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Are You More Likely to See a Broadway Show If a Famous Musician Is Behind It?
Regina Spektor is headed to the Great White Way! It was announced yesterday that the famous songstress will be creating the score for a new Broadway musical inspired by Sleeping Beauty.
As a Spektor fan, this news makes perfect sense to me.
What to Download: New Music Today
Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores. So I take a spin through each week's music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. In addition to my picks below, you can also download Michael Johns's new album and the Transformers 2 soundtrack.
Listen Up: New From Regina Spektor, "Laughing With"
I often feel nice and relaxed when I listen to Regina Spektor's music with its sweet piano melodies and her adorable voice. Some of her songs are playful and quirky, some are soft and dark. But this newest track, "Laughing With," off her upcoming album Far, just makes me sad.
Buzz News Roundup, 4/13
- Regina Spektor's latest album is headed to stores in June. — Billboard
- William Hurt will join the cast of Ridley Scott's Robin Hood as William Marshall, the Earl of Pembroke. — The Hollywood Reporter
- TNT won't renew Trust Me for a second season.
What to Download: New Music on iTunes
Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores, including iTunes. So I take a spin through each week's iTunes music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. Here are today's selections:
Not just Beyonce's little sister anymore: I posted the video for Solange Knowles's single "I Decided" a while back and now the entire album is available.
Song of the Day: Ben Folds With Regina Spektor, "You Don't Know Me"
Ben Folds's plucky tune "You Don't Know Me" has that bouncy piano thing that actually reminds me more of Regina Spektor's music than Ben Folds's, so it seems fitting that Spektor would contribute some sweet vocals to the track. "You Don't Know Me" will be on Ben Folds's September album Way to Normal.
I'm really digging this song.
Singer to Watch: Who’s Singing That MacBook Commercial?
I have a serious weakness for a pretty, quirky folk song a la Regina Spektor. When done well, songs out of this genre can feel so light and ethereal that you want to sprout wings and fly — or, buy a new laptop.
That’s at least what the folks over at Apple are hoping French-born Israeli singer Yael Naïm's song "New Soul" will inspire you to do, as they've featured it in their new MacBook Air TV spot.
Music Video: Regina Spektor, "Better"
Regina Spektor already made one music video for "Better," but apparently, the nature of the song has inspired her to try again. If you're not familiar with the stellar music of this Russian-Jewish songstress, this video is a good introduction, since it features an army of Regina lookalikes with wild hair and icy-blue stares.
It's also a great taste of the quirky, piano-heavy folk pop that Spektor so artfully established on last year's Begin to Hope.
Playlist: Best of 2006
Every Monday on BuzzSugar, I'll be posting a themed Playlist, and you guys can tell me what songs you'd choose for the occasion. This week, I was prepared to put my Top 20 Albums of 2006 behind me and start looking forward to 2007. But after seeing all of the great Buzzworthy picks for readers' top albums of 2006, I couldn't resist just one more nod to the great music that came out in '06.
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What to TiVo: Friday
- ABC is new with Supernanny, Ugly Betty, and 20/20
- CBS is new with Ghost Whisperer, Medium, and NUMB3RS
- FOX has repeats of House and Bones
- NBC is new with Law & Order
- The CW is new with Smallville and has a repeat of America's Next Top Model
- Bravo has Legends of the Fall
- E! has repeats of Leave it to Lamas, Wildest Dating Show Moments, and The Girls Next Door, and is new with The Soup
- FX has Shallow Hal and Grandma's Boy
- MTV has repeats of South Park and Real World/Road Rules Challenge
- USA is new with Monk and White Collar
- VH1 has Rock Docs NWA: The World's Most Dangerous Group
- Late-night highlights include Ricky Gervais on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Elizabeth Banks on The Jay Leno Show on NBC; The Pixies on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; Ted Danson, Khloe Kardashian, and Lamar Odom on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Rosie O'Donnell and Ian Somerhalder on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC; and Ewan McGregor and Regina Spektor on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS
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