On April 27 1985, USA For Africa started a three-week run at No.1 on the US chart with ‘We Are The World’. The US artists’ answer to Band Aid had an all-star cast including Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan, Daryl Hall, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, Kim Carnes, Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon plus the composer’s of the track, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.
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Lenny Kravitz is working on an ‘upbeat’ new album
Lenny Kravitz is working on an “upbeat” new album. The 58-year-old ‘Fly Away’ star is planning to hit the road for a 2024 tour and he’s revealing he’s in the final stages of mixing his first new record since 2018’s ‘Raise Vibration’ – with the rocker describing his new music as “upbeat” and insisting he’s wanted to make it since he was a teenager. Lenny has been making a number of cameo appearances in movies and TV shows in recent years but he’s currently in the process of reading through scripts as he searches for his next big screen role.
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Today in Music’s History
On June 23rd 1990, Elton John had his first UK solo No.1 single with ‘Sacrifice / Healing Hands’ after achieving over 50 previous UK hits and 6 chart toppers in the US. “Sacrifice” was written by John and Bernie Taupin, from John’s 22nd studio album, Sleeping with the Past (1989). It was first released in October 1989 as the second single from the album.
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Kelly Clarkson announces new album
Kelly Clarkson has announced the title of her upcoming ninth studio album, Chemistry. In a video shared to Instagram on Sunday, the Since U Been Gone singer revealed details behind the album’s title and assured fans it would drop soon. This album is definitely the arc of an entire relationship. The singer previously shared in a September 2022 interview with Variety she was working on an album centring on her split from husband Brandon Blackstock. Though Kelly did not name a specific release date for Chemistry, she insisted the album was “coming out soon” and singles from the record would be “coming out even sooner”.
