I love you Tony, and the world loves you too. Believe in love and partnership, even with 60 years between us, and Alzheimer's, there is nothing like the magic of music. "Thank you to the public for loving us, we surely love each other, and you. At 95 years old, he has more nominations than ever, I'm so honored to be his companion in music and his friend," the popstar continued. "This album happened because it was Tony's idea and I made him a promise that we would make it and we did. Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, went on to offer credit to Bennett, 95, for coming up with the concept and making it a reality, even though he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016. Thank you to all the Grammy voters for recognizing me and Tony's dedication to jazz music and for also recognizing it in major categories where this music is often not nominated."
"I'll never forget that today he could track every word I was saying and understood the world was celebrating him and celebrating jazz - a genre that embodies the joy, abundance and imagination of Black music throughout history. I'll never forget today and congratulating Tony on his 6 nominations," she wrote. This means so much to me, the Bennetts, my family, jazz music, and the great Cole Porter who wrote all these timeless classics. Tony Bennetts final performance on stage is captured in One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, a CBS special airing Sunday night at 8 p.m. I just keep crying and am utterly speechless. "I am stunned and shocked and beyond grateful. On Tuesday, officials at the Recording Academy announced that Love for Sale received nominations in six categories, including nods for Album of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, and in an emotional Instagram post, Gaga shared that she was "stunned" by the recognition. No cellphones, cameras or recording devices will be permitted.Lady Gaga is "beyond grateful" to have received six Grammy Award nominations for her and Tony Bennett's new album, Love for Sale.įollowing 2014's Cheek to Cheek, the duo released their second collaborative effort in September, with the record consisting of their renditions of various jazz standards by American composer Cole Porter. The shows will feature song renditions from the Great American Songbook of standards, accompanied by the Tony Bennett Quartet, the Brian Newman Quintet and an orchestra conducted by Michael Bearden.Īll guests over the age of 16 will need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend. Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for all seasons, dies at 78Įddie Mekka, Carmine on ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ dies at 69 Legendary Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez dies at 81Īnne Rice, author of gothic novels, dead at 80
LAPD looking into sexual assault allegations against actor Chris Noth 5 in Los Angeles. Gaga shared the news on Instagram, writing “I am so honored and excited to celebrate Tony’s 95th birthday with him at these special shows. Current nominees Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga reveal why they are looking forward to their forthcoming 57th GRAMMY telecast duet and discuss introducing jazz to a wider audience during an interview at rehearsals for the 57th GRAMMYs on Feb. The Radio City concerts will be Bennett’s last New York City performances of his career, according to a press release for the event, “set appropriately at a venue that Tony has enjoyed a multi-decade run of sold-out shows.”
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