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The Rolling Stones have shared the full tracklist for their upcoming album ‘Hackney Diamonds’, and confirmed that the record will feature appearances from Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Elton John and Stevie Wonder.The classic rock icons announced details of their forthcoming 24th studio record last week and shared its lead single ‘Angry’, which came with a music video starring Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney.The new LP was announced at a globally live-streamed event from Hackney Empire in East London last Wednesday (September 6), hosted by The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon. Here, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood shared details on the upcoming release, and confirmed it will be their first new music in 18 years – following on from 2005’s ‘A Bigger Bang’.Now, the members have shared the full tracklist of the 12-song album, and confirmed that it will feature an array of guest stars, as well as tracks recorded with late drummer Charlie Watts.Watts features on two of the songs in the listing – ‘Mess It Up’ and ‘Live By The Sword’.

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Hackney Diamonds. The band confirmed during the event that their latest set will feature a number of different types of collaborations with many well-known musicians, including Gaga. The pop superstar will reportedly be featured on a track titled “Sweet Sound of Heaven.” According to the band’s guitarist Ronnie Wood, Gaga sings “really sweet” on the tune.

She chose to include her single “Born This Way” during a recent Jazz + Piano show, which all LGBTQ people know well. The residency is focused largely on jazz songs and tracks that are part of the Great American Songbook, but she deviated fro standards and put a fun classical spin on the dance-pop tune. During a moment captured on video from the show, Gaga sat at her piano and spoke to the crowd before and in between lines from “Born This Way.” “I’ve got something to say about trans rights in this country,” Gaga declared with conviction, before commencing the opening chords of her former Hot 100 No.

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Lady Gaga spoke up for the trans community during a show in Las Vegas on Thursday (August 31), dedicating ‘Born This Way’ to them.The single has long been regarded as an LGBTQ+ anthem, but Gaga doubled down on its message of empowerment at a time where trans rights are under particular threat.Before performing the song, the artist said, “I’ve got something to say about trans rights in this country. You got something to say, you gotta speak up right?” to cheers from the crowd.Just before she finished the song, she added: “You know, sometimes you hear people say things like, ‘I don’t always know what to say.’ Just listen.

Lady Gaga took a moment to honour the late Tony Bennett as she resumed her Las Vegas residency.The pair recorded two covers albums together, 2014’s ‘Cheek To Cheek’ and 2021’s ‘Love For Sale’, before Bennett passed away aged 96 in July after living with Alzheimer’s disease.In her first ‘Jazz And Piano’ show since his death, Gaga dedicated a song to his widow Susan Benedetto, who was thought to have been in the audience.“Susan, everybody in this audience loves you so much,” she began.“The truth is I didn’t know exactly what to say about Tony because this whole show was for Tony, everything. The opening number, the middle number, all the diamonds, all the musical instruments, all the conducting, all the improvisation was in his memory.”She then shared how she thought Bennett would have wanted her to carry on after his death.

Lady Gaga had Tony Bennett and his wife Susan on her mind when she took the stage for the first performance of her returning Jazz & Piano residency in Las Vegas on Thursday night (August 31).

Lady Gaga kicked off a new run of her Jazz & Piano Las Vegas residency with a new haircut and a jam-packed setlist.

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