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Daily Record
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Sir Alex Ferguson backs dementia charity as football legend joins music therapy team
The former Aberdeen and Manchester United manager visited staff in Glasgow this week. Football legend Sir Alex Ferguson has signed on as official ambassador to the dementia charity Playlist for Life. The former Manchester United boss is taking on the role after supporting the charity through fundraising and awareness-raising campaigns. He visited staff at the organisation's office in Glasgow this week to learn how Playlist for Life uses music to improve the lives of people living with dementia. Sir Alex said: "Dementia is a big challenge for all of us but we all know someone close to us who has dementia. "It's not always easy to talk about but music is a fantastic thing that can help. "I'm beyond proud to be an ambassador for Playlist for Life. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. "Visiting the team, I can see they are leading the way in using music to transform the lives of people affected by dementia." Sir Alex, who shared his own playlist, including Moon River, It's All In the Game and Danny Boy, with the charity, added: 'Music is a fantastic thing, I've made a start on the playlist of my life, I recommend everyone does the same and supports this fantastic charity.' Playlist for Life has trained 10,000 professionals to embed personal playlists into dementia care with one team in NHS Fife reporting an 80 per cent drop in use of medication used to manage symptoms for a group of people living with dementia. Executive director of Playlist for Life, Michael Timmons, said: 'It's a privilege to have Sir Alex Ferguson pulling on the Playlist for Life jersey as an official ambassador, following many years of quiet but generous support.'
Glasgow Times
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Ferguson backs Playlist for Life in dementia care role
The former Manchester United manager has been a long-time supporter of Playlist for Life, participating in fundraising and awareness campaigns. He began his ambassadorship by visiting the charity's Glasgow office, where he learned how Playlist for Life helps those living with dementia by using personally meaningful music. Sir Alex Ferguson with Michael Timmons (Executive Director, left) (Image: Jamie Simpson) Sir Alex said: "Dementia is a big challenge for all of us, but we all know someone close to us who has dementia. "It's not always easy to talk about, but music is a fantastic thing that can help. 'I'm beyond proud to be an ambassador for Playlist for Life. "Visiting the team and hearing more about the work they do, I can see they are leading the way in using music to transform the lives of people affected by dementia. L-R: Sir Alex Ferguson and Rebecca Kennedy (Head of Communities) (Image: Jamie Simpson) 'Music is a fantastic thing, I've made a start on the playlist of my life, I recommend everyone does the same and supports this fantastic charity.' Sir Alex's own playlist includes songs such as Moon River and Danny Boy. Read more: 'Take it' - Boyd urges Rangers to cash in on 'squad player' Playlist for Life uses scientific research to advocate the use of personal playlists in dementia care within families, communities, care homes, and health boards. The approach starts with creating a personal playlist of songs that evoke treasured memories or loved ones. L-R: Michael Timmons (Executive Director), Sir Alex Ferguson, Sandra Stark (Chair) and Frank Dunn (Trustee) (Image: Jamie Simpson) The organisation has trained nearly 10,000 health and social professionals to incorporate personal playlists into dementia care, with one team in NHS Fife reporting an 80 per cent reduction in medication for a group of people with dementia. Sir Alex has long supported the charity, offering auction prizes and appearing on national television to discuss the impact of meaningful music on dementia care. Michael Timmons, executive director of Playlist for Life, said: "Sir Alex's backing in this new role of ambassador will help us reach many more people living with dementia or caring for someone living with dementia. "It's a privilege to have Sir Alex Ferguson pulling on the Playlist for Life jersey as an official ambassador, following many years of quiet but generous support. "During his visit to our office, he seemed impressed by the team's work and understood the importance of our approach to dementia care." "We hope his support encourages more people to discover the power of personal playlists and create their own today.'
