, however, hit back at critics during an interview with People, in which she said she feels that anyone 'criticizing it doesn't really understand what is happening here.' 'We can all speak to the response we're getting from young women from young girls about what this represents,' the the journalist said, in defense of their short-lived trip to space. Since the controversial flight, singer Perry has also become an international laughing stock and severely damaged her reputation with her zero-gravity antics. She posed for the camera with an excruciatingly earnest expression while in space, brandishing a daisy in honor of her daughter and plugging the set list for her upcoming tour. Perry then tossed her hair melodramatically as she got back off the spacecraft before kissing the ground. Perry then tossed her hair melodramatically as she got back off the spacecraft before kissing the ground. She waxed poetic about feeling 'super connected to love' after her post-flight photo-op, while thanking a reporter who referred to as 'an astronaut' rather than a passenger. 'It's not about singing my songs,' the American Idol judge said. 'It's about a collective energy in there. It's about us. It's about making space for future women and taking up space and belonging.' Her comments spurred almost immediate backlash, leading an insider close to Perry to tell she now regrets how she handled the trip. 'Katy doesn't regret going to space,' the source said, adding how the star now regrets 'kissing the ground' after the flight as well as her 'close-up camera moments' inside the capsule 'It was life changing,' they went on, reiterating Katy's past, polarizing comments.
CBS News
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis celebrates a major milestone, explains why he doesn't get sentimental over historic career
Rooms have been buzzing with the sound of jazz legend Wynton Marsalis' smooth trumpet playing for over half a century now. The world-renowned musician — a nine-time Grammy Award winner and Pulitzer Prize holder — was given his first trumpet at age 6. He began classical training at just 12 years old. At 22, he became the first musician to win a Grammy in both jazz and classical music in the same year. But Marsalis doesn't get emotional when reflecting on his many achievements. "I don't have a sentimental relationship with myself," Marsalis told "CBS Mornings" co-anchor Gayle King during an interview at New York City's Lincoln Center. He doesn't feel proud. He feels grateful. "I'm grateful for … the opportunities that have been provided for me, and the education I received, and all the great musicians I've played with, and play with. And the fantastic people I get to work with. But nothin' I did was about me … This was about jazz," Marsalis said. "The house that Wynton built" Marsalis is the managing and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center which recently marked the 20th anniversary of the opening of Frederick P. Rose Hall — the first complex devoted solely to jazz. Affectionately known as "the house that Wynton built," the 100,000-square-foot facility features carefully curated spaces for performance, education and broadcast. Inside the concert hall, you can often hear Marsalis and the orchestra rehearsing — and sharing notes with each other in the process. "When we rehearse, we do our thing our way. We talk, we argue about music, we go back and forth with each other, 'cause we have that love and that respect," Marsalis explained. Marsalis cherishes collaboration with fellow musicians as they search for the right sound. "When you play your arrangement, if it's not good, the band goes silent. I'll say, 'Y'all don't like that one?'" Marsalis joked. While Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center orchestra are thrilled by the organization's milestone achievements, the legendary jazz musician acknowledges the path to creating their own space wasn't always so smooth. "It was hard," he admitted. "And we wanted to kill each other at the end of it. It's like learnin' how to play. It's hard. But that's what makes it worth doin'." There were a lot of moving parts as the small organization worked to raise money for the jazz concert hall. As they started their journey to build Frederick P. Rose Hall, the group ran out of funds. Marsalis wasn't sure if the building would ever get finished. "At a certain point, [a] gentleman I was talkin' to, I don't remember his name, he said, 'Look, man.' He said, 'I live down the street from John Coltrane's house in Long Island. We're gonna finish this,'" recalled Marsalis, adding that he'll "tear up thinkin' about it." Marsalis' jazz roots run deep Rose Hall, which features three concert and performance spaces, is located in Midtown Manhattan, less than a mile from the famed Juilliard School that Marsalis attended as a teen. Born in New Orleans to renowned jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis Jr., music pulsates through Marsalis' veins. Aside from his father, Marsalis had another role model: John Coltrane. "I started listening to 'Trane all that summer when I was 12. I would put that record on. And I started to be able to hear what he was saying. And then when I heard that, I was like, 'Man, it's like a whole world opened up. Like, you have the wisest, most insightful people in the world are talkin' to you,'" Marsalis recalled when he began his classical training. Marsalis, now 63, has recorded over 100 studio albums. Over the past five decades, he developed a reputation that preceded his art. Some have called him "stuffy" and "combative" and claimed his work was too narrow — but Marsalis doesn't take any of these critiques personally. "I grew up in segregation, OK? And when Martin Luther King was killed, we were integrated into an environment. And many times, what I felt and had to say was not what was being said, OK?" Marsalis explained. Marsalis said he felt like he was just trying to maintain the status quo. But now, Marsalis appears to have found his voice. "Luckily, we live in a democracy. And you can express yourself. The generation before me, they couldn't be in these forums and talk. And I have the freedom to express myself, and they have the freedom to do that," he said. In September, "CBS Mornings" took in the majesty of Rose theater, joining Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center orchestra for opening night of their 20th season. The house was indeed swinging — filled with a captivated audience, dancing in their seats and tapping their fingers along to the beats. That's the magic of jazz.
