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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
AMERICAN IDOL FINALIST BREANNA NIX TOPS THE CHARTS WITH OWN RENDITION OF TOBY LIGHTMAN'S POWERFUL ANTHEM "HIGHER"
Lightman's deeply personal song about motherhood and authenticity resonates anew in rising star Nix's rendition currently charting at #1 on iTunes. Listen to Toby Lightman's version of "Higher" Listen to Breanna Nix's version of "Higher" LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Acclaimed singer-songwriter and producer Toby Lightman is seeing her powerful anthem "Higher," which she released last month, reach new heights with a bold and emotionally charged rendition by American Idol finalist Breanna Nix. Originally co-written and produced by Lightman, the track captures the challenges and triumphs of embracing identity and maturity in an industry obsessed with youth. Co-written with close friends, hit makers Shane Stevens (Lady A, Walker Hayes, Meghan Trainor) and Nash Overstreet (Taylor Swift, Kelly Rowland, Britney Spears), "Higher" was brought to life during a reflective songwriting retreat at Lightman's home shortly after she became a mother. With her six-month-old son Leo in a baby seat beside her, Lightman, Stevens, and Overstreet shared candid conversations about turning 40, and the pressure to stay relevant—conversations that shaped the soul of the song. "This song came along at a time when I needed to empower myself and my friends," says Lightman. "To praise our own unique voices and stay true to our authentic selves. As we get older, I truly believe we keep getting better, and that in itself deserves an anthem. This song is that." After a six-year journey of reflection and evolution, along with teaching herself the ins and outs of music production, Lightman independently released her original version of "Higher" on April 11, 2025. Now, her message of resilience is carried forward by Breanna Nix, who delivers a passionate, vocally charged interpretation that honors the song's emotional depth while bringing it to a new audience. "Higher" is currently #1 on iTunes Top Songs & Country Charts. Toby Lightman is represented by Lakeside Entertainment more about Toby Lightman, visit more about Lakeside Entertainment Group, visit View original content: SOURCE Lakeside Entertainment Group Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
CBS News
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Cambridge theater and MIT mark 20 years of creating science based plays
CAMBRIDGE - This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Catalyst Collaborative, a relationship between Central Square Theater in Cambridge, and MIT. It's the longest ongoing partnership between a professional theater and a major research institution in the country, staging and creating plays dealing with science and technology. Combining science and theater The collaboration started in 2004, with a series of conversations in informal gatherings. Co-founder Debra Wise says, "We live in a place that can nurture this kind of program because there are people who expect to be provoked, challenged, as well as entertained when they come to the theater." Over the past two decades, the partnership has generated 35 productions, five new commissioned plays, and 10 world premieres. The latest piece, "Space", focuses on the history of female pilots and astronauts. Executive Director, Catherine Carr Kelly explains, "It amplifies these women, many of whom you might say, 'I remember hearing that name somewhere,' and some you would have no idea…. And it juxtaposes that with the congressional hearings about whether or not women should actually go to space or whether or not they're capable of going to space." MIT professor Alan Lightman is another co-founder. His novel, "Einstein's Dreams", was the first production born from the collaborative, and now dozens followed. "I think some of the scientists gave ideas, stories of science to the theater people, some of which later became plays. And I think the scientists learned the way that artists think," Lightman tells WBZ-TV. "Theater can be about everything life is about. The wonders of our natural world, how to understand it, how to understand our part in it," Wise says. More stories to be told on stage With the fast-growing field of artificial intelligence, Lightman knows there are many stories yet to be told. "When an AI can do many of the tasks that we human beings do, what does it mean to be human? We're redefining what it means to be human. And I think that these are issues that the Catalyst Collaborative at MIT can deal with in the future." For the audience, it's a unique experience "You can come to a play here, and you can have a conversation with a Nobel Prize-winning scientist about what was in the play. That doesn't really happen anywhere else," Carr Kelly explains. You can see "Space" at Central Square Theater through February 23rd.