The Herald Scotland
23-07-2025
- Health
- The Herald Scotland
Sir Alex Ferguson shares playlist of his life for charity
The charity advocates for the use of personal playlists in dementia care across communities, health boards, care homes, and for families and people at home. Read More: Its approach, which is backed by more than two decades of research, starts with creating and listening to a playlist of songs that make up the soundtrack to your life, tracks that take you back to special moments in your life and tunes that remind you of loved ones. The organisation has trained almost 10,000 health and social professionals to embed personal playlists into dementia care with one team in NHS Fife reporting an 80% reduction in the use of medication used to manage symptoms for a group of people living with dementia. Sir Alex said: 'Dementia is a big challenge for all of us, but we all know someone close to us who has dementia. It's not always easy to talk about, but music is a fantastic thing that can help. 'I'm beyond proud to be an ambassador for Playlist for Life. Visiting the team and hearing more about the work they do, I can see they are leading the way in using music to transform the lives of people affected by dementia. 'Music is a fantastic thing, I've made a start on the playlist of my life, I recommend everyone does the same and supports this fantastic charity.' Football legend Sir Alex Ferguson signs on as ambassador for music and dementia charity Playlist for Life (Image: Jamie Simpson) Michael Timmons, executive director of Playlist for Life, said: 'Sir Alex's backing in this new role of Ambassador will help us reach many more people living with dementia or caring for someone living with dementia. 'We are working to embed personal playlists into dementia care in communities, hospital and care settings across the UK as standard because it's so much more than something that's just nice to have. Personal playlists can improve the lives of people living with dementia by helping to spark connection and reduce some of the more distressing symptoms. 'It's a privilege to have Sir Alex Ferguson pulling on the Playlist for Life jersey as an official ambassador, following many years of quiet but generous support. "During his visit to our office he seemed impressed by the team's work and understood the importance of our approach to dementia care. We hope his support encourages more people to discover the power of personal playlists and create their own today.' Sir Alex Ferguson's personal playlist Moon River, Henry Mancini (music), Johnny Mercer (lyrics) This is the song that when I'm with my longest and dearest friends from Govan, I always sing. Only they would have the patience to listen to me! It's All in the Game, Nat King Cole This song has a particularly strong memory for me. When I was 17 and playing for Queen's Park, they used to have an annual snooker competition, which I won. But when I went to receive the prize at the Annual Christmas Dance, they wouldn't give me it unless I sang. And this was the song I sang. My Own True Love, Tara's Theme from Gone with the Wind "The theme song from one of the greatest movies of all time. Cathy and I visited Atlanta some years ago when I was studying the American Civil War and visited the house of Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind, which is part of the museum tours." Dirty Old Town, The Pogues "Written by a Glasgow-born man, Ewan MacColl, whose daughter was part of the duet in the famous Christmas song Fairy-tale of New York – Kirsty MacColl & Shane McGowan." Danny Boy "Danny Boy is one of the most sung songs in the world. There is a host of famous singers who have sung it and of course there are many different perspectives on the meaning of the song. One quite sad version is of a father taking his son to catch a train as he was heading off for war and his father was so worried for him that he forgot to give him a hug. The son never returned." The Way We Were, Gladys Knight and the Pips "Also sung by Barbra Streisand, it was the theme song for the movie of the same name, which starred Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford."
USA Today
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Alan Bergman, Oscar-winning songwriter for Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand, dies at 99
Alan Bergman wrote a song with his future wife on the day they first met. Over the next 60 years, they never stopped making music together. Bergman was one half of one of the greatest American songwriting duos. The other half was his wife Marilyn, who died in 2022. On July 17, Alan Bergman died at 99, family spokesperson Ken Sunshine told Reuters. Together, the Bergmans wrote the lyrics for "The Way We Were" and "The Windmills of Your Mind," tunes for the film "Yentl," and the theme songs for 1970s television comedies "Maude," "Alice" and "Good Times." "It was a terrible song, but we loved the process," Bergman said in 2011 of that first collaboration. "And from that day on, we've been writing together." The songwriting team went on to win three Oscars, four Emmys and two Grammy awards, and to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980. Their lyrics were set to the music of composers including Michel Legrand, Marvin Hamlisch, John Williams and Quincy Jones. Singers ranging from Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra to Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand and Sting recorded their songs. Johnny Mercer of 'Moon River' fame mentored Bergman Alan Bergman was born in September 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, in the same hospital where his wife was born a few years later. But the couple didn't meet until 1956, when they were introduced by the composer Lew Spence in Los Angeles. The couple married