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Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticEvery great singer has her own signature, and Dionne Warwick’s, in her defining period in the ’60s and ’70s, was the gorgeous wavery ethereal slowness of her vibrato. It allowed her to hit a note, sustain it with that beautiful wide tremolo, and invest it with a yearning that was pure enough to pierce you.

Ellise Shafer SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not seen the first six episodes of “Euphoria” Season 2.Labrinth doesn’t necessarily consider himself a composer.“I know I am, but I don’t look at myself that way,” the 33-year-old tells Variety. “I’m just transmitting energy that I hear and see and feel.”Indeed, when most people think of a score, they likely hear music that is purely instrumental and orchestral.

Chris Willman Music WriterJerry Moss, who stood at the helm of A&M Records with Herb Alpert for nearly three decades, will be feted at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for two nights in February, with a lineup of A&M-associated artists that includes Sting, Burt Bacharach and Alpert himself.The Feb. 11-12 shows will also include performances from one of A&M’s earliest 1960s successes, Sergio Mendes, as well as the legendary backup (and sometimes lead) vocalist Merry Clayton.

NEW YORK -- One of musical theater's most exciting new writing partnerships started with a breakup song.Composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Steven Sater bonded while creating “Ready to Be Done With You,” cementing a collaboration that has now produced a 13-track concept album sung by some of Broadway's best.“It's just been a thrill ride for me and the thrill of a lifetime to work with Burt,” says Sater, the Tony-, Olivier- and Grammy-winner behind “Spring Awakening,” which paired his story and

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The musician in 1970.

Prince Royce is 32. Actor Annabelle Attanasio (“Bull”) is 28. Musician Howard Lawrence of Disclosure is 27.May 12: Composer Burt Bacharach is 93.

Prince Royce is 32. Actor Annabelle Attanasio (“Bull”) is 28. Musician Howard Lawrence of Disclosure is 27.May 12: Composer Burt Bacharach is 93.

WINNER: Megan Thee StallionChikaNoah CyrusD SmokeDoja CatKaytranadaLady Like, Ingrid AndressYour Life Is a Record, Brandy ClarkWINNER: Wildcard, Miranda LambertNightfall, Little Big TownNever Will, Ashley McBryde"Un Dia (One Day) — J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy"Intentions" — Justin Bieber Featuring Quavo"Dynamite" — BTSWINNER: "Rain on Me" — Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande"Exile" — Taylor Swift Featuring Bon IverBlue Umbrella, (Burt Bacharach &) Daniel TashianTrue Love: A Celebration of

You may be wondering why Renee Zellweger‘s name is trending today and it’s because she was nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award!

Rumer has revealed that she was once told that Paul McCartney cried due to the nerves of performing in The White House in front of then-President Barack Obama.The ‘Seasons Of My Soul’ singer/songwriter was speaking in a new interview about the performance anxiety she felt before performing Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s ‘A House Is Not a Home’ for Obama back in 2012.“I was so nervous, I went down to Glastonbury to do a hippy course beforehand,” Rumer told The Times.

Noel Gallagher has revealed that he’d like to record a covers album, featuring songs by Burt Bacharach and The Smiths.Speaking in a new interview, Gallagher talked about having a new home studio which will allow him to be able to record whenever he wants.“I’d like to do a covers album, now I’m going to have my own studio and I can be there all the time there’s no reason for me not to knock out an old cover between 6 and 7 in the evening,” he told the Daily Star‘s Wired column (via Radio X).“I

Burt Bacharach and Daniel Tashian will be the focus of a digital program on the Grammy Museum’s website on Wednesday (Aug. 5).The two musicians have been working together on projects, including a five-song EP, Blue Umbrella, being released today (July 31).Bacharach is a six-time Grammy winner, including song of the year for co-writing Dionne & Friends’ “That’s What Friends Are For” (1986).

Burt Bacharach has been working on an ending. Not that he's ready to call it quits on a career that began in the 1950s.

Chris Willman Music WriterFor Burt Bacharach, what it’s all about is continuing to write and record music. Not many pop legends in their 90s are releasing new music this year instead of fondly gazing at their trophy shelves, but Bacharach, one of the most celebrated songwriters in pop history, has found a new partner and muse in Daniel Tashian, the Nashville-based singer, songwriter and producer.

The Fourth in America, a primetime special which hopes to honor Americans, demand equality and pay tribute to those on the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.Andy Grammar, Barry Manilow, Burt Bacharach & Musicians from the Berklee College of Music, Carlos and Cindy Santana, CeCe Winans, Don McLean, Harlem Gospel Choir, Jesse Colin Young and Little Kids Rock, Jewel, Kenny Loggins, Martina McBride, The O’Jays, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo as well as The Original Broadway

These three singers are getting a resounding reception on “America’s Got Talent”.

Rest assured there's nothing random about Michael McDonald's decision to release live covers of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" and the 1965 Burt Bacharach-Hal David penned Jackie DeShannon hit "What the World Needs Now Is Love," the latter of which is premiering below."We always end our evening with one of those two songs, or both," McDonald -- who's slated to inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Doobie Brothers on Nov.

Primary Wave Music Publishing announced Wednesday (March 11) that it has struck a multi-million dollar, long-term strategic partnership with legendary composer, songwriter, producer and performer Burt Bacharach.The partnership will include access to Primary Wave’s marketing and branding teams, publicity department and publishing infrastructure, including digital strategy, licensing, synch opportunities and film and TV production.

The catalog of Burt Bacharach, which includes nine No. 1 songs, 48 top 10 hits and more than 500 compositions, will be marketed and administered by Primary Wave Music Publishing in a multi-million-dollar, long-term strategic partnership that also includes an option to acquire a partnership interest in the works.

Elvis Costello picked up his second contemporary Grammy on Sunday for his 2018 album “Look Now,” making his first trip to the podium since he and Burt Bacharach won for their joint project “Painted from Memory” 21 years ago. But, of course, it’s his first miss, all the way back in 1979, that continues to tickle the public imagination.

Over the course of six decades of songwriting, Burt Bacharach has teamed with an impressive cadre of collaborators, most notably Hal David but also ex-wife Carole Bayer Sager and Elvis Costello, among others. Joining the illustrious list now is Melody Federer, a Seattle-based singer-songwriter who co-wrote the just-released "Bridges" with Bacharach.The two were introduced by mutual friend and collaborator Billy Mann.

Mary Ramos, a 2020 Grammy nominee for her work as a music supervisor on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, now finds herself among the nominees for the 2020 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards for her work on that Quentin Tarantino film.

Burt Bacharach doesn't need to perform -- he wrote literally dozens of hits that have made him a wealthy man. And at 91, Bacharach has reached an age when most people prefer to take it easy.