Jimmy Kimmel will host the 96th Academy Awards. The Academy announced Wednesday The 2024 Oscars ceremony will mark the fourth time that the Kimmel has hosted the awards show.
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Today Music’s History
On March 16 1959, Doo-wop group The Platters scored their only UK No.1 hit with ‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes’ (also a US No.1 hit). The song was a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for their 1933 musical Roberta. Paul Whiteman had the first hit recording of the song in 1934.
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Today Music’s History
On March 10 1979, Gloria Gaynor started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘I Will Survive’, also a No.1 in the UK.
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Bob Dylan to release new live album, ‘Shadow Kingdom’
In 2021, Bob Dylan recorded and released a performance film titled Shadow Kingdom via the Veeps platform for just one week. Now, that performance is set to be released as a live album in June. Set to be released on June 2 via Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, ‘Shadow Kingdom’ will include all 13 songs that were in the film, along with the instrumental that closed it out, now identified as ‘Sierra’s Theme’. The album version will be released on streaming platforms.