in 1958 and had one daughter. Bergman wrote his first song when he was 13 years old and continued to pen lyrics into his 90s, after his wife's death. The song "Wherever I May Go (for Marilyn)" was a tribute to her. Bergman studied at the University of North Carolina and completed a Master's degree in music at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he met songwriter Johnny Mercer. Mercer, who wrote the lyrics of "Moon River" for the film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in 1961, became his mentor. Despite his desire to write songs, Bergman first worked as a TV producer in Philadelphia. At Mercer's urging, he moved to California in the 1950s. "I was writing both music and lyrics in those days, and he would listen to what I was writing and critique it and encourage me," Bergman told JazzTimes magazine in 2024. "I would not be here today without him. He was a great influence." Bergman liked to use a baseball analogy to explain the couple's writing process — pitching and catching ideas back and forth. He preferred to have the music before he began to write the lyrics. Composers would leave their compositions with the couple. They would then write words that fit the notes. "We believe that words are at the tips of those notes and it's our job to find them," he told NPR in 2011. "That's the adventure." Alan Bergman, wife Marilyn Bergman's big break came on Frank Sinatra's 'Nice 'n' Easy' "Yellow Bird" was the duo's first money-making song, but their big break came with Frank Sinatra's 1960 album "Nice 'n' Easy." The crooner became a friend of the couple. He referred to them as "the kids." They had another career breakthrough when they worked with composer and producer Quincy Jones in 1967 on the song "In the Heat of the Night," for the film of the same name. They won their first Academy Award for best original song for writing "The Windmills of Your Mind" the following year, with Michel Legrand, for the film "The Thomas Crown Affair." They were awarded another Oscar in 1974 for "The Way We Were" with Marvin Hamlisch, as well as a Grammy for Song of the Year in 1975. In 1983, the couple were the first songwriters to have written three of the five Oscar-nominated songs. Two years later they took home their third Academy Award for "Yentl," starring Barbra Streisand. The singer became a friend and frequent interpreter of their music, recording more than 50 of their songs. She released the album "What Matters Most" as a tribute to the Bergmans and their music. The couple's Emmys included awards for the TV movies "Queen of the Stardust Ballroom" (1975) and "Sybil" (1977), and the song "Ordinary Miracles" from the 1995 Streisand special "Barbra: The Concert."
Business Upturn
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Upturn
Forever Season 2: Release date rumors, cast updates and what to expect next
By Aman Shukla Published on July 6, 2025, 19:30 IST Last updated July 6, 2025, 15:41 IST Netflix's Forever stole hearts with its tender take on young love, pulling from Judy Blume's classic 1975 novel. After Season 1 dropped on May 8, 2025, fans were thrilled when Netflix greenlit a second season just days later on May 14. So, what's in store for Keisha and Justin? Here's the latest on Forever Season 2—release date guesses, who's coming back, and what the story might hold. Forever Season 2 Release Date Rumours Alright, no official date yet, and it's killing me. But let's do some detective work. Season 1 was shot from April to July 2024 and hit our screens in May 2025. If Netflix keeps that vibe, filming for Season 2 could start late 2025 or early 2026. That points to a release around summer 2026—maybe June or July if we're lucky. Forever Season 2 Cast Update Keisha and Justin are the heart of this show, so they're def coming back. Here's the squad we're expecting to see: Lovie Simone as Keisha Clark: The determined track star navigating young love and her path to Howard University. Michael Cooper Jr. as Justin Edwards: The music-loving basketball player with ADHD, pursuing his dreams in music. Xosha Roquemore as Shelly Clark: Keisha's supportive mother. Karen Pittman as Dawn Edwards: Justin's strict but loving mother. Wood Harris as Eric Edwards: Justin's father, a restaurateur who shapes the family's dynamics. Marvin Lawrence Winans III as Jaden Edwards: Justin's younger brother. Barry Shabaka Henley as George: Keisha's grandfather and surrogate father figure. Niles Fitch as Darius: Justin's friend. Ali Gallo as Chloe: A recurring character in the teens' circle. Paigion Walker as Tiffany: Keisha's older cousin. E'myri Crutchfield and Xavier Mills: Additional supporting roles from Season 1. What to Expect in Forever Season 2 Forever Season 1 ended on a bittersweet note, with Keisha and Justin mutually deciding to part ways as she heads to Howard University and he pursues his music career, deferring his enrollment at Northwestern. The finale, underscored by Frank Ocean's 'Moon River,' saw Justin suggest they might be ready for each other in ten years, leaving fans hopeful for a future reunion. Since Judy Blume's novel is a standalone story with no sequel, Season 2 will chart new territory. Mara Brock Akil, the show's creator, has teased that the series will continue to explore themes of self-discovery, identity, and the lasting impact of first love. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , she emphasized the importance of showing young people navigating relationships maturely, suggesting Season 2 will focus on Keisha and Justin's individual growth while keeping their connection alive. Ahmedabad Plane Crash Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication . A media enthusiast who has a strong hold on communication ,content writing and copy writing. Aman is currently working as journalist at
