• Lady Gaga Performs with Stevie Wonder For Tony Bennett’s 90th Birthday

    Lady Gaga, along with other high profile celebrities such as Paul McCartney, John Travbolta, Bruce Willis and Martin Scorsese, attended the party for Tony Bennett's 90th birthday on Wednesday. But aside from celebrating with the crooner, the pop star also performed at the event and even sang a duet with Stevie Wonder.

  • Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett to Follow 'Cheek to Cheek' with Cole Porter Album

    Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga broke through the generation gap last year with the release of their old standards-filled album Cheek to Cheek, and it looks like the unlikely duo are going to team up again for another new album. In a new interview, Bennett talked about his relationship with the American Horror Story actress and pop superstar and even hinted about another collaborative record.

  • James Taylor, Tony Bennett and Tom Petty: Longest Streaks Before A No. 1 Album

    James Taylor is a legend. The dude's been around for nearly 50 years. He's seen fire and he's seen rain. But there was one thing that the songwriter never saw during his lengthy career in music: A no. 1 record. That finally changed this week when 'Before This World,' his first album of original material in more than 13 years, peaked at the top of the Billboard 200. That got us at Music Times wondering...what performer took the longest to get their first no. 1 album? We ranked the Top 5, from "least" years to most..including Tom Petty, Tony Bennett and more.

  • Michael Jackson, Prince and More: The Best of The Apollo's Last 30 Years

    New York City is full of famous music venues but few if any can live up to the flory of The Apollo Theater in Harlem, which has hosted the legendary Amateur Night for more than 50 years, as well as playing host to James Brown's Live at the Apollo, which many consider to be among the greatest live albums of all time. Few realize the dark period the venue went through during the '70s and '80s however, totaling nearly ten years where the famous stage was closed. It would be bought and given a shot in the arm however, reopening during May 1985, ready again to host the rowdiest of concerts. Music Times has dug through the last 30 years to find some of the most momentous events and great concerts held at The Apollo since it reopened.

  • 'Trouble in Paradise': Bruce Springsteen, Loretta Lynch Tackle Theme

    Tony Bennett went to no. 1 on the UK charts on this date 60 years ago with his performance of "Stranger in Paradise," an adaptation from the musical Kismet. The vocalist had recorded it more than two years earlier and and it took more than two years of climbing before it got to the top. Although "Stranger In Paradise" may have been one of the most successful songs about things in paradise, more performers have opted for the theme of "Trouble In Paradise," possible referencing the 1932 film classic by the same name. Check out five instances where musical performers—from Loretta Lynn to Bruce Springsteen and Huey Lewis—released songs titled "Trouble In Paradise," with none of them borrowing lyrics.
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